American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-12-29
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WARRINGTON LETTER.
WAauTHoron Dac Q.

WASHIh0TOhs Dec 70, 1909.
The frat copy Of the call Of The Rspub
iican NatioDsl Committee for a National
Convention at Chicsgo on The 18th Of
June. was received here to>day. and gives
universal sat sfsctiou 10 the Republicans,
the representatives Of lbe Peoples party,
and the 0pPOsliiOh party 10 New Jersey.
The call arsfuIly .comprsbends the posi-
lion and power of, the entire opposition to
ths present corrupt Administration. many
OF whom are pot members Of the R.pub-
liOan parry proper. Chicogo was selected
mainly on aecodrt Of its extensive hotel
faculties. aud bsosuss it is the home Of
the leader Of the Squaiter Sovereignty
party. You are sware that considerable
has besn said thai the Charleston Onuven-
ton is to take place on the birthday OF
James Buchanan. The action OF the
National Rspulican Convention developss
smother co incident. They hsvs selected
the 18th OF June. 1860. On that day
Lieu General Windfsld Scott will be sew
snty four years oldl BY looking at Chap.
IL, Of Mansfield. the following appears;
"Win6eld Scott was borne on the 18Th
Of Jnus, 1886. near Petersburgh in Vir-
ginia." do not see myself that this COZ
incident viii produce hls nomination. at
Chicogo, On the contrary think il de-
yslopes fact which is most likely to de-
stroy not only the possibility Of his nom
inatiOn there. but the force OF his nomina>
tion in New York By the outsiders; for il
is an notorious fact that he was not nomi-
mated BY the Union meeting proper. but
by heterogeneous mass Of people collect.
ed in the street. The outsiders did not
endorse It. They confined themselves to
the special job Of saving the Union
What glorious thing this saving the u
MON every now aud then. The difficulty
between these shoe and calico trading U
nion savers, is that they don't saveit bal
50 often rs the slave trading Gre. eaters il
Congress dissolve il. The "6re.eatsrI
are several "dissolutions" ahead Of the say
ers. The reason OF this is that tbs ''6re
eat,r'' are peerless. live young men. whil'
''savsrs" are rusty deorepid old fogies.-
That is the very reason why Scott stool
wont take in the present political market
Itis too old. We have enough Of oil
men. The existing specimen at the Whit
House makes comment unnecessary Th
great Convention which isto assemble
Chicogo on tn, above named day, wi
select from the ranks Of their party a ma
!. wbois in the vigor OF his mental and ply
ical life.i who compreheuds the wants Q
the whole people. and who has thorou'
n know edge Of public affairs, and who ha
executive and administrative experient
aSd ability, and the pluck to do his who
duty. They will not selecta man who is OF
# noxlous to either wings Of the great part
d to represu on that occasion, but who wi
be acceptable to I'll. and whose nam
when mentioned. will soar above platfor
and be a wAichword and tower Of strn'I
= ) before the people.
y i Crows speech last night was boon
!, shell that scattered the Democracy like {
. much ehaff. They will not get over it 4
:, this congress. He thrust the polite
> knife into the very bowels Of the Admin
$ istration, and then turned it.
The President intended sending h
70 !, message to Congress to day, hut Grow
!" demonstration has put it off. SO the couu
- ! ~ will be- relieved from that burden
y some time longer.