The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-11-23
The Election.

Friend BAILEY Of the Decorah RtpuJic
seems to think we do not come down
gracefully in defeat as the occasion de-
mands. We are in receipt of number OF
letters, good-natured Of course, rallying US
aor our late representations and coming
SEINE pretty heavy jokes at our expense.
We can bear all these shots with remarka-
bic equanimity, because the blessings or
curses to result from a reinstatement Of
Mr.. L. in power will be joint stock in trade
among the American people and all must
participate; in this respect we speak Of the
MASSES and not Of the fortunate few who
handle the ribbons Of Office and check out
greenbacks at li6ituns. Individually, poll
tics has always been damage to the writer
of this article and acquaintance in Iowa or
in Indiana can certify that but little time
OF money has been thrown away by us in
many years, to secure personal blessings in
this line. We are sincerely democratic; in
party sense too; but while claiming the
widest range in debate, we necessarily cen
cede an equal range to opponents. Three
years ago the position recently Endorsed at
the ballot-box would have been cried down
IS revolutionary if not infamous, but the
people or majority of them have appar-
emily become satisfied with what they for
merly rejected and it is not our province
toquarrel with chem about it. We arc but
one Of many millions to be affected by the
change Of policy proposed and so long as we
have Government approximating toward
. Republic we prefer to sustain it, rather
than to fly to ills we know not Of. When
young, we read History with much interest,
and often had boyish desire to have been
away back there on the ground, as wit.
ness Of the great events which gave shape
TO the future; now, we occupy place
whence we can see events as they actually
transpie and History is being made before
as As the die is cast for the ensuing four
years, at al events, we shall not put our
selves into sgonies as fault finder with
che Administration. If Mr.. Lincoln and
his policy issuited to the wishes of our
countryn,en, we,bow to their decision un-
murmuringly. indeed we are not sure but
tho election is proper enough; when it is
considered that the incumbent has had all
the trouble With the rebels, he should have
an opportanity ito finish the job" The
main objection hdd by Democrats to his
policy was, that, to secure it the war will
be interminable. II, q is now promised,
the war can be closed sson, under manage.
ment Of the present eva and military d..
rectors, there is none who wal take fewer
exceptions to the ho1, OF rejoice more
heartily at the result than this writer. The
Democratic party still believe they were
right. Right in 1860 they are now admit
ted to have been, and right in '64 they
think; but the time has past when the
questions can be submitted to jury oil
our eountrymen-in fact that jury has de.
cidsd against us-and hence we urge no
iactious fighting of the Administration,
nor eaptious fault finding with its policy.
The business Of suppressing the rebel.
lion Is rs,hended to Mr.. Lincoln and the
vote By Which this was done is so large as
80 command the acaniescanseif not the co.
operation Of ali. "A graf many lives will
be lost and the nation Eill suffer !mmense'
y before the ideas promulged and sustained
by the Summers and the Greslsys can b
carried out, but the people, through the
prescribed forms, have SO willed itnnd We
bow to their decision. In the language Of
. valued democratic cotemporary who WAS
bored for miss guessing the result Of the
election, We beg to say:
1--WE candidly avow that we were in error.
A large majority Of our countrymen, we
now perceive. were averse to instituting any
important change in the administration oi
the general government, at the present
0oment We thought otherwise, and, Of
course, were mistaken. We can but say
Awmanuns sst s,rare," and trust that ell
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