Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-10
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IneIrlehuSiot Mr. lChaee e33anuot bot re.
gret the appearance of the Pomeroy cir
calar. II is understood, indeed, that the
Secretary himself denies any previous
knowledge. of it, That Gould h.Ftllyl be
otherUtse, for It would clearly be ain6onso.
nant With the selt.resPect of any hOnOra BILE
man 10 continue TO foIm part OF an Ad
miuistration which he condemned as ipin-
rious to ''the cause of human Liberty and
the dignity and honor Of The nation" or
to be the confidential adviser of Presi-
dent whom be had denounced as so cor
rupt as to make the tone term principle
absolutely essential 10 the certain satety
OF our republican INSTITUTIONS" -
But while we fully eEhoDOrute the Sec.
ret AIRY from any actual cOmpliciIy In the
preparation or publication OF such a docu.
ment, there can be no doubt that the move
meut to present his name for the Presideu
cy has been fully known to him aud uot
disaPPrOved Long used as We have been
to respect Mr. Chase. we regret this fact
profoundly not. certainly, because any
citizen may not houorabIy wish such a
distinction, nor because we believe him to
be inadequate to the office, but because his
action inevitably divides aud distracts the
loyal men of the country, and because we
can not see iu what way his removal from
the Treasury to the White House will couu-
terbElduce the Immense disadvantage of
such change at the present jructurr.
II it were true, as the Pomeroy pro-
gramme sets forth, that the reelection of
Mr.. Lincoln is impossible; or that bis re.
election would endanger the country and
human liberty or that be has corruptIy
used his power of patronage, we should,
on any one of those grounds, advocate
some other candidate; because the defeat
Of the Union standard bearer, the peril of
the nation and of liberty, aud official cor
ruPtion. are greater danRArsto the coun-
try than change in the Presidency.
But as Mr.. LiucOln's reelection
seems to US infinitely more possible aud
administration can by no impartial spec.
taIor be said to have imperiled the coun-
try, or to have injured human liberty; and
rs the imputAiion Of corruption no more
cleaVes to him than 10 Washington, We
must look for other reasons before symDA.
thiZing with any effort TO exp .se the cOuu
try to the consequences OF all the changes
that follow change of the PresidtuE lit
is not that Mr Lincoln has any other
''claim" than his record that We so ear.
nestly wish his re election. Ability aud
honesty are the only claims to tue Presi. |
deucy which we recUgnize. We find both
in him, while we certainly do not deny
them to others. But this is not a question
OF "clnims." II il were, on what grounds
could General Fremont and other good |
men be overlooked? 1t is u question of
national policy aud good sense. How can |
the country be carried through the neces.
sLry excitement of Presidential
election in-tbs midst of evil war
With the least danger and distraction?-l
that is the question. Is it likely to be done
by general wraugle among Union men
US to whether Mr.. Chuse, or General Free |
mont, or General Butler, or General Grant,
or somebody else, are more likely to carry
out the present policy OF the war, aud se-
cure pcace BY liberty; or by generulassen
of the friends of all these gentlemen that
the man who is no less lover of liberty
than they, who has officially initiated and
pursued that policy, aud who has horne
himself with marvellous sagacity in his
difficult post, is the man 10 pursue that
policy to the end? We know not what
either Of the gentlemen would do; but we
do know what Mr.. Lincoln has done. Is
it perfectly clear that any one of them
and no nun can respect and admire them
raUre than we-would have achieved no.
bier results for the country and human
liberty than he? And il the chance that
they might do SO worth the inevitable
risk? .Er TaasS Il
1t is wise friend in another State who
writes us: alt is difficult to understand
how men really desiruus to advance the
cause Of liberty aud of the Union can,
with the remembrance u! the 200, 700
votes cast for Woodward, Sluverys and
Disunion last October in Pennsy ivania,
think it desirable to support any candi-
date whose only claim To superiority over
Mr.. Lincoln lies in the fact Of his being
supported by smaller party.
In MIR. Lincoln's words, 1T ID very diff
cult to do sensible things.'"