The mountain Democrat., 1864-08-06
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
From the N. T. Spirit Of the Times.l
The Presidential CamPatgn-shAL
Lincoln be King.

oned peace, o great nation, however high
;,o tone. NAV rest for a while contented
9Th a feeble ruler. Relying on its own
inherent power, it yields . good. .natured
alteration to the grossest blunders, and
even forgives results that approach to the
degree OF q calamity, provided they pro-
coed from on apparent honesty Of purpose.
The magnanilnity Of conscious courage,
and the vast repose Of an august Prest'ge'
regard such RSSGicEtUNes as Of passing mo-
ment; and the only rebukes which tney
elicit are expressed in temporary lrrlta.
ton, or perhaps by smile OF pity. But
when q people who have been thus for
tunstely situated, are struck ty the sharp
edoe of war when through the errors Of
n IriflinS aod timorous Administration
thew have been despoiled of their com.
merce, harrassed By failures, ,disgraced by
defeats. loaded with debt, and stung by
the insults of invidious powers, they tire
Of the farce Of incapacity, and demand
leaders who comprehend the public spirit
and who are equal to the hour. Stirred
with intense and angry. purpose, they
the pranks of Folly, but are ready to dis
pose Of it, just as interrupted jewellers will
turn their backs upon clown, at the first
signal Of fray.
When Abraham Lincoln came upon US
at Chicago, so overW helming was the
prestige aud power Of the country, it was
not imagined for a moment, that an ad.
mnistration could be formed, that was
capable Of playing US away" lefore the
comparatively Insignificant forces that
marshalled themselves in instruction
The people, therefore, were disposed to
regard the Chicago nomination as piece
of jocose fortune; and they good humCr-
edly submitted to Mr.. Lincoln's election,
under the belief, that even he could lot
pcrplex US out OF our manifest superiority.
Three years of war, however, have proved
that the crisis was too serious for. the tai
ents Ct a jester; and the sad experience OF
those same three years has also warned
uy, that unless we speedily supply MIR.
Lincolns place, with some man who tru-
" represents the dignity and resolution
Of the people, the Republic may pass
awav, along with those wretched jokes,
which are the obscene indicia Of dcplor
able diplomacy.
sented nothing worse than mere muck
and merrment, the propect OF his re-clec'
ton, though rcpulsive in the last degree
I, the reused spirit Of the nation, might
possibly be acquieSced in as an untortu
nate necessity but, unhappily, we have
learned, of late, that his drollcries conceal
a crafty and contriving nature, and We
have reason to believe, they have been
prescribed TO him in caucus, as the most
convenient mask under which he eau
mine the political defcnces Of the people,
His administration, therefore. despite his
innumerabc anecdotes, has proved to be
anything but mere joke and the laugh
i,aving subSided at the audacity Of lis dc
maad for re election, we turn to see what
lis Presidential career really represents.
1t represents, in the first place, the sub.
>taniial reputation Of the Chicago plat.
form and the one term principle Itrep.
rrSents. next, the utter abandonment Of the
Monroe dnctriEe, by its allowance Of mon
arch, in MEXICO without formal protest,
AM by it| dastardly apology for the pro
test .! the House. Ii represents, again,
the principle of Executive encroachment
stature and the Judiciary, and tenden'
e. TO create central deSpoti>m, OF which
Mexican Empire would only be an inte
iDr, hut c0ngenial satellite. This tcndcn-
e. 10 abSo utlsm, has evinced itself, strik-
inglv, in the suppression Of the liberty OF
tie Press, aad the arbitrary arrest fper-
SlnS. without the right Of habcaS corpus,
In districts where martial law has never
been proclaimed. But most Strikingly
was this tendency evinced, in that rc
mark lble mandate which Mr.. Lincoln de
livereI u the Congress when it was first
dcliberating on ConhScation Act. Our
humorous President, on that occasion,
actually warned the National Legislature
not to pass that act, with certain features,
on pain Of his displeasure; and, disgrace
full to relate, Congress bent before the re
script, and relinquished its Intentions. -
Louis Napoleon, or the Austrian Kaiser,
c3uld have done no more and the sub
se-vient alliam, nts OF the tarlire English
kings, could have resisted less. Stung
by this humiliation Of their representa-
tiveS, the public clamorcd against the de
pl0rable capitulAtion whereupon, rccov-
erins portion Of its courage, Congress
at length passed full Conhscation bill.
This apparently challenged a trial OF
strength between the House and the Pres
ilent but, consulting arti6ce, instead Of
force, our adroit Executive appended his
signature though in the next moment he
tore out the bowels of the bill, by uni
versal Bull of Amnesty, which obli,erated
every one Of the provisions he had Prev,
ouSly objected to, The Congress, how
ever, having exhausted all its stock OF
courage by passing the original measure,
allowed this practical veto to stand against
it, without the least whisper Of rcmon-
STRANGE.
Such is the character OF the Admins.
tration, which the patriots Of this coun'
try are to be asked, through the approach
ing Baltimore Convention,to continue in
office during the next four years. And,
it is expected that the loyal men Of the
North deluded by the surface simplicity
of Mr.. Lincoln's character and awed by
the outcry, that opposition to the Admin
istration is hostility to the Federal cause,
will abide by the dictaton Of that coun.
terfeit Convention! We warn the mas
Ses, however, who are to pass upon the
acts of that strange assemblage of Mr..
Stewards satellites, to direct their view
from the grotesque figure in the fore
ground, and ask themselves ii they are
prepared to endorse the acts which We
have above recited or whether they de-
sire to recover their constitutional liber'
y ties. by the election Of someAble man, who
will stif1e treason and punish traitors, with
out involving the loyal population with Q