Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-08
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IN. aea waiter Of eosss6 lie is1srese
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ps-psssas;sy Ais povsr.
No man 9th the patriotism Of Wash. |
in2ton or Jackson vould .ek to place
himself in . position wnere his interest,"
and bis personal ambition would be coin
c.dept with the continuance Of the re-
beII,on and the peroetui,y # the war.
But, aside from the consi.iesati n Of
the sec0nd term principe, there is still
ssosber and more forcibis otjsction 10
the nomination Of Nr. Lincoln.
The psepls Aavs lost sA confidence IN
tie Utility Of Mr. Lincoln to ssppress
the rebellion and restore The Union. 1t
| 10 impossible 10 put out OF view tho fact
thst ,hs,s 10 . general feeling OF dissp-
po.n,msnt 10 the loyal N.rtl, that alter
sscn Wasting Of it, precious blood, aud
such vast expenditure Of tre.sure, The
rebellion continues un.ubducd /; and all
the promise. Of The Album strxt,on time
and again tor its speedy Q, ertbrow have
he. tsl iii q.
The t,uth is that there is no man who
does not wear the livery Of Office, or 10
not 10 the pay Of the General Govern
ment. WHO does not feel mort fed and
humbled that cur nation with i.stwe"ty
n,lnons II !oysl people !" the North.
ii b tour millions OF sux!li+ries N the
nth, " ssy nothing Of large host OF
Union men there, has not succeeded yet
} in ovesthro x,ng the iosolent slave ole
|, gArchy, which does not number five MIL
lions Ill told!
, How is it that ], fferson Davis, with
bis slender lescu,c ., without a navy,
! ~ithout manufactures, is sill de6an. at
Richmond, and has twice sent bis rebel
bordes across the Potomac, putting in
: jeopardy even the personal liberty Of
J Mr.. Lincoln himselfi
! II Is impossible 10 prevent tho Anaeri.
can people from mating huniliating
co. ,ris0ns betsseen the rebel chief and
the Presidexe of tho United States
: They will understand why this condi.
(, ton Of things exists, 1t the end Of the
: third year Of Mr.. Lincoln term. The
: fault 10 not in the want Of intelligence
and bravery on tho part OF our soliiere,
: or the skill # our officers. For both
r soldiers and officers have proven on
. many battle. field. that in endurance
>~.( and III kr nj. mt. hsuk,
: constitute the great soldier, tn y are the
. equals, # not the superiora, OF the rebels
1t will not do 10 throw tie blame
: upon the coun ~, for it has furnished VII
the me" and all the mon, y the Pre- ,ident
has . ked.
Ii will not d" to cha.ge it upon the
+. rebel sympa,h,zers At the N nth, 70.
, they hive had no means OF interfering
with the orders Of the President. The
, resp nsiLi,ty res's alone upon h,m liz
has been weak and vac Hating through
, out, reemi' gIy Incapable of settling upo1
any definite Iiue Of policy 10 regard t.
+ tue r~belron.
, Two theories in regard to it have. and
, now ,iivlds the Anne, lean Poo IL. O"s
> IL, thx. the Southern STAGES are s,ii
States # the American Union III 4,
0 their consti'uu rs aud laws, ,hcugn 81
, lent IN tn pre- ence Of Il reb power
will, up.n the suppression OF the rebel
lion, revive. ard tie people return te
the mr,n-r rights.
The other theory il, tn t they are nj
longer States in the American Union, il
the sense Of the Con tltn,ion, but the re
be lilo" having arg 'ired the strength sne
consietencs It q UeI.igerent powe j, the
st"t4s u the entire popuiat on has bee,
changed from citizens u eli. ns, aud the,
do not return to Their ghts upon III.
suppression Of the 'ebelilo but ouly t.
such as the supreme legislative power
. may give them.
Had Mr.. Lincoln adopted either ol
these theories. aud ihe'ed 10 it vigor-
ousIy, he night long since have endeJ
tue .e6ell'on.
Fl Hal be chosen the Fl a., he corll be-
fore THE, ave brought tack the Stat, 9
with their institutions and laws, slave
= aud all.
| Had he adopted the her, and sns-
taiaed Fremont aud Hunter, The friend,
!. Of freedom knose that the rebel anne
= might lung ago have hem overtime ~n
+; and the whole rebel territory IN poss. 9
I sion OF the United States, With the m III
/ soes Of every slave st,ikcn of, from To.
Su. quehanna to the Rio Gsa.de.
: This vaci'lat'on and ,ndecieion of tn.
). President has been the rea cause VII,
3 our well..ppointed armies have not sue
. ceeded in the destruction OF the rebel
t lion.
g He has constantly been going between
D these two theories, taking no positive
ground Tor either, but holding on TO The
, skirts OF both.
Whether from the fsbleuess Of his
> will, which has been unequal to the al.
ternate pressure Of the respective leader,
: Of these theori 8, or whether from the
, want OF Intellectual grasp, he has been
really unable to comprehend their p.,il.
osophy, or from the want of political
principle aud indifference to truth, he
has with that species of cunning, which
chxracterizes certain class Of lawyers.
socght to ride both theories, for the
purpose Of securing his re>ei. ctioo.
The cant about "Honest OLD Abe"
vac at first amusing, it then became
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