The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-03-02
The New York Tribune Against
President LiueOIB's Renointna-

President LiueOIn's Renointna.
tien.
The New York TrRsns OF February %,
Is out in strong against the denomination
/ Of President Lincoln by the Republican par
ty. 1t says:
mo doubt, great msjority Of those who
together triumphed as Unionists in the State
elections oil 1868. il ifrequired to vote for Pre-
rident tomorrow would vote Mr.. Lincoln.
They would have no tAir opportunity to
make smother choice. But so the great bod
y oil Federalists of 1900 undoubtedly pre-
erred John Adams for President; yet run>
ming him de'eated and broke down their par
ty; when, had they supported John Jay IN,
stead they would have triumphed, and had
bslore them long years OF power and useful,
ness. So 9 great majority Of the National
Republicans OF 1928 preferred John Quincy
Adams for q second term; but they vera
beaten with him nevertheless more disas
trously than they could have been had he
given place to Henry Clay. So Martin Van
Buren, was the uudoubted first choice OF the
great body Of the Democrats in 1S4o, while
Gen. Harrison was not the first choice oil the
Wings; yet Harrison beat Van Buren more
Overwhelmingly than Clay could have done.
The party that gratitied its pre- eerencs was
routed; the party that sacrificed its prefer
ence was sweepingly triumphant. And so
in the elections respectively OF Polk and
Pierce. But we need net pursus these ii.
lustrations.
ut has been setted~ws think we'll set
lled-by the deliberate action of both po
liticsl parties, that President in Office is
not to be reelected unless under the pres,
sure Of extraordinary circums ances. 1t
was for over forty years he general rule to
elect for a second term: for the last thirty
years no President has been rechosen. An
amendment OF the Constitution, making a
President ineligible for second term, has
been atten urged-we think not wisely
Better leave the matter where it is-in the
hands OF the people. They will at long in.
tervals, decide that necessity for re cleo ion
exists; when none such is obvious and pres
sing, they will decline to re elect. We do
not sre how this could be improved.
"fhe practical question, then, IS this
Has Mr.. Lincoln proved so tranScendently
able and admirable President that all con
sdsration OF the merits, abilities and servi.
ces OF others should be postponed or fore
borne in favor OF his re election? This is a
question whereon, pending the definite Sc
lection Of our candidates. there should be
the utmost freedom Of opinion and express
sion. We answer it in the negative. Hea't-
lily agreeing that Mr.. Lincoln has done well,
we do not regard it as at all demonstrated,
that Gov. Chase, Gen. Fremont, Gen. But.
lsr or Gen. Grant can not do as well. We
freely admit MIR. Lincon's neritsj but we
insist that they are not such as TO eclipse
and obscure those OF all the statesmen and
soldiers who have aided in the great work Of
saving the country from disruption and over
throw. And. il ohsrs have done as we'll
in their respective spheres. then we hold
that the genius Of our institutions, the salu
tary one>term principle, which has been es
tablished by the concurrence OF each of our
great parties. and by the action Of the peo~
pie, overruling either in turn, counsels the
choice of another from among Our eminent
Unianists Tor President from and after
March 4 1865.
Such are our sonvictions. We place
them before our readers in company with
those OF the Legislatures and Conuentions
which have indicated an opposite conclusion,
and ak thatjudgment be rendered in sccord
with the preponderance, not Of authority,
but OF reasons"