Year: 1864

From Chicago Post Lwar Dem.l


The Philadelphia Age in very earnest
and emphatically expressed article appeals
to the democratic masses" TO ''organize"
for the coming campaign, and expresses
deep regret that the people should evince
SO little interest in the mighty events now
occurring, and the terrific dangers that
now threaten them The philosophic ed
itor of the Cincinnati Enquirer pro-
nounces this appeal to be all nonsense and
asserts that the people are organized. The
Enquirer declares: 49,


1t is amusing and instructive to witness the
imperturability of the people, under the ur-
gency of some fourth corporal in politics, who
takes upon himself the airs of Major Cen
eral and tells them that unless they do thus
and thus. and that instantly, they will come to
grief. They know better. The people are
eternal. They feel their eternity. All the
rights are theirs, invariably; and they know it.
They do not even take the trouble to thank
their anxious little friend for this trouble he
borrows in their behalf. They look upon him
as children upon pantomime, and areamused


The apparent insensibili'y of the people
to the excited appeals of partisans, is one
of the best signs of the future redemption
of the country from its perils. The Amer
ican people are not Indifferent to the dan
gers und perils which environ them. But
they are Indifferent to mere party appeals
and party harans sues. The political cam
paign can hardly be said to have opened
yet; the public meetings, the speeches of
contesting candidates, and the parade and
hustle of an excited canvass have not yet
taken place, nevertheless the people are as
prepared to vote to-day as they will be in
November next. We do not mean to say
that every man who to-day proposes
to vote for Lincoln or against Lincoln will
adhere to that purpose and so vote in No.
vember. There will be changes and great
changes Of public sentiment in that time,
but what we mean to say is that the peo-
pie will not change their opinion or their
intended votes at the bidding of party
clamor, or party haranguers, or be deter
red from changing by the crack Of the
party whip.


The election this fall will result in the
choice of President in favor of prcsecut-
ing this war to conclusion that will pre-
serve the territorial integrity of the Union,
and the suppression of every possible armed
resistance to the authority of the Federal
government That result of the public
verdict is beyond all question; no man Of
any party can hope tor even iecent
show of hands either by the people or in
the electoral college, who is not known to
the people to be, beyond all cavil or dis
pute, devoted to the prosecution of this
war until the rebellion has been crushed,
the south brought willingly or unwillingly
back to its allegiance to the constitution.
The only question open for discussion is
which of the candidates who may be run
ming, will, if elected, best carry out and
accomplish this result. Will Lincoln do
SOP Lincoln has had four years of oppor-
tunity to crush the rebellion; he had the
resources of the landau unlimited supply
of men and money. He has exhausted one
million of troops, and spent two thousand
millions of dollars; he has proclaimed the
slaves to be free, and three millions of them
are yet engaged in the service of the
rebellion; the rebellion still lives, and be-
sides the exhaustion of their means and
credit aud of their resources, the Confed-
eracy still is as defiant as it was when II
fired on Sumter. We honestly believe
that three-fourths of the people, men,
women and children, out of Office, would
vote tomorrow to displace Lincoln and
put another in his place, if they had con-
tdence that that other would carry on
the war to speedy and conclusive ex-
tinguishment of the rebellion, and re-es-
tablishment of the Federal Union. All
that is required to defeat Lincoln and elect
another person, is the confidence of the
people that the opposing candidate will
honestly carry out the wishes of the coun.
try by striking this rebellion as it should
have been struck in the beginning, deadly
and crushing blows that he will give up
all schemes civil and military for bis OWL
reelection, and devote his whole energies
to the cause of his country.


To say that the people are not organ
lied for the approaching election is an ab.
surdity. Never in the history of the
country has there been firmer and more
fixed pur pose on the part Of the people
than at the present time. They hav'
made up their mind as to the kind ofmal
they want, and when the time comes fo
voting, they will vote for that candidate
who approaches nearest to what the.
think he should be. The Democratic par
l tty have the field before them. They hav'
itin their power to nominate candidate
who will defeat Mr. Lincoln. That can
didate must be man in whom the peopl
nave full confidence that at heart he
disposed, and mentally capable of devils
ng ana executing the suppression OF tn
reoeillon by force, and the re- establish
menu OF the authority of the Union ove
tne Willlng and unwilling people now il
reoelion. 1he nomination of such can
didate with full assurances that he viii
ne sustained by his party in executin
these purposes and ends. will swim