New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-18
opR CANDIDATE FOR TIRE
PRESIDENCY.
r,o,, The Independent.

-, p.o,ido,cv. A few newspapers are protesting
81, onethiue else Just now, Is more important u ID
,,onebt Of that it, unmake the rebellion hrSt say they
,a make the Presidency aferward But the appointed
time 70 reake the presidency may come before Wenave
unmade the rebellion To be preparing now for the
next presidential issue il thing TO be experiment
ing with candidates for it is quite another It's TOO
early we agree to be insisting upon the names OF men,
hut not too early to be establishing the sroundTor4 %
principles The candidate is the mere pau upon Nat
fountain; the principle is the perennial sue"i '
losses il up or tumbles 1t down. - o4 ond
The Presidency Of George Washington was noe ~
of Abraham Lincoln is not, OF equal iiopor.onJ mon
that Of the next four years. Washington eIieIpu IT.
his Office lust after great storm had ehaee. iidnt
lust before greater .ormhad burst the mex. Id
Or are we ne some predict TO have peace before next
Summer No: we may not have war Dut We slNi 4ot
have ueace For though military hostlt,es ma! ceso
Irbicb we doubO vet when the Of bayoneis has
epded the war of diplomacy VIII beg.n 1he cOhISOn
al armies win give place TO the Collision Of parties.
On the next morning after peace stIIe Oh cunning
questions will open. HE enemy throwing away us
worst weapon, the sword, will resume his pest Inc
tongue So that even If the bate-snoke sha!l nc no"
away by the breath OF TIE next juno roses o"bei W"
"A melton tined of war" said De TocqueyiIe, vii
submit 90 be duped for the sake ofposce Inns NATION
confronting such peril seeNs IA advance 70 no'a
Government able to ward off the cheat To settie a
civil war is usually harder task than TO wage H. II
u.s. in fact tie most difficult duty that can IsVoVe upon
"a Goyernmcnt and one almost never wei dcne-tle
proof of which is thar almost every oy war IN HISTORY
has ended in Il compromise. shall ours COO iolnlu
But how avert iti TO be forewalned is 70 be fore
armed Let Us be wise in time that we may not De
"duped for the sake Of peace. To keep out the amos,
inevitable compromise, We must now begin TO Duu 'Ho
The next Administration, if it shall begin under
peace viii have its hands more nj Of various laooh
fhan under continued war. Covernment mas co
hesiye mower during creators 11n during peace
national emergency, such the American ketolutloh
or the present Rebellion eonsodates all loyal interests
de nj
pacing tire Government into terrible strength But
peace wh its diversity of interests dividing and seat
tering popular sympathy, uncentrazes the governing
poyoT 1t Will be harder task TO unite parties undei
the next Administration than 1t has been under ths III
win require finer statesnanslp 10 eonotcs .c
Administration than il has for TINS Great slatesWen
aTo few in any countrywide great poets But, lew as
they are must make digent search to Ind one ici
What A complication of problems will the next four
wears bring Nothing less than The establishment and
security of Human Liberty; the reconstruction OF q
broken Republc the rcaGustmen Of the rights Of the
States and Of the Federal Governments the status o.
The negro and his conversion into citizen; the
punishment of treason; the reOwnership of Southern
lands the Mexican question; tie Monroe doctrine
the national finances; the transcription OF dsbandeo
soldery back into eitzenship the fixing upon stand
ing army large enough defend Liberty aud not large
enough TO menace 1t; these and many other problems
foreseen and unforeseen, are the unparalleled am
entities which the mex. Administration must meet and
master.
That Administration. therefore facing in advance
eueh an uneouuted multitude OF duties must be equa
TO the emergency The country cannot afford 70 risi
any secondate committee chosen at hap hazard to be
It's President and Cabinet. 1t needs frstcass men
every one pure diamond If Cromwell and Milton
themselves could return from their graves 10 serve ~
with their genius they would not bring any abi
ity superuOus for the occasion. When one stops q
think how the immediate future of this country shuts
fast in its bad the whole worlds hopethat by our vie
tory defeat the happiness OF all mankind Is TO %
helped or hindered-so solemn and serious becomes th'
question OF the National Leadership that sober men aa,
vance T-ao as Sufficient for these hirgs,"
The man, therefore, who comes bearing in his han
IN Dives arNnr trait
ms his first token Of fitness sublime allegiance TO Goo
Liberty and Human Idghs-a reverend mind, lighteI
cd the nobst conception of the function OF Govern
ment the grunieur Of Justice aid the nobility of Man
The chief object Of Government stops short Of nothin
less than the uplifting of Humanity; and Coleridg
ought 20 be alive to teach statesmen thei
forgotten functions. Government like ours in wlc
the general principles of equality, liberty and CHART
give spri. 10 the laws needs, its true administrator
of profound religions oonyictions-men upO
whose hearts the tables Of the law oy
20 God and love 10 Man 4 friend Of ours lately can
back from Washington saying, The great lack there
of positive faith in God =
But what fitness have men. lacking suoh faith +
administer what ought to be a Christian government
No is III to stand at the head OF men who docs
timely is he whose soul is touched of the Holy Ghost
agd who so borrows greatness ron Heaven. And a
nation in life and-death struggle for liberty needs for
its leader with whom liberty is not only poiti-
cal idea, but religious faithwho carries 1t IN his
breast as an unquenchable enthusiasm. a holy and
purifying fret In the time Of tTiaot our baptism
Of blood, ended-et all deTOut hearts pray that
God may grant rs tie gift of such man
AS another requisite, let the neton in electine q
man 10 preside, take one WHO was born 10 command.
The capacity TO govern is native with its pOssessOr il
cannot be loaned him because he happens 10 be Presi
dent Genius for administration il made Of superior
sense quckness. courage, and wIl-sense enough 10
make man his own best counselor even though he
have cabinet of ministers beside quickness enough to
make timely blow tell better than two tardy ones
courage enough 10 assume every responsibility except
the responsibility Of doing wrong win enough 10 break
through common mems ilpOss Utilities through egg.
shells. The will as Emerson says, "hat is the man
1t is man with VIII that we mean to hunt for next
July, and TO vote for next November.
Also, let Us take man Of clean hands-whOse palms
IDyexed with an itch for gain interrupted by bar
gain and sale ungreedy OF paid price. II is perhaps
impossible make any Government thoroughly honest
As the great trenohman says Government viii be rs
faseaily as The people permit But suppose we resolve
for once, and for experiment to permit rascay
Bale Peyton used 20 say that the city Of Washington
corrupt that the in the moon held his in
passing over It, The present Administrations though
not perfect III all the virtues IS i'll this respect 80 great
an improvement on the preceding 10 create desire
that the forthcoming may be an equal improvement on
tlis. man of incorruptble integrity is in himself
treasure TO nation. THE kings is a tower of
strength"
We viii not specify other requisite auai,ies-for if we
shall find candidate with all these promise 10 be
satisfied
We hope Our many readers and our brethren Of the
press viii give heed 10 these suggestions If the time is
TO in this country when, in choosing Presi.
dent, ought TO take the Wsest strongest hraveet
best man. aud other believe that time draws
And what shall hinder US from such : choices Such is
the comparatively unperisan state OF the old parties
snch the general unaumity Of purpose among al Iowa
and patriotic citizens thai the nation is likely to be
eer in making its nomination for the than
for previous presidential struggle many Years
With no old political iavoIites to he necessarily re-
warded-no old debts to he settled with former place.
uen and continuous office seeEoIs-nO unavoidable
Hrgains 10 be made with balance. holding factions
IA needul consultations with the ancient and dry.
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