Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-21

Fellow CITIxExs. have said more
than once sioee The commencement Of
this rebelh0H, that i was . fortunate
thing, since il was TO begia, that i did
begin when Presidential election was
as remote as possible. bad seen too
mach Of our Presidential contests not
to dread the fierce party strffes which
they engender The great work, then,
before the nation required our undivided
attention The great issue then present.
ed was, whether we could save the na-
tisn. Save It first, and administer i Ri
isrwaFd, seemed to me the dictate Of wis
dom. Finish the contest with the rebels
and then begin, Il you please the other
contest for the slyYils Of victory
So, iar nearly four years, tho coniesi
for the preservation Of the Nation has
gone on; bot il il not ended, and At last
a Presidential election has come In ike
disturbing force before the good work
is quite finished In this particular the
rebels are more Fortunate In aalieipa-
ton Of The contest before them. they
SAID no Presidential election should dis
turb them for six years. and the conse-
quenees is, that the same fixed viii, the
same experienced leader that has car
ried on their affairs from tie beginning.
s,ill holds the reins And so, gHike our
selves, they are free from party con
test Of their own, and quite al liberty %
take hand IN this party contest Of onrs.
Does any one need TO ask On which side
No, ne.
II is true they cant vote. II, through
out what Is leit Of the Southern Conied-
sracy, they should regularly choose else-
70, , for President at the very tine and
manner fixed in oar Constitution, bard
ly think tkeIr votes would be received
No party at the North has, as yet, gone
qaiie to that length in favor Of free elec-
tons No one has, as yet, admitted the
vote Of rehai 10 arms. But u The feb-
el has no arms ia his hands, though ont
and out disloyAl, be may, according 70
some, Dc anything, write anything. coan-
/ sci anything, utter anything, 10 favor ol
the rebellion, and yet be Is RooG voter
and perfectly entitled 20 ths free ballot
But let ne suppose that the rebels in
arms we're allowed to vote. What State
/ in the Confederacy would vote for Abra.
/ ham Lineolnf What State 10 the Con
/ federaey would not rather vote for
/ George B McClelian7 Which do you
+ think would stand ia thai region ths
| best chance for the Vice Presidency
johnson OF pesdIeton7 II yoa wers
| called upen 20 stake your money upon
such al election, would you hesitate
No, nv friends, you would give ten "a
one upon Mcclellan against Lincoln, ol
any odds on Pendleton against the
! 6eid
Let Us put il 10 another was. Who
woald Davis vote fort Consider that
men Of the Sorth or these two men
/ now presented to your choice. IL Davil
h3d vote, which Of them Foald get !;
You wish TO vote for the man most likel.
TO pat dswn ihs rebellion Davis, oa
tbs eontrary, would cast his vote for tbs
/ man least likely 70 do IL am not I
betting man; II / we're, would Civ,
any odds that the axch-frsisor Eoule
voge for Mcclellan.
/ There il an ancient maxim thai il Il
wise 70 learn from cur foes. Ifthevpre
fer Mcclellan, re have no stronger rea
soa for prefsrring Lincoln. There i
another thing winch We are taught b.
this rebel preferences for the Cbicag,
nominee. and that is, that Lincoln !
considered by the South the most form
iaable antagonist Of the Two. Nc
CselLans 5 frieDds tell rs that be, too, I
for The prosecution Of the war, ane
that ke i just as good Union mar a
LincoIa. That mar be 50. bot the rebel
are not jzst Of that opinion. Lsngh
ter. II fighting is to be the order Q
the dar, they xoald rather Eight MeClea
ian than Lincoln. They hare tFied then
both, and Tier prefer Mcclellan IS Al
antagonist
Il vas said AZ Chicago that the va
had been failure under the ansplcesso
IincoIo. and therefore tksy present !
distip9uished General 10 take bis F|laes
BQt how does il hsPpea that lhe Tesel
are eouafiv anxious to gel rId -
coln7 Do they find fault piEh IN Be
cause he has failed 10 whip abzsn7 d
> tksY want 70 exchange him FOR AeCle
Ian, because Mcclellan vii Eight ther
more successfnlEy2 Do they. think yol
wish to change 81 antagonist who's
blows are feeble and easily warded, e
one who has more skin and viii striA
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