Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-15
Lincotn,s Opponents arc Grancs As
saiIunts.

the midst of the darkest aars OF the war
of the rebellion, the big and little 1rtb-
,nes" the Charles Summers, the Lyman
Trumbull.. the Anna Dlcklnsons and
the whole Of that resti,e and noisy class
of political Pharisees, received the APP
plause Of The copperhcad Democrats
throughout the country Ter pitching
into" Presider. Lincoln, and turbuientIy
belaborinr his Administration, in the
hone OF oeleating the nomination OF that
mod and wise man for reelection. We
can all recnIloot bow desperately these
uneasy spirits tried to destroy the conn.
tcnce Of the country in Mr. Lincoln, and
to turn the popular feeling against him,
his Ministers, his Generals and his ads
yisers and supporters -ho" severely
they criticised the military movements,
the financial management, and lndeei All
the operations OF the Government-how
they sneercd mt and attempted to de-
preciate his services, TO revlie hrs policy,
and to bring into public contempt his
devotion 70 the best interests or the
nation. We can all recpiect these
things, and the apprehension they m
spired in patriotic hearts that, through
the united influence OF these camorine
malcUntents, who presumptuonsly SET
themselves up rs the ordcies ana gnideS
Of popular opinion, the renomination OF
Mr.. Lincoln would be defeated, and
either less trusty Republican or an
out. aod-out coppcrhead Democrat be
chosen to fill his place, We can recol-
lect how this feeling of apprehension
caused many good people to de-Pond, ana
some even To despair, IN that trying tune,
when the very life aud destiny OF our
national cause were in EXTREMIST peril,
and the continuance Of Lincoln IN the
Presidency was tet 10 b" the nation only
hope. It wa- a d,stardly conspiracy on
the part of those protesting ia be loyal
aud true par erCehcace, - overtnrew the
devoted tried and soii,saCrltcing lenders
OF the national cause, IN order to put IN
their places other leaders who would be
more ready to give heed to their shallow
IDEAS of policy and be more willing TO
acknowledge them us the ar oracIrs OF
the time. Fortunately, they failed --
Lincoln was rcnOminated and reelected,
and this very fact wns equal to dozen
Union victories in the held, IN us as
suiritInr and dempralizlng elect upon the
armies aud councils of the "Coniederacy.
It was the death blow to the rebellion,
and Grant and sherman, with their re
insured and re>encOuraged armies, had
only to 90 forth TO bury Its carcass out
of siuht. The reelection Of Lincoln hy
mn Overwhelming otc Of the loyal psople
4 - ~ IN YIf 3 1
Endorsement OF his administration, its
military operations ana It's !lnhncihl ana
other Governmental policies, but was the
declaration OF great and gallant people
that they we're, even after four years oil
wur, more resolutely in earnest than
ever before that the rebellion should be
put down and the Integrity OF the Union
prescr ed The "iorlorn hope that had
been inspired among the rebel leaders by
the attacks of the big and little Iri6'
unes aud their pulled up POLITICAL gods
upon the Administration, IN connection
with the sedItious and often traitornns
clamors of the Northern copperhcal
press aud politicians the "iorlorn hope
That Lincoln would be- deteated-was
cliectnally dissipnted when Lincoln was
reuo,ninnted and reelected, no,with-
standing those attacks OF lalso friends
and clamors of cowardly foes and with
the dissipation of that last desperate
rebel hope, tell to the ground the already
undermined and tottering fabric OF the
"Souihern Con!edcracy,
These nre facts of history fresh IN the
memory of all Our object in resicwing
them AT lhis time is to point morai
for the Republican party Of the country
to ponder upon.
Tho sane howling, barking. swapping
e~.w that assa,lod and tried 10 overthrow
l.ucolu aud his administration in those
tryrn. times OF 1864 Is the very same
that Is now assailing and attempting TO
overthrow Grant aud hns Administration
the big and little 7ridRHes, the Sum
urrs, rrumbulls, and the rest, who, while
ostcn, ihly marching under the Repuh-
tcAn nAg. are really traitors To The Re
,ubncan cause and giving all possible
nld and comfort To the enemy. Beng
denied the coveted privilege OF ruling,
they seek 10 ruin Grant, like lncoln,
reluses to become n mere automatlon IN
their hands, aud, therefore Grant, like
Lincoln, i, the object of their lmno'ent
ruge AS in the rebellion times, their
factions teu.pts at grave mlschiel
gricycd the loyal and rejolced only the
rebels and their sympRthzers. so now
,hcir reckless and persistent assaults,
misrepresentation and plouings against
GRAM grieve the real friends OF wise
and good government, and make joyful
only the ex rebels and their Northern
sympathiaors who long tor their restor-
alton to power in the Government
Let the lessiuu OF ] 65-i not be for
ten by the Republican party in 1872
Let Us not forget that the political en-