The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-20

words, he accepted parts OF Inc Dill as sue.
gestions to guide him in his executive con.
that he did not accept the bill altogether q
reject it entirely. As q law, he did rejea
il: but, like 4 wise man, he embraced IL
sound principles he found In 1t, and win
act upon them. sll@ fs4
10 declare. rs Messrs. Wade and Dayh
Indignantly do, that such notification \
Unprecedented, 10 true, but not in the ipju.
rious sense they intend. 1t is in accord.
ance with the perfect confidence in IL
tests, and which endears him 20 closely to
the popular heart. The Chief Magistrateis
certainly not forbidden to announce u
general principles which will govern hb
action. whether he do II without special
occasion or in his annual or special m0-
sage, or in the form Of q proclamation q.
planning why he has not signed . bill. II
charge him, because he does 20, with ex.
traordinary and dangerous assumptions Il
power, is childish. Mr.. Lincoln II q can.
didate for reelection BY the people. Il b
cessity for his taking at all, and which, II Il
so plainly lead to absolute despotism and
the preference of his arbitrary will b sve-
ry other confederation, then leads, - b.
perfectly we'll knows, straight to his own
political annihilation? seg al
The insinuation of Messrs. Wade and
Davis that the President refuses his assent
to their bill from motives Of personal am
bition is entirely unworthy Of them. IT IL
part OF the desperate struggle Of those Who
are hostile to the Administration To repre-.
sent him as destroying all our libsrtiesy
and mismanaging the war only to secure
his own reelection. Meesrs. Benjamia =.
Wade and Henry Winter Davis condes.
cend to pander to this effort. But against
such assaults, whether proceeding from
masked friend or open foe the personal
character of the President, as revealed IN
the fierce light OF the war, must DO suficisas
defense. From the day when covert rebel-.
lion lay In wait to assassinate him In Baltt.
more, through all the mad ribaldTy Of the
rebel press down to the last malignant
sneer Of copperhead conservatism the pop
ular confidence in the answering fidelity
and purity of purpose Of the President has
smiled the storm to acorn. We hear occa-
sionally Of Secretary Stewards little bell
whose tinkle by the Presidents permissisa
sends any citizen unheard to . dungeon.-
But nobody knows, and nobody. wishss 2
know more than the President and 6ecreA
tary that twenty million pairs Of lyo
watch that little bell, and its tinkle is 81.
fective only because the people who look
with those eyes see that the bell j. xung u
save their liberties, not to secure their Al
very. It is simply impossible to make the'
American people believe that the Presi-'
dent is willy despot or = political gamblec
His views may be erroneous, his public
policy is open to discussion, but that ~
loves the Union less, or is less faithful p
the Constitution than the bitterest Of ~
enemies, we are sure no loyal man honast-
~ believes. .w. s.. I. 4s..
Nor is the censure Of the maniteat 4
Messrs. Wade and Davis . party mats.
There il no party consideration in tho CO
The Union men of the country have NOM.
mated Mr.. Lincoln upon the strength q
the general course Of his administrafca
and Of his personal patriotism. They ~
not profess to approve. every act, o. y
tration but under all the circumsiancssa
the time and country, and his answering
fidelity to the cardinal principles whi4
the rebellion attacks, they think it 81
tor the country that he should be re-elsdr
ed. Whatever, therefore, tends to dstnt
him helps to throw the country into -
hands OF its enemies. And while no 81
sible man can be asked or expected to stal.
tify himself for any purpose whatevefs
care that his conduct shall be governed BY
the actual state Of things, 50 that he may
not hOpelessly injure the very cause %
which he il devoted. IN
II the Chicago Convention nominasss
General Mcclellan, our friends who afe
hostile TO Mr.. Lincoln, must either vote tor
him or for General Mcclellan, or stay q
home, or call new contention before ~
election. That they will vote for McClaI.
" Oy staying at home, we do not believe
To call new convention and make another
nomination could not detach from M:
Lincoln the body Of his friends, bat mignb
secure the election OF the Chicago canon.
date. It would be division In the face q
the enemy. But If the faults Of the AZ.
ministration are 90 fatal as to justify spca
course. they would justify 8 direct voe
for the Chicago nominee. without the M;
chinery of Q third nomination. i. ..se.
These are very obvious cousiderauo1s.
but some of our friends seem TO tores
them. To criticise the Administrator -
to censure upon occasion, is not only ~.
donable. 1t is patriotic. But there Y
censure of q friend and OF an enemy =.
There Is a criticism which, free from ~
least suspicion of private or personal ~ ~,
tive, strengthens the GOyernment
friendly suggestion. There is another .. ~
ictsm which, by incessant ahd irrl. :.. II
carping ut the details, and BY omiss;oIs%s
istration, disheaTtens the Responding. 20
alyzes the timid, delights the foe, sados1s
the friend, and helps the hostile triu@H =.
But if there be any ground Of doubt OF ~
patriotic purity Of motive in the censor, -
not only gives the victory to the enemy
but he loses the confidence that wasreposs'
in himself. .ss,
We attribute no unfair motive wnasss ~.
to Messrs. Wade and Davis. Their nosnK
to the good cause Is unquestioned. bI.
it not significant sign to them that ~! w
| have chosen q method to display toest
friendship which the bitterest enemies -
that cause applaud 3-Harper's Hee&V'
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