The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-11
SPIRIT OF TIE NEW YORK PRESS.
Leading Editorials from the New York
Papers This Morning.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE os.pp,L
TIDN.

Prom me Tir,es.
The body Of The Opposition accept the fgr..for
In favor Of PrC-ideut Lincoln vib cbe,rr,,
aCquicsconce. Some OF their ncw,Dapors ar.. f.u
OF spitei but, apparently, this has l.tlc r,-,.,
The great mass OF those who voted for General
Mcclellan both recognize aud respect the will or
the majority, AMI JI.'dwta thorou.h cool sons,
and good nature
tb.s Is an excellent sigu. It bot.krng sh,t tb,
latc Iohu az excitement wi'l not .e. tI, g.rp iptl
ltlc'T q. wt..gH 10y, uut OF which grow faction
gCuerUus s1lictudc for the success OF one r,,r,-n
mtnt. II tbst, iuttcI, become, che rCYI 81. ~ nf
tht Demo rate masses, tEUir lptHlr. ,r . Tis .r
themselves, will have 70 conform o. it. tauilr,
vi JUnE ECutul ma. .rIIgl.
Cert my every scuud reason prcscrib.s that an
mr. IWtta upp slOn to President Lus,Ia
shOolu how be discontinued. The success of bfg
suminr uatiOu ! ,hU next four car, i. iusenl-
rtbie tom the su..gs, ut the G yernmelt; .or
OutuE That period, he one D. thr Oua dim sut OF
the oitor. u President Lincoln Etls, thn O. ,y-
HnHtni llsvit "il tdl IN o rain. /. Is ar.e the
Interest OF all go mru, who value tle Govern.
mtutr TO strengthen the hands OF Mr.. Lincoln In
a.min stermg 10 wisely and successfully. Elt 10
aothis ne must treated Iurl :npy. generously
The isnIt-nnding spirit must 0u abandoned.
We don't ask Tor MIR. Lincoln any eNeu1tiag
from friendly ltlc.sm. He needs f. and yy,gII
douotl'5s proht 10y Il, like any other true man
y .
have seldom had d p,tsiienr VINO he'd .o g-,at n
respect for Intelligent public O1inioa rs President
Lueoiuj ahd Hr would be the last mtu j0 deg-e-
cate aBi discus, ON upon bis a Administrative nos
calculated 10 develop that Opiuiun.
Such discussion, conducted In n trur pu',lf,
spiti., instead of a narrow party spirit, w5nid
every way 90 TO strengthen, instead OF wcllcu,
lis power to carry the country safely thr.i.,, H.
oRngers. lusteed of brCeGi0g faction 10 VyouiI
only sumu ate q large hearted generDus dgvn,Ion
70 tDe common cause, ana would impress uDOa
the south, as nothing else could, that the Nir.h
was animated with one patriotic purpose Ifthe
South we're once Thoroughly satisfied of this it,
moral eiieCt IN lurth -uug paCIicHlJu would be
Of 4 calCulsb'e value.
VIC iCar that many Of the honest supporters of
General Mcclellan have cyutr4-.cd tJa idea thlt
President Lincoln is welded TO toe war policy 3v
malice towards the South Nothing mid bs. fur
ther from the truth. There is not nun n the
Democratic party less disposed 10 humiligte AMI |
injurc the South negdessly than Abraham Lin /
coin. He has no OBJECT but to restore the South
70 the observance OF its constitutional duties #,
would ro continue Che war an instant after that !
Observance was once gained; and surely in |
th8t Observance there would be nothing huni- !
Hating, nothing Injurious, for IL is precisely the
same civil condition in which the North lnds its !
prosperity ana glory.
Undoubtedly this democratic" belief that Mr.. |
Lincoln ha, an impllcaOle spirit against the /
South, comes In q great measure from the tr,- !
mendons blows dealt its favorie institution. But |
these blows were ouly part OF The war; The /
Emancipation PROCLAIM ton was lust as much +!
designed TO be piece Of military policy, for tlc
moro speedy overthrow Of the Rebellion as was
the blockade OF he Southern coast or au of the /
actual movements in the fed IL is useless to |
discuss whcrh,r tnis design was realized or not |
1t is enough 10 know that the whole question /
of the final disposal of slavery will be removed
froU the military 10 tine ciyii domain by tbs rcsO-
luton OF the Baltimore platform in favor If "a 1
constitutional ameudmenJ forever prohibiting |
slavery, and tlat the new Congress, which meets I
at the close Of next year, will authorize the State
ppi tD def ~ hn
subject. The pCoOo, through their Immediate |
representatives.. will th"n.hare the opportunity to
settle the matter forever, in Il way the cOnsttu-
tignSll,y OF which cannot be doubled. Tho quCs-
ton beng RENTED 10 that final appeal there can
he no good reason tor quarrcling with President
Lincoln concerning slavery.
Nor ought any dislike or distrust Of any par
ticulsr portion Of the UliDn party to prejudice
honest Democrats against President Lincoln. All
portions OF the UuIon party, Of every shade of
sentiment, have gwen him the same cordial sup
port. Hu is lrammeled by no personal or sec
tiOugl Obligations. lie owes nothing but TO tue
people who have given aim their conf leuae, and
is just as tree o follow the prOmptlng' of hs own
iudgment aud conscience as was Washington
himself. We believe that nc thOrOu yhly appUe-
ciates this, and tllt he will act with complete
independents and an absolute snglCnCss OF pur-
pose for the good OF the country, a, the Pge,i-
deut OF the people, and not Us the mer0 head Of
party.
This will he nothing new with him He always
has acted IN thar spirit, but has been SulJec. TO
the unjust suspicion tuRt ne was seeking re-
election. There Is no longer chance for impTt-
ing TO him any selfish end; and the real spirit
which moves him Will now become more manifest
than ever. We earnestly trust that all the better
portion of Lis former opponents will rcrO ydiLs t,
and be prepared to meet it with the same thor
ough devotion TO the country. If all men WlO
wish TO restore the Union VIII but cordially ana
faithfully work together in sustaining President
Iinculu in overcoming tue milit ry siren gtA u
the Hcbt lion, and afterwards bringing bi1t the
Sou hern people TO jus and equal aud honor
able position in the Union, his new Admjuist,D
tion will not close before tho whole land, from
the Lakes % the Gulf from the st. Johns 70 the
Rio Grande, viii rejoice in a concord it has no.
tDr "a %, N, IA ion