Year: 1864

The Prospect.


The prospect of the success OF Lincoln and
johnson, in the Presidential election, are as
propitious, as those of any of their predecessors
those OF Washington and Monroe. and perhaps
that of Jackson, for his second term, excepted
The horrors-anarchy aud selfstultifcaton-
consequent upon the success of the Copperbead
candidates, make many persons Of a nervous
Temperament, who realise the extent of the
evils that would follow, anxious, or even fear
full. 1t is well enough that 1t is so. Eternal
vigilunce is the price of liberty" No matter
how just the cause, TO ensure victory, men must
not indulge in Incidence. The forces of tha
Union party must be rallied to the polls 10 a
maU, il possible. We believe that this Senti-
ment is prevalent throughout the country, and
for this reason We believe the result of the
coming contest to be foregone conclusion.


The Copperbead party are about equally
divided in the country, between a War and
and Peace candidate for the Presidency.
And nothing could more completely mark a
more utter destitution of all principle, than
such a shameful fact War and Peace :,
Are war and peace more alike than heat aud
cold, than black and white. than fire
and water, in short, than principle and
all destitution of principle? 1t is beyond
all dispute that the selfstyled Democracy
are divided, and divided only, as to the uomi.
nation of a Peace or War candidate for the
Presidency. Their views on all minor ques-
tiops eliminate on this point. Those who be
lieve the war unconstitutional and inexpedent
must per force 90 for Peace candidate
Those who believe the war constitutional. and
who are opposed to the dsmemberment of the
Union, must 'go for a war candidate. And
herein is the weakness OF that party. Whatev.
er may be the disposition of the differing fac
tions IN that party, to adopt policy, only, as a
means of success, instead Of open, manly, I'M
conceded principles it is utterly impossible
for either faction to control the votes of large
minority Of either faction. II his be so, and
We believe it is, this alone, insureS the election
of Lincoln and Johnson


1t will be conceded on all sides that the war
faction or the Peace faction alone cannot pre-
vent the election of the Union candidates
And how is it possible to unite The masses of
either faction iu one harmonious whole. on
principles so dametrically opposed as those of
War and Peace. The Peace portion scout
the idea that there can be such thing as a
War Democrat" that lit is a contradiction iu
terms" and we ooucede that they have the ar
gument. In truth, War Democrats cut a Ii
diculous figure in any light, They are simply
10 the position OF those who acknowledging
the main fact of war to be az inevitable neces
sity, set themselves 10 making microscopic OBJ
servations to do nothing but criticise, snarl.
and carp at everything done, or proposed TO
De done by the administration, instead of at.
tending to the main fuct in the case They
ignore the most palpable and iudisputable
proposition known, to wit: that all things hu.
man are imperfect, to greater or less degree,
and in this show the poverty of their heads as
well as hearts. The masses act mainly on
principles of common sense aud attend but lit
ue to technlcalities. metaphysical points, and
fine spun criticisms, ID short they look at the
nam point. And in this they are right.
Mankind would run out altogether, if they act
ed otherwise. Whatever may be done, or left
undone, at the Chicago convention. the nature
of the issues, the diScordance Of the factious
10 opposition to the Administration. and the
good common sense and patriotism OF the peo
pie, all point 10 but one result, the vndicatior
of Republican Government as intended by it,
founders, in the re election 10 the Presidency
of Abraham Lincoln, and the election of thai
most truly democratic of sll Southern States
men, Andrew Johnsan, to the Vice Presidency
of these United States