Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-07-13
Speech Of Carl seharz.
A. the Mhrauli, Ratification Mating, o.,
Wednesday Er,HiHg, Nay 30.

member Of that committee who wer. n
carry to Mr.. Lincoln the Official Annoubo..
m,nt Of his nomination The sn,hus.,,
with which we were received At Sprin.fs1
was boundls.s. There we saw Mr. Lincoln,
neighbOr-, and IL bscams at once appar,p,
that those who knew him best, loved and
esteemed him most. lChO.rs.l And th.nI
saw Mr. Lincoln again. ior I had me, him
before 10 tina, memorable senatorial can.
paign in Illinois. when he, a. man OF tru,
and profound convictions. although di..
eountenanced and discouraged by many
leading Republicans, who though. Z, good
policy to let Mr.. Douglas return II thsSsn.
ate withou, opposition, threw himself for.
ward for the impsril.i purity Of our prn.
eiple.. gra.ped With bold hand ID, R,pab.
lican banner. which was in danger Of .ins.
ing into the mirs Of combinations, and bed
I, aloii in On. Of the hercest struggle. m.
country ever witnessed. IGrr,, applause
met him then, when he BEARDED the lion
Of dsmagogi.m in hi. den, when the bril-.
liant ssllies Of hi. Wit and sarcasm drew
shouts Of delight from the multitude. when
tho thund.rbolt. Of HE inV.ctiSo ratified m.
unphantly against the braren from, o,
stephen A. DOuels-lapplau'el-when ths
lucid unanswerable logic Of his arguments
inspired every patriotic hear, with new con.
fdcnce in the justice Of our cause, and when
usder his powerful blows the largo demo-
cratic majority OF Tllinoi, dulndlsd down
to nothing. There saw him DO wha, per.
hap. no Other man in tho country woult
hsv. dons. There learned 90 eonhls in
the patriot and the defender Of profound
convictions, TO esteem th. statesman AMI
love the man.
And now, saw him again. surrounded
by the Commute Of the National Convex.
ton. who had come to lay into bis hand,
the hisbs', honor and the greatest trust that
political party has TO bes.ov-an honor
which hs had not ihoush, Of IN his hard
Tough, battles. which he had not erarcd and
had hardly been sansuins enough 10 expect.
There he stood. silently listening 10 the al.
dress Of our Chairman his eve. downcAst
in his soul, perhaps, feeling Of jus. pril,
struggling with the ovsr.wing con'eiou.nes,
OF responsibility. Then he answered.
thanking them for the honor. bestowed up
on him, and accepting the leadership in the
grea, struggle. not with the erulting tone
Of one who ha. achieved n personal ui-
umpb, not with pompols airs and artificial
dignity Of one who il conscious Of sandln.
upon the srea, stage Of the world, but With
the unaffected modest simplicity Of man
who Is strong in the Consciousness q he
ability and his honest Intention 20 Do right.
tAPPlau'-.l
Many Of thoss who now surrounded him
had voted tor other candidates in the Con.
Ven,ion, and some, It'll laboring under
feeling Of personal disappointment, bad
como there. not without some prejudice IN.
iavorabls to Mr.. Lincoln. But when they
saw . man who bad worked biz way from
,h. humble., station in life to hi, pro,,n.
sminsuce, not by fa', speculation or adIsn-
turou. efforts, not on the wing Of good luck,
but by quiet. steady labor, unsuerving Il.
delity to prineipc and public aud private
duties. by the vigor Of hi. genius and the
energy Of his eharactsr--,hs man who had
won the confidence OF the people aud was
was now lifted upon the shield Of a great
national party, no. by ingenious combine.
tons and adroi, management, bot by tie
popular Observation-Disclosures by promises,
unpledsed TO anybody or anything but the
people and the welfare OF our country. hI
hands Tree to carry out the homes, dictates
oil hi. pure conscience. life behind him.
no, only above rsproaeb, bat AbsIo ,usri.
cion, problem before hin. for the solution
Of which he was sminently fitted by the "a.
tive virtues Of his character, tho high abili.
ties Of his mind, and trong, honest pur-
pose, they all felt, ,ba, With thi. pgr, aul
patriotic statesman, all tho.9 great qualities
would return 10 the White House, which
makes Republican government what Il
ought to be--a government founded upon
virtue. lEnthusia,tie eheer-.l And an
eastern delegate, who had voted against him
in the Convention, whispered to the in
tone Of the highest satisfaction "Sir, We
might have done a more daring thing, bat
we certainly could not have done better
thing"
| cannot Ind words s,on. enough to de-.
ignate the sillines, Of those persons who
.necrinsly affected TO see in SIR Lincoln
bu, second or third rate man, who, like
Polk and Pierce, had been taken up mere
ly for the purPo.o Of eEPedicncy. Let
them ask Mr.. Douglas, from whose hands
he wre.,ed the popular majority in Illinois;
let them ask those who have once felt tho
magical touch OF his lucid mind and honest
heart, let hi. detractOr ask their own 80
cret mi.giving,, and in their own fear. they
will read the cause Of the JOY and as'uan-
ees Of Li. friends. tApplau.'.l They vhi'.
tie in order to keep Up their courage but
methink. 1t il a dolcful sound. 50. then,
We stand before the pcopls with the plat
form Of FREE labor, and upon !, a true rep.
re..ntatiyo offres labor a. candidate for
tho Presidency. on THIS ATTITUDE
WE CHALLENGE OUR ENEMIES TO
TIE BATTLE.
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