The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-09-20
LINCOLN AT THE SOUTH.

The Washington correspondent Of tho
Baltimore Patriot, who has been trsl
ing in the South, and was at he late
conventions of the divided Virginia De.
mocracy says: FL a4..
| may be mistaken in ny conjecture,
but l am nevertheless satisfied 10 nv own
mind, that Mr.. Breckinrid &c will not on
~ receive the electoral vote of virginia
and North Carolina, but a majority of
the Southern States.
There is also very mistaken opinion
as to the strength OF Mr.. Lincoln ~iu the
South. There are thousands who are his
ardent admirers and political friends who
would gladly cast their votes for h,u
but who will supper, Mr.. Bell, regarding
him as the candidate of the Opposition at
the South. Tncse voters have an uudy
ing repusnance IT, Democracy, and und,r
no circumstances will they ever afford
laid aud comfort to their life long DO.
litical adversaries.
To show the light in which Mr.. Lin.
coin is regarded by leading Southern
politicians, l append short extract from
a speech of the Hon William l.. Cog.
gin, the Opposition candidate for Gov
ernor at the late Gubernatorial election.
He was addressing IA Bell aud Everett
meeting, in the city of Petersburg Va:
his views upon the stability Of the Union
were clearly expressed in the following
words, and his opinion Of Mr.. Lincoln
was equally pointed:
There could be no danger OF disso-
luton of the Union, no matter who was
elected. During the whole course of my
connection with him, (Mr Lincoln) 10
the House of Representatives., must say
that | have ever known him to be gen
tleman. He is not what the Brcckin-
ridge party iusinuate him to be. wish
to do justice on all sides. Cheers If
you want to know who Mr. Lincoln is, 20
and ask Stephen A Douglas, with whom
he stumped every county in the State Of
Illinois. Cheers Yes, go and ask
Mr.. Douglas whether Abe Lincoln is a
rail splitter or not Loud laughter. l.
Ask him whether he is Democratic
mauter or not. Continued laughter,
and cries of Good" Good" 1t was
my good fortune, while was member
.: the House of Represc ntatives, to be on
a committee with him was chairman,
and | will say that no man on that com
mittee worked more industrou>ly than be
| did. He Is man of high order Of tai
ent, and when he spoke no mau was lis
tened to by those who were in the House
as visitors with more appar' MT sasIstac-
ton, His private rs well as public char
acter was free from stain or hicmish.'
Mr. Lincoln's character and quaslfca
tons are far better underst Cd and appre-
cated at the South than many imagine.
His debate with Senator Douglas has
been extensively circulated, and he Is
now regarded by distinguish ed Southern
statesmen as one of the leading minds Of
the country. have lately read his ora
tion, delivered upon the death Of Henry
Clay, at Springfield. Ill, soon after the
dece; sc Of that noble patriot 1t is too
long to embody in lie ter, but / wish 1t
could be placed in the hands Of every
voter in the land. 1t is really painful to
witness that while few of the pretend
ed friend. of Henry Clay are leasuing
with his life long traducers to pcrpctuate
tn. degraded rule of the Democratic party.
it is equally refreshing to read the touch
ing tribute of Abraham Lincoln to 'he
"Gallant Harry of the West"