The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-05-13
What Would They Hnve :"

In reren, letter Of Presiden, Lin
coins familiar to all our readers, occurs
hi. sentence:
Il claim not 10 have controlled events,
bu, confess plainly that events controlled
me-
A contemporary referring 10 this ex
presson SAYS - Imagine the great men
Of history the rrtormeIs, he jnnova'ors
-m.k,rg such p confession Whence
would have c.ue the reforms in politics
and religion, if the great men who prodn-
c.d hem had acl ed upon this principleF :
And the idea Of ihi. commen, in DIFF
fer.nt language Ia, appeared in many pa
per.. both Of republican and democratic
politics, opposed to Mr.. Lincoip's re-elec-
,ion Right here, we conceive. may be
found the fundamental point OF difference
between MIR Lincoln and his friends. and
those. in the republican. if not in the dem
ocralic party, who oppose him. They
would have Mr. Lincoln a ,eform,r-an
innsuator while We would have him lM
wha, he is and recognize. himself to be
the creature Of the cons''ut on. the ser
want Of the people, He was not elected.
as We understand it. 10 make reforms in
politics or religion, hu, to perform duties
clearly set forth and defined, in the war
rsnt-by which alone he Obtained and holds
power This position he has recognized
himself by his repeated assertions ;ha' he
has deal, with slavery nat according 70 his
own convictions Of It's characters, hnf in
accordance with ,he powes the people had
conferred on him and with the imperative
neces.itie. proceeding from the holding OF
that power on Ills pact
We would have Mr.. LINCOLN retorn,er
not Of the Cnpsti,utiou and the Govern
went, bur Of himself and the Republican
party. We would have him an innOUntor
NOT upon the rights and liberties Of the
people but npon the syr,em Of wrongs
against .ha country. insugurated and ears
ried OUT by his Administration ewo'd
have him 1st wlai tie SrntneI SAWS he
recognizes himself to be" the creature "f
the Cous'i'uriou. III. servab, Of the peo-
Pc :" and here is n-, h-ra the laugh
conos in. The history Of his sdmnistfs-
tion has daeuerre reot, ped him to he an tx;
tIreiy different or,,er." who has kicked
ont % the constitutional traces and taken
the people, hi' in his teeth and is under
no other control than that Of his own will
Hi. course has been in violation Of the
Constitution which he has acknow oed
bnl excuses himself hy saving this was nee
esssry in order 20 save The Government.
and that he did cot control events, but
that events controlled him.
If the Sentinel had quoted other ror,
ron, of the Presidents letter from which
the above is extracted. il would have sav4i
the labor !, has bestowed on the Article
or convicted Itself Of sn attempt to pur-
posely pervert the President. obyiou.
meaning, and chea, the people into the
belief Of what is not true LINCOLN has
been. and is now. control' ed bv those eIe-
ments which the Sentinel speaks Of as
ierding continually TO despo,ism, and has
been untrue to tie people, to his oath, and
10 Democratic principles Such 'o-dav is
the verdict Of the people a,h they will so
record it at the mex Presidential eler,ion
In no other wav can they save the Cons'i-
'u'ion and Government: as founded by the
Oreaf Fsflers