Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-04-23
VI.
The Next President.

81 Ii is admitted on all sides that tnere "a
one sure way of electng a sound, anti-Sla.
very Union man for next President. Tha'
way is simple, straightforward nui easy
Ii is only uecessarylo nominate Abraham
lincoln. So clear i il that if he is uomi
nal ed be viii be elected, that not one a.
those v ho are trying to get the nomination
for some other man. have ever deni, q,
doulaed it, The Ntw York Tribune says
loudly and plainly, Abraham Lincoln is Il
FIRST choice Of a majority OF UDion men, anu
expresses no doubt that he will he our TEX
President, If uomu a,ed at Baltimore -
The Hon John Shetmsn states with equut
posriyeuess, though he is in favor Of Chase,
that if Lincoln is Nominated he will certain
ly he elected.
This being the admitted fact, and be rer
peluation of the present policy OF the
Government being lhus made sure, 1t seems
TO us that the men who refuse TO sustain
the nomination of Mr. Lincoln. are tnkinp
course .whichit will be found most d fficuI
20 reconcile with common sense, or tru,
~patriotism Just SO far as any effort is
made, or anv steps taken 10 defeat tie
domination Of Linculn. to jn|t that tx eni
is the overthrow Of The rebellion, aud the
presei ivalion of the Union, rendered les,
certain and more remote. If l. ncaln b'
Nominated. We have moral certainty that
the cause Of Freedom and the Union Wi
triumph II the loyal people are divided
and ~eakened by new caudIdaies, aud paI.
tisan Distractions. then that great cdure u
exposed 10 reedless embar'as meuts aut
most alarming peri's
One would ahink that for oil true U iu
menit would lie erough 10 know that there
IA a mnii Vi 10 il admit ed to be both cupa-
Bile aud honest who has been subjec', d
10 ali the sevelcst tests of the mostryinp
times and has never been 'ound wanting
whose spo;le>s putly aud uullnch'ng devo-
& iicn 10 liberty have been established in III,
ewes cf all, aud Who has such hold Oh lh'
confidence of The people, that they wi
carry him with united aud resistless eep,
sgaiu 10 the bead Of the nation But J.
seems there are class Of political schemer>
and dseai1lers to VIII, IN straight aud plain
way Of accomplishing an Gli-importaut end
Is not enough That II Ran can u ely b'
elected, is with them reason Why lie
should not he nominated. 1t is better.
they seem TO think, tostake up some ue~
man, " hom The people don'l know Il, well,
p and who has not half 50 much strength.
THAI lhe policy Of the Administration ls
PROVED byi,s fiuils To he sdmIrably devised
strenuously aud diligently employed IL
crush tfea on and save the country ; aud
further, that it so plainly meets with The
hearty snpportca he loyal people. thai
they stand ready to back il up wih The
sternest vigor aud ihe greatest enthusiasm /;
these things with a certain class of specula
tors, instead OF being reAson for sustain
ing That Admin stra ion, and labOing To-
its continuahce, are only motives for lurn-
ing il out OF power, and of trying to set NJ
q new adminisi ion, Of " hose election no.
body is sure. aud Of whose policy 10 man
knows anything.
Ii these supporters of new candidates for
the Presidency, 10 place of opposing the
maa Who is by general consent tbe first
cho,ce Of the people, would unite Iogethrl 4,
fall in with be popular current, aud help
TO give il Increasing breadth aud depth
aud moie resiHess sweep, they can elect
the next President with such 40 oveI-
9belming majority as would leave secession
and slavery no strength and 20 hope. All
that is needed TO accomplish this grea'
result, is for all these Union men TO throw
aside personal pr'judiees aud parry aims ;
cease TO busy their fances with Wild hopes
and visionary scheme, and with hearty
loyal feeling. and sound good sense. JON
hands and go as cue man for Abraham
Lincoln II they would do this, the greal
end woald certainly be achieved The re-
beliion be crushed. slsse,y destroyed, aud
the Uuon saved und redeemed.
/. e.
ever secured by this eonrse, and SO much
TO be lost or most fearfply impeIisd by
any other, that The men who refuse thus to
act seem 10 have shnt their eyes to the
most paipabe facts. aud to have given
themselves up TO some strange folly, OF
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