Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-25
Why Lincoln was TO.ninatetl fog
RSe.clecfiOn..-yV ily lac IL Op.
posed.

The New York Times of Thursday comes
to the sad conclusion that The brief time
before the Presidential election will test "as
never before" the stamaiEa Of The "Uni n
party And it adds, haf apclogetically
Mr.. Lincoln has bee nominated for g lc-
election oecause his position anu policy had
identified him peculiarly with III Union (par-
ty) cause, and because it was deemed III It
his reelection would most significantly de-
clare to the South &c.
Por the very same reasons Mr.. Lincoln is
opposed by the opposition. The Times had
before Mr. Lincoln's nomination for re-clcc.
ton made the same declaration as that quot
ed above, saying: ut IS great fact ace must
necer forget, that AJraham Lincoln stands
before the South as tie embodiment of tie
wdr. II is that rhich has made ii easy .tor
the Southern leaders to present him to to tie
people as the author Of all their ,coes." And
since his nomination it has made the un.
qualified admission that: "Hod Mr.. Brecl-
'nradge, or a Mr.. Uouglas, or Mr.. BtV
been elected IN 1850 there ,eould haze been 10
rebellion" Here it is admitted D. the chief
manager of the campaign on Mr. Lincoln 5
part that had been defeated in 1869 there
would have been no rebellion; that
his election was consequently the moving
cause Of the strife; and that his continu-
ancc in office enables the secession leaders
to hold up before their people as the author
OF all their woes and the embodiment Of the
war. Yet these are the very considerations
which, VIC are told, should overwhelmingly
weigh in his favor Rc-elct him now in
1864 and will not Mr.. Greeley be able to
utter, as he did in the NV York Indepsnd-
fnt, just after the Presidential election four
years ago, this language: "Tae election cf
4hr. Lincoln er0s desired, .iesigned, conspiyvi
for, rejoiced orer By The tugineers Of dis
undon!" And repeat what he said in the
Tribune on the 18th Of June last, ten days
after Lincoln's nomination for re election at
Baltimore: vt Is a great, conspicuous,
abunddntly established fact that the engin-
GERS Of tie rebellion desired and lo6ored for
that Gerry republican triumph Of 1860. y Il
Our triumph 'eas no,c here more generally
or openly erulted ocer than in Charleston.
the fountain and focus Of the rsbeUia."
Mr.. Lincoln is presented to the people
for the suffiages as 1.-The embodiment Of the
war;" They have had nearly four years
experiences Of his (''my') plan of prosccut-
ing the war; Has it met their appreciation,
and do they now approve ofitg If SO they
should yield him hearty support. Mr..
Lincoln presents himself to the people as
the embodiment ofpeace, also. He tells
''who it may concern that he will receive
no over.ure-will consider no propositions,
that do not embrace the abandonment OF
slavery" by The rcbellious States. And he
tells them, too, in his emancipation proela-
nation of january lst, 1863, that he has
pledged the executive government Of the
United States, including the military and
naval authorities thereof" to recognize
and maintain the freedom Of three millions
slaves now held BY, tho Southern people.
10 the people approve Of Mr.. Lincoln's at
titude with regard to peace, and are they
willing to rsassm his pledges II yea be
their answer, then Mr.. Lincoln is deserving
oftheir earnest, aetive support. It is their
duty to give it. Nor will their duty stop
with the election. n they, thus endors;n.
his plans p ~ and plans Of Peacs, shall Sc
successful y sstnrning hin to the Presiaen.
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