The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-12
telegraph
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER u, 1854.
SPIRIT OF THE NEW YORK PRESS
THR SPIRIT OF THE PREsIDENr-ITT
II BE INITIATED.

II BE Inflated.
Prom ns Tims,
at Is no pleasure TO me to triumph over any
one" said the President, in his speech to the
Peunsy lyaniaus who came to congratulate him
on his reelection. In his speech to tue Lincoln
Clubs which gave him a sCreDadc, ON Thursday
night, he said .-
"Now that thc election Is over. ma, no, an having A
common interest r"un.n 200 common c1orf o. .,vr 1Yr
common 'auitr' i.rm1 par. ha,c s.ri,an and SHAH
as have been h.ra H.eo no. vHagiy pItnt.i a r,rr
ln ant MAJ e3.gh Mh.a ana uuly sensible Goo tho hrl
to Amignty God having directed iny c, intrl1.r TO n
rcLt cor, ,lsoD asI fhnE Tor freIr s13 add. p0tr|
by tho result NaE PSI those who have not differed W III
bayeg" ''"' '''.' 'O"'''' '"''' "-'
Wcdo mos' earnestly trust that these marrnni-
nous words VIII Doe needed by the people of both
parties and that an the bitterness Of the late
5uueGle VIII quickly disappear. All the sup
por.cTs Of Mr. Lincoln should rg1ec. that cxultl.
tOu over defeated opponent is Che haHi, Of
tarhauau7, hu' cnircly unworthy Of Christian
men. We have reason TO thank God for what
we Leem to be the triumph Of right We de-
grade this victory five treat 70 as am occasion for
fgNtnE Do Toe disappointment and humiliation
OF any potion OfUnr fellow citizens.
The victory has It's worth, not nc all because il
isa parry or personal victory, only because 70
Is national blessing in which all, whether they
realize IL or not are HllC interested. 10 should
be our desire 20 have this universally realized.
sionaie reelection. All irritating language should
be avoided A fOrbGuring and generous ,nirit
concl.laics confidence, and we trust that hence
ioI Il viii uniformly DO displayed by all who
speak Tor the Union party.
We have had Our fight attended bv all tho
YCEemence and The fierce owe incident 10 great
eauosiness. There is now no longer an occasion
for such Manifestations. The battle Is over Tbn
END Il secured. What we nov nee Is kind feel
ING, and constant effort % ass.milac all the n,e
opposing political elements OF the North inso ons
common pubhr devotion, so tina the Government
shall have the fullest moral us well A, matprioI
strength, ana the war soon find It's glorious issue
m tho crushing Of the Rebellion and the honor
able return Of the South the freest participaton
OF all the blessings OF tue Union.
he late supporters of General Mcclellan cou
gain nothing by the further opposition TO Presi.
uent Lincoln He cannot be displaced; and he
vii. be supported by an immense majority i'm
Congress, and by the Governor and Legislature
OF nearly every State. Mere party hostility can
avail nothing. It's maintenance, therefore can
proceed from nothing but spirit of faction we
cannot believe that the masses of the Democrats
party Will, without proyotation, cherish any such
spirit or course, We understand that there
are individuals who will not and cannot rid
themselves of it. "
1t is easier for an Ethiopian to change his skin
than for one who has been a thorough-goiur
party hack 10 turn from his Old paths. His
ha0it of looking 10 thing simply i'm iheir party
bearings has destroyed all capacity of moving on
hig6 public g,ounds and if by some s range
back very quickly to his old level It is lille To
invoke any support of President Lincoln from
politicians OF this description.
They are bound 70 oppose President Lincoln to
the last day of his Official life, and TO leave
nothing untrcG that promises t9 weaken him.
Inc iact that Abraham Lincoln was not the can
didate of their party is reason enough for them
to do their best towards Obstructing every policy
ana measure he seeks to prOmo,c. But the vast
majority of the Democratic party are capgbIe of
more rational conduct. There can be no mistake
about this; for il was shown most impressiyely
at the great uprising after the attack on Sumter
The masses Of all parties responded electrically
10 the Presidents call. Had not the Democratic
masses thus rcspondcd-had the antagonism be-
tween the l702 600 anti Lincoln voters in 1860,
IN the present loyal States, and the l,Sj7OOO |
Lincoln voters, cOntnued-the Rebel flag would
long ago have been floating from the dome Of our
National Capitol, and the absolute conquest of
the North would have been made inevitable.
There is no good reason why this same public
spirit OF the people Of both parties may not again
be aroused TO complete as it was aroused to begin
the overthrow of the Rebellion. The object to be
realized is the same, and the encouragement even
stronger. Then ii was impossible to f1rcsee how
long the prodigious energies Of the Rebellion
would enable il to hold ont. Now we know that
those energies are nearly exhausted.
Give the President buE the same staunch and
tervent support that he then received, and the
Rebellion will lie helpless before the grass grows
again. There is a limit TO all human endurance
There IS Il predomiulnce of strength which no
courage can Withstand. Nothing is more certain
than that the North has the power 70 give
speedy quietus to all the remaining stubbornness
OF he Rebellion Having the power, it should
Lave the will.
1t is the solemn duty Of every man who gave
Mr.. Lincoln his vote last Tuesday TO aid in en-
livening that will This he certainly cannot do
by renewing the late political strife, or by jeers
and taunts at those who came out of the strife
second best. He must let "bygOnes be bygones,"
and cheerfully, nay joyOusly, welcome every
manifestation by his lac opponents Of a readiness
to bow TO the choice of the people, ald to follow
the impulses OF a loyal spirit.
1t is our sincere belief that If all those who
gave Mr.. Lincoln their votes will faithfully ex-
hbt the spirit Of his speeches since those votes,
patriotic devotion will soon again become the one
dominating feeling everywhere. The late party
divisions will melt away aud disappear all forms
of maleyolence will give way to the higher quail
ties of the human soul; we shall again see free
play gwen to every noble impulse, every gene
Tous affection, every manly sentiment, every
righteous principle. We shall again see a united
North.
"rhose opposed eyes,
Which, Ike The metesrs Of trOnb,ed heaven,
All o. ono n5ture, q. one substance bred,
a