The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-11-02
why Mr.. Lincoln shouId NOT -
Reelected.

Hon. Reyerdy johnson is man Asa;rv,
whom no loyal, honest American dare nt,s,
one word of repTOach. He has been Eaitk.
ful TO the Union causS through eveiy tfiai.
Read again his eloquent words, in which er.
stated, calmly, and with all the force Of
mastery language, the reasons Why Mr.
Lincoln should not be reelected:
F'I have thua placed before you grounds
enough for opposing Mr.. lincOln's re-elee-
t;ou And, adding one or two that have
tbus far omitted to notice, let me briefly ~
caDitulste them. In the loyal States where
the courts were open and the ADMINISTRATION
of instice vas unobstTucted, he has impTis-
oned or suffered to bo imprisoned, thou
sands of citizens without explanation; de
FAMED ffieG Tor months, refusing to bring
10 trial before any tribunal, and then dis
charged them without redress. He has
suffered his agents to suppress hundreds OK
newspapers 4n-the saine States, lor no other
imasionabie reason than becausertltey pub
Ished articles denoupcing his admlnistra-
ton. In eighty FIVE instances IT IS ascer-
tained that this was done. by It's OWL mms-
diate order OF, subsequent approval, -5sh.e-
has suffered churches to be closed and tSeK
pastors to be arrested ard imprisoned only
because they did not pray, especially tor MN:
He has suffered to be issued aud enforced,
and in Kentucky and Maryland directly ap.
proved, orders under which the military
grossly interfered with the freedom OF cleo
tions. He has failed toTestore to the Union
single State or a material part OF any
State that was in rebellion on TO the incal,,
culable injury of the country, appointed and
kept in important commands othcers VINO
were grossly incompetent. lie has interter-
! oalan,:fn1,s Yocillfs with
military campaign. He has suffered our
commercial marine to be driven from the
ocean. He has prescribed officers Of admit
ted ability and perfect patriotish because
they were supposed to be friendly, to Nc
I Ciean; and not to approve his policy OF
!. conduct He has violated the Constitution
, by his abolition proclamations notwithstand =
ing his solemn promise to the controry. lie
has violated it by his ann esty proclamation,
and by his refusing his assent to n law pass
ed by the last Congress to guard against
consequences which his friends correctly
thought to be most perilous as well as lille,
) cal. He has failed to protect the loyal
:. States, and by such failure subjugated them
at three several periods to the most destruc-
tive invasions. He has suffered the capital
: itself to be placed at three difernt periods
{ in the greatest peril EIe has, policy and
conduct, so injured us in the estimation, OF
t France, that Napoleon has. seized Into his
t hands unQuestioned the destinies OF neigh.
boring republic, and placed on a throne OF
l his own creation, o monarch belonging to
the most despotic family Of Europe, AND. III
; he. has abandoned the uniform settled policy
i of his predecessors. In palpable violation
of law and the recorded opinions of Wash
t ington, Jefferson, Nlay and every attorney
1 generally to whom the question was sub
n United, and to the great danger of every
:, foreigner amongst US, whether naturallzed
n or not, without trial or giving an ,opportuIn
e ty for trial, in the case of Argaelles, or the
) request of Spanish subordinate, he has do
s livered him to the tender mercies OF that
n official. He has caused the currency OF the
country to become in great measure value
s less, and what is, is possible, still worse thar
2 all, where there was division in the South
e he has produced unanimity, and where
+ there was unanimity in the North he .produa
: ced division. And lastly, he is seeking re
=, election by the most unscrupuloQs and IN
Ii exampled abuse of patronage aud power.