The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-08-24
McGREG0R IOWA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST a. 1856!
The Revelation in Public Opinion.

The Revolution in Public Opinion.
Present appearances indicate that a
sweeping political revolution, similar to
that which took place in 1910, when Mar
tin Van Buren, experienced such crushing
defeat, is now in progress. The mines
which are continually being exploded
among the soorks of Mr.. Lincoln and his
cabinet by the most influential men in the
party which elected him, are opening
breaches through which the democracy
have only to charge in solid column to
achieve glorious victory. Van Buren's
discontinue was foreshadowed months in
advance by the detection Of this former
friends. One after another Ta!madge, Xiv.
ers, Legare, and other men OF mark IN the
democratic ranks, denounced him, drawing
after them mullitudes of the rank and file,
and this division in the powerful organiza.
ton of which he claimed to be the standard
bearer, was the cause Of his subsequent
emphatic rejection by the people. 1t his
tory is philosophy teaching by example,
Mr.. Lincoln has only to read the record OF
the famous political campaign Of 1s4o to
learn his own fate. AS the conservative"
Democrats Of that day arraigncd and con-
demned Mr.. Van Burcn, but in far more
direct terms, and for infinitely more helm
Gus offences, Henry Winter Davis, Benja-
min F. Wade, Thurlow Weed, Horace
Greeley, and other leaders Of the party
which elected Mr.. Lincoln four years ago,
now arraign and prescribe him and his ad-
minstration. SO far the resemblance be
'ween the contests Of 1910 and 1864 holds
good, and we have faitn that it will hold
good to the end
During the past three or four months a
sufficient number of the people OF the
North have aged their minds in relation
to Mr.. Lincoln and his policy to insure his
overwhelming defeat in November, if the
Presidential election be conducted in &C
cordance with the constitution and the
laws. In several parts Of the interior OF
this State, we know, of our own personal
knowledge, that the number of his adher-
ents has fallen eff from one third to one half
during the present summer, and have rea-
son to believe that q similar detection has
occurred elsewhere.
! How, indeed, could it be otherwise. The
people are patient and forbearing, but they
are neither fools or seris. Acts of tyranny
as daring as any that European autocrat
wculd think it safe to commit, have been
perpetrated by the Executive. He has
held at naugh',' acc riding to the solemn
declaration OF two of the most prominent
mem6ers of the Republican party, the Con,
stitution of the United States, the authority
of Congress, and the Judgment OF the Unit
ed States Supreme Court. His acts OF
usurpaton as described in the manifesto OF
the chairmen of two Of the most important
committees in Congress men Of high
lpt,u ntn,. ~I ~
and who, but short time ago were among
his warmest supporters-are scarcely en-
ceeded in enormity by any Of those laid to
the charge of the government OF George
Ill, in the Declaration of independence
and, but that We have 4 constitutional rem
edy through the ballot boxes, might posi-
bly be resented in 1864 as similar wrongs
were resented in 1875.
Thousands Of Union soldiers, millions
upon millions of the public money, have
been sacrificed TO enable the President to
create, by means unknown to the Consti
tuition, Utopian States that should cas-,
electoral votes for him Mt the next Presi;
dental election. Two OF these mythical
Iwealths-Louisiana and Arkansas
were to have been represented in the late
Congress, but that body refused to admil
their proxies, or even recognize their exist
ance. In an imbecile attempt to get such
a foothold in Florida as mi ght enable the
President to erect another bogus State for
electioneering purposes, rivers of Northern
blood were shed That blood is upon the
heads Of Mr.. Lincoln and his administra
ton.
Unconstitutional State governments sim
liar to those in Louisiana and Arkansas
may possiblp "be organized in every rebel
State where the United States have camp
between now and November The Presi-
dents proclamation on the subject indicates
that he will not hesitate to take such step
should he consider it expedient. We,hard
ly think, however, in view Of the conse
quences threatened by his late friends, the
Hon. b f. Wade and the Hon. II. W.
Davis, that he xill deem such course ex
lpedient,
With united Democracy and consti
tutional election the ignominious defeat OF
the man who misgoverns the nation is
absolutely certain. We do not believe tha
Mr.. Lincoln dare attempt to nullty by
force the right of suffrage, or to secure his
own success at the polls by means of the
bogus State system. Should he be unwise
and wicked enough to do so, the people viii
''consider the remedy for these usurpations
and, aaving found 1t, tearlessly execute it,
If there be anything approaching to fail
play at the polls, nothing except divisions
among the opponents of the administrations
can prevent Mr.. Lincoln receiving such
lesson, three months hence, as shall be
warning to all usurpers in all time to come
-Sundog Times.