Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-01
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two oceans, and coming up at the same time from
the rescued loyalata OF the conquered portions Of
the rebel States, the expression is too general and
too hearty not 70 be thus spontaneous.
The instructive sentiment Of ne great mass Of
the loyal people everywhere thus most evidently IL
that justice to him conspireS with the necessities
Of the country to demand that he be reelected to
that Presidency Of the UHied States, his full
panoy Of which BY virtue Of his election Of 1890
treason was hitherto barred, whilst secumulating
upon him hundred fold, Its burthenS and reSpon- |
sibilities. o.
Let us see Il this popular sentiment be not iuSti
II this demand be not well founded. Let US see II
he be not In Justice entitled to have the plaudit
"weli done good and faithful servant" expressed
In the unequivocAl form OF . reelection which
shall make him IN fact the President Of the irAols
country during At least portion Of second term,
whilst relieving him from the superadded burthens
Of the rst. Let US see IT, irrespective Of any
alterations Of justice to him, we can Aford TO dis
card who has served us 20 faithfulyj who has
toiled under the burthens 80 pstientlyj who has
proved 70 true and stout OF heart, VINO has secured
Tor US 80 large a measure Of substantial and en-
during success and who In all he has endured and
In all he has achieved, has given guaranty that he
will continue thus to endure aad achieve 20 long
| a. his oountry shall claim his services.
A brief review OF the circumstances attending
his secession to the Presidency, Of the merely mill
tAry achievements Of his administration and ofths
hostile agencies which have confronted and sur
| rounded him q ON the hrst, may prompt to safe
and rightful answer to these questions;
Mr.. Lincoln entered upon the Presidency not
like each Of his predecessors, with the aequies-
oenee Of political opponents, bnt with almost the
entire body Of them In the fifteen slave states,
AIMED and organized for rebellion already openly
commenced in most Of them.
| sThe perjurious treAsons OF Buchanan's Cabinet
and the periurious and reasonable fAbeeflny OF
Buchanan himself had not only inAugurated that
rebellion, but had made smplest preparations for
enabling II to become, a. II did very soon become,
the most formidable known In the worlds history.
The peEjuIsd traitors, Cobb and Thompson, had
emptied the Treasury Of money and securities, and
wilfully prostrated The national credit. The per-
jured traitor, John d. Floyd, had robbed the ar
senals OF the loyal, and Transferred the arms and
munitions 10 those Of the SiIlAyal States and sta.
toned the national forces at remote points where
they would be captured by the rebels, or II not
captured, be useless for the defence Of the eoun.
try. The perjured traitor, Isaac Touosy, meAner
and more Infamous than Floyd because born and
reared in the North doubly traitor because trail
tor to his own native section rs we'll as to the
country As whole, had stolen an the vessels Of
the Navy from the loyal poTts, dispatched most OF
them into distant seas, and slowed the rest In the
traitorous harbor OF Norfolk, where they are now
lying wrecked and sunken by treason.
Under the fostering patronage Of BuchAnans Ad-
/ ministration and weeks before Mr.. Lincoln,s had
| existence, the war OF the rebellion was actually
and openly waged by the rebels in the seizure by
their organized military forces, Of Federal arse
/ mails, fortihoAtions, mintS, custom houses, post
| oficss and revenue euttersi the blockade Of the
MisSissippi river by batteries at vieksburgh and
other points, and the nring upon the Federal
steamship, Star Of the West, when attempting TO
enter the hArbor OF Charleston with provisions for
the belsAgured garrison OF Fort Sumter already 70
duced to short ratlonS. Seven States had already
formMly "Hsceded and had their scores Of thou
sands organized, armed, drilled and ready for the
neid'
such was tie condition OF the financial, military
AND naval departments Of the Federal Govern
ment, such the progress Of actual overt hoEtiltie
py the reoeis and such the preparations for MAXIM
| them successful, when hr. Lincoln entered upoI
% the Presidency
10 The two states enclosing the national capita
II were as openly trAitorouI as those that had 90
A eeded virginia with meanly false and treAcherou
pretenoes 10 nswraify' was fully In arms, hal
~ nunuredS Oh spies ana minute men" In the cit!
and her scouts ranging up to the opposite shore
q the rotomae' Ihe traitors OF Maryland too wer
armed and organized, and Mr.. Lincoln reached tn,
oApnh 70 enter upon MS duties, only by PaSstRy q
anpuise pOu9H nc hnes g me enemy
10 those sosu oitizens and Union men, pArti
rams II may be oi other eminent patriots, VIII,
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q. thnss Mr Lineoin mas zone and omitted to do
le make uN allowance ior this terrible state OF fact
oy "hoh ne was confronted When ne came from
-, ms lwe' nome ana ns calm pursuits to this al
Vi reAuy hAi'oesieseui nan conquered Capital, ant
ID pHssel in'o INC en'les oI 'ne fearful whirlwin'
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