The weekly union record., 1864-02-06
The Presidency.

With many people, who have no well
grounded faith Of their own in anything, the
arguments and epithets of opponents against
certain men Of their party always carry undue
weight, and often render them really blind to
many perfections in their great leaders which
they would otherwise see very readily. Having
no positiveness IN their natures-being natur-
ally weak and yaciIlating-t feelings and
sentiments huctuats ike the produce market
under the operations of speculators. While,
judging from the tcne of the newspaper press
of the country, and the expression of legislative
bodies, our present Chief Magistrate is the
choice of a large majority Of the people Of the
loyal States for President at the coming elec.
tion, there is small minority OF Union men
who are little cautious in their expression ol
choice, aud ask with great anxiety what will
be done with the claims of other candidates
who ere every way as worthy?" This, with
them serious question, is very easily answered
by the thoughtful, well balanced mind. When
our first Chief Magistrate, the Father Of his
Country, was unanimously chosen for second
term of Office, were there not other iflustrious
and worthy men who might have been chosen
= Jefferson, Adams, Madison, and others
But it was deemed best that he who had safely
taken our noble ship through the breakers and
fairly placed her upon the broad and placid
ocean of National life should still remain at the
helm until the precious ark of our liberties was
beyond the possibility of being hurled back
upon the rocks aud shoals only just passed.
We are in a similarly critical position at the
present time Under the wise and patriotic
administration OF President Lincoln, the Union
formed by our fathers-for the destruction OF
which such desperate and gigantic efforts have
been made by the rebellious slayehoders-may
be safely said to be preserved from present
peril though The terrible waves which threat
ened 10 overwhelm it have been scarcely passed
Is it judicious to remove the man al the helm
he who is familiar with all the dangers which
lie in the path of the ship of State, and has the
courage aud frmuess to meet them, and the
acquired knowledge of measures necessary to
easure safety from the threatened perils? We
believe it is the will of the loyal people that
our noble helmsman shall not be remored but
on the contrary, that he shall remain at bis
post until his vessel shall have reached the
blessed haven of peace upon the established
basis of Union and Liberty-a sheltered har-
bor, where no waves of secession can ever reach
And, when the historians page shall be
scanned by future generations, they will find
the name of Abraham Lincoln recorded as the
second Father of his Countrywide man or
dained by Providence to shape and direct
the policy by which the Union given US by
Washington aud his compatriots was preserved
aud perpetuated to bless the millions Of lreemen
to whom it was vouchsaicd as an inheritance
We publish in this connection the following
extract from an able and timely editorial in the
Quincy Union, on this subject:
Politicians have had the sway, but now the
people in their majority have dispensed for a
time with those who care for nothing but Office
and plunder. The exigencieS Of the times de
mand plain speech, for the world is moving,
and moving the right direction. The scales of
error drop from the eyes; conservatism is in
war an error, and this is a truth that appeals
directly to the great heart, as certain and sure
as the lightning's flash.
Under our form Of Government some one
aust direct affairs Tbs coming summer we
nFe to elect a successor to President Lincoln.
Who shall it be ? Seward is shrewdev Chase
is 3 better fnancIer; Grant is better General.
Each Of these gentlemen have speciaiilles. but
Lincoln possesses what neither of them has
the absolute confidence, the unwayering trust
and affection Of the people; and by wave Of
popular opinion We believe he will be carried
almost without opposition to the succession in
the Presidential chair
1t viii be nothing more than poetic justice
that he whose election was used as an excuse
TO rebel shall be re elected and reelected. until
the deyiSh doctrine that in our nation the
majority do not rule shall be laid by. as prn-
cipal too monStrous in its nature too bloody IN
its fruits. to ever have even the shadow of
success. In 1860. We labored for Breckenridge:
we believed HIM TO be loyal and national. He
has turned traitor. Ia 1864. we shall labor
just as zealously for Lincoln. for bis nomination
We look upon as 4 certairty) and by SO doing
support man who has proved himself to be 4
patriot and. every bone ana fibre, an honest
man. Ills reelection We look upon as neceS
sily. and self respect viii not brook the backing
OF the thousandth part Of an inch from the path
Of national recttude His election proved the
bane Of traitors let his re election prove the
antidote for national integrity and unity.
SMrLE. - Such simple minded editors as
those of the Sacramento Bee and the Orovie
UNHox REcoRp endeavor TO prove that we IN
dorse jeff Davis because We published bis
message lfaruSr5ns ErpresN