Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-06
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F0R PRESIDENT,
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.
OFILLLNOL&
FOR vICE-PRESlDENT.
8ERCSHEL Y. JOHNSON.
or GEORGIA.


O~oeAOS~oVS
or 0EORGlA.
n Mad Fax.
Two month"; have slapsed since the
Chicago Convention shocked it, own
sconsti uents and made fun for the rest
Of The public by putting 10 nomination
Abe Lincoln, of Illinois, for President.
This length Of time should have been
sufficient TO enable an observer to con-
dude with some degree Of accuracy, ~ha,
are the metal and running" powers O!
the candidate but, if VIC we're to Judge
now Of these qualities in Mr.. Lincoln,
Is under ordinary circumstances, We
should do, We are really fearful We
should excite too great an amount OF
confidence among our friends, and thus
detract from tho interest Of the canvasa.
In looking for the evidences Of
the weakness Of this nOiniuatiO"
We do not confinc ourselves to
demonstration Of positive dissatisfaction
with Mr.. Lincoln, AZ the nominee Of the
Black Republican party, since these feel
ings effect only one State, perhaps, pos
sible ever to vote for Mr.. Lincoln,
though that one is the great State Of
New York, with it. thirty-fivo electoral
votes; but No notice, a. quite fatal to
the success Of party as any condition
it can fall into, a feeling Of apparent
apathy, and . plentiful lack Of the en-
thusis.m which it is especially necessary
to excite enthsissm when principle is not
he great aim which an,mates political
organization.
The reception Of Mr.. Lincoln's nomi-
nation appears to have been decidedly
cold. Tue name Of Abe Lincoln fell on
the hearts OF the Republicans Of the
Eastern States like the name Of q stran.
ger, and raised no thrill ofplcasureable
emotion in their breasts. Instead Of
meeting with an enthusiastic shout of
satisfaction, We must say that appear
ances indicate a. it they were now
inclined to rebel, and up to this moment
the abolitionist party, is still looking
glum and sulky as il they felt sure Of
being beaten and wished the operation
we'll over.
The fact is, neither Mr.. Lincoln nor
Mt. Hamlin can ever be popular favor
ties. The first named gentleman, like
poor Corwin, completely used up his
chances by the course be took towards
our gallant soldiers in Mexico-a fatal
mistake, which he may we'll wish he had
avoided.
A correspondent says that it was for
tunate for Mr.. Lincoln that his congress.
ional record on that question was known
to but few in the Convention, and pr, b.
ably only BY those who sympathized
with him in bis hostility to the Mexican
war, since thus, that objection to his can.
didacy was kept out Of sight but it
would have bcen far more fortunate for
the nominee il he could still have kept
his unlucky record out of the sight Il
the American people for the fact truly
10 that whatever differences prevailed At
the time OF the Mexican war. in regard
to its character, the great body Of the
people have csnnonized the heroes Of
those splendid fights at Palo Alto, Res
ca de IL Palma, Churubusco, Cerro Cor
do, and others, fought on Mexican soil
BY the soldiers Of the gallant little Amer
lean army, and they, accordingly, look
now upon the opponents Of that war Is
persons who would have robbed those
heroes and that gallant army ofthe glor-
les which they SO nobly fought for and
so nobly won. Especially is this sen,i-
ment prevalent among the young men
Of the na;iou-those who compose the
citizen soldiery-who at this moment
are ready and eager to do the same deeds
to reap the same renown upon Mexican
OF any other fields where we have cause
to 60.
We cay, therefore, that it is = fatal
weight upon NJ. Abe Lincoln's popu-
larity that he made his record the same
- Corwin on the var question; and
there is soothing to balance this positive
weight Of unpopulsrity but the miser-
able clop-trop Of rail-splitting, which
the ignoramuses and simpletons of biz
party have got up, to the disgust OIL
sensible men. As for Hamlin, it is gen.
orally conceded thst he is dead weigh.
on the ticket, otherwise heavy enough ;
and it is even said that the friends Of
Seward put him there to drag il
down!
We have . prospect before % to whip
TINS mushroom party even worse than We
did IA 1855, but to ensure our success
Il 10 very essential that the Democracy
should present an nsbroken 'front.' Mr..