The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-03-23
"PoIIticaI Nenessifx..

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ieal necessity" or rather the former
blends into, and commingles with The
latter, and the twain make a strong
compound of tyranny and oppression,
sweet and odorous to the sycophants
and parasites of power, but disgusting
and loathsome to all lovers of an hon.
est, wise and just government. r.
Abraham Lincoln, in the first three
years of his reign, used to justify his
unconstitutional acts on the ground Of
military Necessity of which he
was the incarnation, sitting enthroned
above the people, the Constitution and
the laws. His will was thatnecessity,
which was absolute, and from which
there was no appeal. By it and under
it as an excuse or apology, such oat-
RACES have been committed upon the
rights and liberties of the people, and
upon the rights and sovereignty of
States, that the mind startles back
with horror, and asks in terror, wheth-
crit is possible that such fearful in
roads upon our time-honored institu-
tons have been made in the short
space Of three years, and what abyss
of destruction and ruin yawns before
10. ." goes
Bat now Abraham Lincoln has en-
tered upon the fourth year of his dic-
tstorship, which is the last according
to the Constitution and theunderstand-
ing of the people, unless he is rein
vested with the robes of office. IN
willing to let 60 his grasp on power,
he seeks to make it perpetual. Hence,
arises a "Political Necessity to make
his recollection or the continuance of
bis dictatorship certain. Before this
political" as before the military ne
eessity,' all things-the Union, the
Constitution, the laws, and the rights
Of the States and people-all must
give way. political necessity must
reign parsn punt that Abraham Lin
coln may be reinsugurated in the
Il oRon
AS has been already announce d, a
delegation of Louisiana negroes waited
upon Mr.. Lincoln the other day, ask
ing him, in the plentitude of his grace
and power; to confer upon the Louis
lana blacks the right to vote, and thus
abolish the Constitution and laws of
that State, which do not recognize ne
groes as voters. "Mr. Lincoln" we
are told in a Washington letter, ''lis-
teaed graciously to the statement Of
the position and wants of these COL
ored] gentlemen and then made
them speech, in which he did not
hint that there was any impedment in
the way of granting their request, ari-
sang out Of any provisions in the Con-
stitution or laws of Louisiana, but
declined to take any steps in the mat
ter until Political Necessity render
cd such course proper.
This is as much as to say that a
"political necessity" may arise, under
whose pressure Abraham Lincoln will
take it upon himself, as Supreme Die
tator, to nullify State Constitutions
and laws, in order to make voters out
of negroes. But that necessity which
impels him to this, will impel him to
other things equally outrageous and
tyranical. He has already commen-
ced acting upon this assumed ''politi-
cal necessity" in order to make sure
Of a second term of Office, looking to
third term, and eventually to dicta.
torship for life. a...,... .,.-.
Not to speak Of other unconstitu-
tional acts, what but this assumed "po-
iitical necessity could have induced
Mr.. Lincoln to issue a proclamation,
offering to invest one-tenth of the peo-
pie in State with sovereign control,
over its Constitution, its laws and the
remaining nine-tenths Of the people,
on the condition Of taking an oath to
support his proclamation alb olishing a
State institution, with which he had
solemnly pledged himself in his inau-
gural address to the American people,
not to interfere? "Political necessity"
itsecms, required, in his estimation,
this course to be taken in order to se-
cure the electoral votes Of a certain
number of States-how many depends
upon the stringency and success with
which the scheme is carried out.
But operations under it have al
resdy been commenced in Louisiana
and Tennessee, and will doubtless fol-
lew in other States, varied and modi.
fed according to what Mr.. Lincoln
may deem the sspolitical URGENCY" Of