, 1860-05-30
POLITICAL

The Detroit Daily Adrtrtiser saws:
,.~ The mercsnary followers Of Mr. Douglas
differ rery widely from their master il regard
to Ar. Linco|n's popularity and ability, TheT
declare him to be only very small mzu, with.
out talent or popularity, or qualifications Of any
Kind tor the position 10 which be has been nom
mated. But Mr.. Douglas, who. knows him
much better than his men do, tells another
story: uavirg Ind many sharp encounters
With Mr. Lincoln, be has had somewhat better
opportunities Of forming correct Judgment Of
our candidate than they hare, aud Il will hardly
be denied tbs: be is fully as competent to Judge
correctly as they are. Hs says Mr. Lincoln is
an upright. gifted and popula ecandidate with
great strength in tho Northwest DC. We are
quita willing to offset the opinion OF Mr. Doug
las, who knoe' Mr.. Lincoln, against That Of BIS
followers, who do not kn2w him, They must
either take Issue with their leader, OF abandon
their charges against Ar. Lincoln
The Cleveland HeraA thinks it strnnpa
though dasiersng, that not a single Democratic
paper even affects to applaud the nomination of
Llacoln and Hamlin IS good political move
ment for she Republican party. The Boston
Courier, in its endeaTor to prore the choice uu
an 70 The PsoP hsfds it, selections
Arqrs!
Tue Pittsburg Journal, giving two good rea.
sons why it likes Lincoln, says thst be stands
boldly ont as the champion Of Republican ideas
and principles, and not Is sheir apolocist that
We hare in the party too many politicians who
deem it necessary to enter on The docket the
points ia their political faith, aud set over
against them the reasons therefor with apoio.
gles annexed; mud it thus continues:
Who wonders that our party has suffered
defeat under such mea who wear their opinions
as workmen wear oyeralIs, to cover I'D he real
suit beneath. Thank heaven, Lincoln is not
one of that stamp. But, second, there il a spe-
nfS rnuu Eh EhxvR Paw, ~
for Ms. Lincoln with peculiar regard, aud bold
him IN special esteem He saved the pa1tT in
Illinois in 1865, although he must have knoEn
that tho rnrlghteous dissrictine Of lhe State
would defeat him. He is man who believes
the denial Of ones faith to be greater calamity
the coward who lies down before striking a
blow, an object Of contempt to all men and Of
pity to tbs gods"
An enthusiastic ratid dcation meeting was held
at 0berlin, Ohio, on Tuesday evening. at which
the venerable Joshua 7. Giddincs SPOKE. IL
the Gourte Of his remarks be said, referring to
lr. Lncoln:
"While they were both in Congress they be.
came intimately acquainted, boarding ii the
same house, and sitting opposite each other at
meals; that he thought be knew the heart Of
Abraham Lincoln IS we'll a. anv living man.
and speaking from that knowledge, be Believed
that erezy beat Of honest Abe's' heart was
throb Of sincerity aud truth-in q word. be is
that noblest work Of God-an honest mau. ne
believed Iinco'n's loyalty to Republican prn-
ciples, and to the cau:e Of freedom and humau-
ity, was unGues,iouable and aboge suspicion
The Worcester Spy thinks that if any inscru.
table providence should remove the Boston
Courier u "aoother and better world" The
Bell and Everett ticket might receive, perhaps,
5000 votea in Massachusetts. But as it is, with
areasonabls prospect that the Cou,ie+ will con-
tiuue to exert its customary influence during
tho campaign, we do not see how Mr. Bell can
rely upon moro than fifteen hundred or two
thousand vptes.
in The fall Of 1883 correspondent OF the
Boston 1FanscrtPt. tie Pres,dent Of = Collage
in Illinois, described Lipeoln's debate With
Douglas At Charleston, Ill. Thst paper nov
extracts from the description. Af.
tel stating the reception Of the rival champions,
The writer continues
"Mr. Lincoln enuncittea with great clearne.s,
and has = tine command Of language. Heco
menesd By review Of tbs points Mr. Douglas
had made. In this be showed great tact, and
bis retorts, though gentlemauly, we're sharp
ead reached to tho: corn the apbjeet in dspnts.
While By gs1e but little tine te tho subject Of
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