Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-18

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reelection, Of which Il sdys: q 81 4
The country il oil right 10 tone. II
hse been willing 10 laugh 1t M. Lin.
eols's jokes, for . season; but now TIM
The strain Of our institutions - approaeh' |
ioe. 4 fequisss eDsrsgeand dssssun 70
he chsifsf Stst 60.
For,our- part, We bslievs The psople
will. il this m liter, meet with t6s rebel
they wish. We can conceive how >
popular tamult may, 10 its 6fst ssnottOas
uphe.ve some j0c0se ciodpole TO the apex,
but We cannot conceive how, 10 the face
ofdrippiog guiIloti"ss ADD rocking en-
pire, luck Bsmsty couli b elected TO
preside over period like that Of the
old French Revolution fos . second
torn! saasl So s,ie
Reviewing the history Of the adminis-
tration Of Lincoln and bis tergiversa-
sIcns, il ssys: 8 s..'9y = q -
All this has been brought about 10
the COINCIDENCE Of . naturally veil iuten-
toned msn, BY the corruptisg tenpta-
ton Of double term, and We may Judge
sone what further Of the dreadful vigor
Of that demonstrating influence BY the
fact that the patronage Of the Govern
ment il not only beng sq1ande,ed 1t
III . moment to debsuch the Legislatures
ioto IN illicit nomination OF Mr.. Lincoln,
but he has actually been engaged Of late
in granting pardons to military rebels,
who are above the high-water max Of
the amnesty proclamation, in order that
they mag come into our lines and elec.
TONER to carry out his personal pur-
poses.
AZ for the amnesty proclamation in
itaelf, applied ~ it is to rush Louisiana,
Arkansas aud Tennessee back into the
Union, 10 time for the State Convention
Il looks wonderfully like q dodge to re,
eyuit voscs Uncle abraham IN that body
He mast Be aware, from the specimen Of
Border State patriots who are now ia
Congress, that these sudden proselyte,
will become the natural defenders ri dis
loyal neighbors, and that when the re-
constituted Slate il back, and can again
cast all its votes, they may relapse with
the maIcontents into the slough Of the
rebellious .'institotion," like Reverdy
johnson, Garret Davis, and their repre-
sentative train. + To oar miod, therefore
this rapid reconstrnc,ion Of the eecedet
States 10 premature. They should b.
held in allegiance until the Nations
Constitution is amended against slavery
sud QUO, in under that guarantee Their
can be no secession, recsntation or re
lapse.
This view should have struck the min,
Off man tall enough to be Presiden,
ard pernsp., it did; hut ifit did, VIVA
are We to think OF Mr.. Liocoln's primer
ples in being willing to risk an untimeI,
movement, for the mere sake Of tie has
tity cOnsisxctsd votes Il could contr,6at
to his peSsoNui ccase in June. Thes
things are, 10 themselves, lesson agains
the project Of doable term, and ahoul
serve - particular warning agains
NJ. Lincoln. Shoald he succeed, b.
will, at the expiration Of that secon
teri b stsll eligible to another term
and No can readily cohesive from tn
WY in ~hieh he has used bis patron
age already, that he may. If he Do a.
loved 20 carry bis conservative msohin,
''over tho ccnsss" into easy ruaning, re-
peat himself too often, tor the matter Il
be regarded as joke. There is no safe
ty for Republican liberty, under our vas,
y increased armies aud immensely dis
tended national Debt, but to restrict GU
powerful President hereafter to a srrgl,
term; and the proper way TO dictat,
thM amen lment TO the Constitution i
to rsbuks Mr.. L,ncoln's aspiration for ,
reelection.
But in addition to the political rea
sons against double term, and espec
tally It this time, Mr.. Lincoln is th,
most unfi; man among all the candidate
fthe loyal side, for the tremendou,
ta.ksy and responsibilities Of the next fou
years. The tue war with the rebellion
10 yet to come. What has thus far Ia
keo place in arms, ia merely a dazzling
military prolongu1, and the grand bod
OF the epic is to be performed in thu
halls Of Congress and 10 the Executiv,
Chamber. The future Of this country
nay, the welfare Of all laboring mankind
depends upon the character OF the ad-
jusiment, sQd in view Of such momeu-
,oos task, We doubt il any but sslariet
retainer or come hopeful mcndicant
will pretehdrfor An instant that such re-
responsibilities would be properly lodged
il left in the hands Of Mr.. Lincoln. Sci
dom resolved, except to be 10 doubt, he
never progresses but when hammered
b. the people. He has been wres,eo
step BY step from his stubborn resist
ance % h6ersl reforms, a. our troop.
have ,wrested territory from the rebels
and with this insight, We have every
reason TO believe we shoolL find him
st'll more reluctast to practical advances