Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-13
s.1.incoIn and One FERN.

the cry OF LINCOLN and one term" Is circula-
ting through the ranks of the Republicans.
Wilkes pirit of the Times, the organ of the
Ring Suffers, and the Sweat Board, and the
Camp followers, is also the mouth piece of
powerful section Of the Abolition party. Ii calls
for a combination against LINooLN's re election
of which il says:
The country is all right in tone 1t has been
willing TO laugh at Mr. Lincoln's jokes. for a
season; but now that the true strain OF our insti
tutions is approaching. it requires courage and
decorum in the chair OF State.
For our part, we believe the people will. in this
matter, meet with the relief they wish We can
conceive how popular tumult may, in its first
emotions, upheaveS some locose clodp0le to the
apex. but we cannot conceive how, in the face of
dripping guliotines and rocking empire, Jack
Buusbv could be elected to preside over period
like that of the old French Revolution for a
ond terni
Reviewing the history of the Administration
of LINCOLN and his tergiversatons, it SAYS:
All this has been brought about in the con-
science of a naturally well inientioned man, by
the corrupting temptation OF double term. and
we may Judge somewhat further of the dreadful
rigor OF that demOralizng influence by the fact
that the patronage of the Government is not only
being squandered at this moment to debauch the
legislatures into On illicit nomination OF Mr.
Lincoln, but he has actually been engaged of
late in granting pardons to military rebels. who
above the high-water mark of the amnesty
proclamation. in order that they may come within
lines and electioueer TO carry out his personal
purposes.
As for the amnesty proclamation ITSELF applied
it is to rush Louisiana, Arkansas and Ten
nessee back into the Union, in time for the June
convention. it looks wonderfully like dodge TO
recruit votes for Uncle Abraham in that body
He must be aware, from the specimen of border
State patriots now in Congress, that these sudden
proseiyteS will become the natural defenders of
disOyal neighbors. and that when the reconsti-
tuted Sttte is back, and again cast all Its
votes, they may relapse with the malcontents into
the slough of the rebellious "instiIuton," like
Reveidy johnson, Garrett Davis. and their repre-
sentative train. To our mind. therefore. this
rapid reconstruction of the seeded States is pre-
mature They should be held in allowance until
the National Constitution is amended against
slavery. anu once IA under that guarantee there
can he no secession. recantation or release.
This view should have struck the mind of a
man tall enough 70 be a President. and perhaps
it did; but if il did, what are we TO think of Mr.
LlncOinS principles in being willing TO risk an
untimely move uent, Tor the mere sake OF the
hastily constructed votes il would contribute To
his personal cause in June. These things are, in
themselves, a lesson against the project of a
double term. and should serve as particular
warming against Mr. Lincoln. Should he sue
ceed he will at the expiration of that second
term be still eligible to another term; and we
can readily conceive from the way in which he
has usei his patronage already, that he
NAV, ii he he allowed TO carry his conservative
machine lover The centre into easy running,
repeat himself too often for the matter to be re
gardei a joke There l. no safety tor republi
can liberty, under our vastly increased armies
anu Immensely distenGed national debt, but TO
restrict our powerful Pre-, ident hereafter to a
single term and the proper way to dictate that
amendment TO the Constitution is to rebuke Mr..
Lincoln ASPIRATIONS for a re election
But IN addition to the political reasons against
double term, and eSpe, iaiiy at this time, Mr
Lincoln Is the most unfit msn among all the
candidates of the loyal side. for the tremendous
tasks and responsibilities of the next tour years
The true war with the rebellion is vet 10 come
What has thus far taken place in arms. is mere y
dazzling military prologue, and the grand body
OF the epic is 10 be performed in the Halls OF
Congress and in the Executive Chamber The
future of this country, nay, the welfare of all la
boring mank nj, depends upon the character OF
the adjustment. and in view of such Il momentous
task. we doubt il any but salarie1 retainer OF
some hopeful mendicant. will pretend for an IN
slant that such responsibilities would be properl
lodged IT left in the hands Of Lincoln. Seldom
resolved except TO be in doubt, he never pro
crosses but when hammered by the people. He
has been wrested step by step from his stubborn
resistance To liberal reforms, rs our troops have
wreSted territory ii ON the rebels, and with thi:
/, sight. we have every reason to believe ",
should find him still more reluctant To practical
advancement while endeavorng 10 rope in" the
country on the eve of his third term than he is a
present.