North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-11-23

The Confede rates Uniting with the Abolis
g tionists I'm Rejoicing over Lin n.
ss@A s.s coins re-electtOn, IS

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1t wae telegraphed from Washington on
Saturday, to Journals in the Administration
interest, that the Richmond Journals, having
received news OF the reelection of Mr.. Lin
coin, were very doleful, ETC., but the journals
themselves having come along, so far from
being doleful over the result, they appear to
be quite as jubilant as the Tribune, Times,
KlLQge Record, and the rest of the Aboli.
tion journals, and here are unanswerabe ey-
idence of the fact |: ..1
From the Richmond Whig, Nov l4,l
Our information is next to positive that Mr.
LiDcoln has been re elected. Few have
doubted from the first that this would be the
result. and fewer still will regret H. For
ourselves, We feel that the great cause for
which We are struggling has escaped real
peril The policy Of conciiation. or conces
sion. and cajolery which Mcclellan would
have attempted was something more to be
dreaded than LincoIn's armies and navies.-
There was great reason TO aprrehend tha,
such policy would deceive demoralze, and
divide the South. With Lincoln there is no
fear of this; our people will continue to stand
as one man: with him 1t is q united South
against a divided North. With Mcclellan it
might have been united North against
divided South, in which event all we have
been striving for in this four years. struggle
would have been lost, But Lincoln is TO
continue to be the master of the Yankeee,
and the spectre Of recons tructIon vanlshes
forever. ,---, ...
From the Richmond Enquirer, Nov Ill
Lincoln has been re.elected President Of
hi4e United States. His first election could
not surprise ny one, for he was wholly un-
known but his re election, after four years
experience Of his character and capacity, will
not fail to impress the world with very low
opinion Of popular government. So far as
the people Of these States are Interested the
re- election OF Lincoln is entirely satisfactory
For as he is the right man in the right place
We would not have had him defeated, but
gave all the influence of the Enquirer to him.
Our reasons were entirely selfish. We pre-
fer the management of this war to remain in
the same hands~that have directed il for the
last four years. We prefer an ignorant, bru-
tai fool as commander n-chief of The enemy
to any otherenan. General Mcclellan might
have given US more trouble, but we have
taken the measure OF Lincoln and know ex-
actiy his entire worthlessness. The four
years more Of war, which his election now
makes sure, would not have been avoided by
the election of Nee lellan, but might have
been conducted with much more ability, and
given ms more trouble than Lincoln can pos.
sibly command. This Reelection of Lincoln
binds our people still frmer together, and
prevent the dlscuSsan and discord which the
election of Mcclellan might have introduced
We know that 1t means continued war, and
our cnuutry, vii: prepare for it. There is DO
prospect Cor peace, and il is better for US that
we should know clearly the purpose of the
vdod in opinion by the hopes Of peace,
which the defeat of Lincoln would have rails
ed among our people. Let onr authorities
begin Immediately the work of re-organizing
the army, consolidating the regiments, filing
up the ranks, improving the cavalry, and pre-
pairing for the spring campaign.