, 1864-03-09
Qhieago Qrlbnue.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1861
TEE TWO CAMPAIGNS.

We ere in the midst Of two campaigns, the
-MilitarH and 'presidcntinl; the one for the
suprrt es.on Of the rebellion, the other for
the election of u Commander-in.CE Chief who
sha1l conisnnc 10 direct our armies and 50 aa-
n,ipister tho uiIaire of the nation TINT tue
Union may be restored at the earliest posi-
bic time, and tic whole country once more
he nj peace, intesrnl in eli it's parts nnd WIN
all It's pcoplc acknowledging the supremacy
n, the Constitution and the laws. Thcsetwo
cam,aIrns are Of cquol importance, or rather
the one depends 1,pon the other. Our mili
fnrv cau1,a su will avail US little Il through
1hr sut,incnces of loyal men, The power Of the
government falls into The hands Of the allies
OF the Soutn: ordinary circumstances
We erc putting forth our final efforts TO snp-
rrces tho rebellion We could allow ourselves
10 be diverted from the main object and turn
inside from patriotism to politics. But the
events of the past two years have rendered It
impcrious1y necessary That we at home should
be on tic alert as to the Presidential Success
or,while our brethren In the field attend to
the foes ii arms. Thousands. of men
who, IN 4le earlier stages of the war, CO.
opcsnted with the Administration In nn unau-
imous effort to crush the rebellion, arc now
morally in league with it. The lust of party
has boon stronger than the love of country.
Tic Ties Of partisan associations have proved
stronger than the bonds Of Union. The OPP
position. based On purely party measures,
Inns npcncd into opposition to the To-
gitimate acts Of tue Government, and
undieguised sympathy for the rebel cause !;
and so strong hold has human slavery, the
corner stone of hitter day Democracy, upon
their affections, that they win persist in drng-
ging Its putsid tbrpsc out to tho light OF the
day, and embracing It us If life courscd
through Its sllrivellcd veins, and 1t etill bran-
dished the whip and thc goad. Urged ou by
scleming md unprincipled leaders, the rank
and file Of tho party have abandoned their
loyalty, and so far gone over to the rebel
causc TINT the rebel organs openly recognize
the defeat Of the Union party ms triumph
dorthcir Confederacy. They sec in our de-
feat future peace based upon their SUCCESS.
II is for these reasons That the Presidential
canlpnIgn is one Of the most vital I'm oortance
to the ealvntion Of the country, mad that It is
not only matter OF propriety, but. absolute
necessity, If we arc true mon, that VIC fight
this civil contest as thoroughly and merci-
lessly as our armies aro waging their contest
in tue 1lcld. Every favorable movement look
ing TO the election Of Union President is
damaging blow to the rebel cause. The
leaders of the Coppcrheads are encouraging
the south 10 hold out. They rejoicc~oyer
every reverse to the Union arms, and they
seize such opportunities to attack the Ad-
miuiet1uti0u which they hate MS heartily as
Tho orbcls, The Union men Of the North in
this civil contest arc eecondlng their sons
and brothers in the ficld, who are looking
10 them to maintain their share Of the bur
den. We have no doubts as to the result of
the military campaign. We believe that our
splendid armies under Grant, Sherman,
Thomas, Meade, end Gilmore will do their
whole duty, and ncl,icvc their share of tic
victory Tic loyal men Of the North must
be prepared for equal cxcrtion. Every man
must act us if The salvation Of the country
depended upon him alone, aud remember
that In vigorously pushing the Presidential
campaign We are aiding the military cam
puign, and thereby shortening the duration
of tho war. Every loyal man will devote his
best energies to the election Of Union Pres
ident, and that President Will be ABRAHAM
LINCOLN.