Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-03

FROM Wilkes Spirit Of the Times. Radical Republican
shall Lincoln he King


peace a great nation. however high its tone. may
rest for a while contenied with a feeble ruler
Relying on IL own inherent power. IL Yields a
good natured liberation 70 the grossest biunders
and even forgives results that approach TO the
degree Of calamity. The magnanimity of con
scious courage. and the vast repose Of an august
prestige. regard such misfOrtunes ne OF passing
moment; and the only rebukes which they elicit
are expressed IN temporary irritation. or perhaps
BY a smile OF pity. But when a people who have
been thus fortunately situated are struck by the
sharp edge Of war when. through the errors of a
triding and timorous administration. they have
been despOed of their commerce, harras-ed by
failures, disgraced by defeats, loaded with debt,
and sung by the insults OF invidious powers,
they tire Of the farce OF incapacitv. and demand
leaders who comprehend the public spirit, and
who are equal TO the issues Of the hour Stirred
with intense and angry purpose, they have no
further hnmOr or forbearance for the folly, but
are ready to dispose OF il. just interrupted
ellers will turn their backs upon a clown, at the
first signal % FRAY.
When Abraham Lincoln came upon at
Chicago, so overwhelming was the prestige and
power of the country. II was not imagined for a
moment that an administration could be formed
that was capable OF playing US awVy before
tha comparatively Insignificant forces that mar
shslied themselves in Instruction. The people.
therefore. we're disposed TO regard the Chicago
nomination piece Of jocose fortune; aud they
good humoredly submitted to Mr.. Lincolns cleo
tion under the belief that even he could not per-
pick out OF manifest superiority. Three
years of war, however have proved that the crisis
was too serious Tor the talents OF jester aud the
sad experience OF those same three years has also
warned u, that unless we speedily supply DIR.
Linc0lns place with some man who truly repre-
sents the dignity and resolution of the people,
the republic NAV pass away along with those
wretched Jokes which are the obscene fndcia of a
deplorable diplomacy.
II, however, Abraham Lincoln represented
nothing worse thad mere muck and merriment
the prospects of his reelection, though repul-
sive IN the last degree to the reused spirit of the
nation, might possibly be acquiesced in as an un-
fortunate necessity; but, unhappily, we have
learned of late that his drolleres conceal crafty
and contriving nature and we have reason 70
believe they have been prescribed to him in eau
Gus, as the most convenient mask under which he
can mine the political defenses OF the people
His administration, therefore, despite his in
Vulnerable anecdotes, has proved to be anything
but mere joke; and the laugh having subsidized
at the audacity of his demand for re election
we turn 10 see what his presidential career
really represents
Ii represents in the first place. the substantial
term principle. liz represents, next, the utter
abandonment of the Monroe doctrine by its al
iOwance of monarchy in Mexico without for
NAL protest and by its dastardly apology for the
protest of the House. Ii represents, again, the
principle OF Executive encroachment over the CO.
ordinate functions of the Legislature and the Ju-
dietary, and a tendency thereby 20 create cen
trail despotIsm, of which a Mexican Empire would
only be an inferior, but congenial satellite This
tendency TO abSolutism, has evinced itself, strk-
ingly, in the suppression of the liberty of the
press. and the arbitrary arrest of persons without
the right of habels corpus in districts where mar
tial law has never been proclaimed. But most
strikingly was this tendency evinced, in that re
markable mandate which Mr. Lincoln delivered
20 the Congress when II was first celebrating on
a confscaton act. Our humorous President ON
that occasion actually warned the National Leg
isature not to pass that with certain features. on
pain of his displeasure; and dsgraceful to relate
Congress bent before the roScrpt, and relin-
pushed its intentions Louis Napoleon or the
Austrian Kaiser, could have done no more; and
the subseryient parliaments of the earlier Eng.
lish kings. could not have resisted less Stung
by this humiliation of their representatives,, the
public clamored against the deporable capitula-
ton, whereupon, recovering portion of its
courage, Congress at length passed full Con-
fscation bill
This apparently challenged a trial of strength
between the Houses ami the President; but, con
sultng artIfce. instead of force, our adroit Ex-
ecutive appended his signature; though in the
next moment he tore out the bowels of the bill,
by universal bull of amnesty. which obliterated
every one of the provisions he had previously
objected to. The Congress, however, having
exhausted all its stock OF courage by passing the
original measure. ailowed this practical veto 10
stand against il without the least whisper of re-
mOnstrance.
Sucn is the character of the Administration
which the patriots OF this country are to be asked
through the approaching Baltimore Convention,
10 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 character, and awed by the cutlery that
opposition to the Administration is hostility to
the Federal cause; will abide by the dictation OF
that counterfeit convention We warn the
masses, however. who are TO pass upon the acts
of that strange assemblage of Mr. Stewards sat
elites. to direct their view from the grotesque
figure in the foreground and ask themselves il
they are prepared 10 indorse the acts which we
have above recited whether they desire to re
cover their constitutional liberties by the election
OF some able man who will stihe treason and
punish traitors without involving the loyal pop
ulation with a suppression OF the common indie
pendeBce
This is no triaing caution. The garb of the
merry-andrew does not conceal the features OF
the deSpot; and we can conceive of no destiny so
utterly deporable as TO WELD up our independ
ence to artifce instead of arms Yet, such will
practically be the result. it Mr. Lincoln is elected
the nominee of the Baltimore Convention 1t
is notorious that the elements of that Convention
have been organized entirely without the co op
GRAFTON of the people Ii i equally notorious
that the appeals which the agents of Mr. Seward
and the President have mad, TO the populace oil
the commanding districts, to support that nomi
nation. have been received with utter coldness
and we declare il to be alarming in the last de
gree. that the machinery for his nomination. shal
be inexOraby persisted IN, in face of the fact that
IL IS utterly without support IN public sentiment
Perhaps Dir. Lincoln knows. however, that the
country has become bis property already. Ii
surely has. il his Baltimore artfce succeeds. for
the same process NAV be indefinitely repeated
and Abraham be our king for life
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