Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-06-05
What they say Of Him.


In speaking Of the nomination of Mr. LINCOLN
the New FORK san, a Democratic journal says:
MIR. LircolH is peculiarly self~made. self
educated man. aud is IN all respects. sterling
representa-, Of the ''go ahead" American char
acter. That he would, il elected, niase good
presiti, Ut, we do not entertain a 9oahi
IIie chances Of election are eeriainiy good
unless the Democrats show more VISION al
Baltimore than they did al Charleston The
pconie are tired of being ruled by professions al
nolitlcisns. and they would rather vote FOR 4
man like Mr. Lincoln. who holds, in a measure,
an independent position, than for old party
leader Who has friends 10 reward 4ad enemies
to punish
The Louisville C,arier. the Guthrie organ of
Kentucky speaks OF the ticket as follows
at is plain that tins ticket IS not u be easil y
beaten. and it idle 10 umdrrva!ae Is streagth
X not -trou-- with the conservative feeling ~
the Free States ought not To be. for X Is Ill
ira IN III ~ position. quite rs much 50 rs Sew-
ard would have made II, bat i. makes up for
TINS Deficiency by other elements of popularity
potent in getti < the popular vote. II
y Iser couu.ei- do not prevail Al the Soath. this
ticket nominated Al Chicago viii be elected.
alr Douglas says Mr. Lincoln is an upright:
gifted and popular cluilil:e. with great
strength IN The Mort Invest.
Tie Concord IN II J St4tesmsn says:
The candidate ia well located AMI mas ac
CURED no mean celebrity bold and deter
mined Republican orator and fast friend OF
the Constitution aud the Union. The Vest
wall rally foT LINCOLN AND NlCT1Ry as they would
have done perhaps for NJ other csnfldate before
the Convention. The Northern States wiil roll
! % triumph ant rnaiofl;Irs for him who carried
the popular majority of Illinois against Douglas
in 1888. snd would now have been its Sena, or
in congress bat for the unequal DIVISION 81 the
State lp;a Representative Districts; and the
vote NI
make ABRAHAM LINCOLN the '.e1f prestdcnt Of Hte
United Statcs
Tx HoSEsr IA~-The Newark Daily i'd
rer.:a>r, journal whose sterling worth secures
respect for is npiaIen every where, speaks OF
Mr. Lincoln As follows:
No calunHlator las ~agged bis envenomous
tongue against his name. On the contrary we
hear him spoken OF as Honest Old i be-. This
hoinely title is eloquent III his favor, reminding
rs Of that other honest statesman, long since
dead and gone. whom we have nevertheless lot
quite forgotten --'Houeet John DAVIS The
.rubriquIt speaks volumes III praise Of our can
dIdaic. We wish nothing better than honesty
+ IN our future President. and We wish nothing,
4 less especially II thus time OF execrabe want
81 ia * ity ia high pisces. aye. IN the highest
places. Honest men were never needed 80 much
IN public places. a. they are now. Public men
generally have tncat enough and 70 spare. bnt
n the quality Of honesty they are. very many
Of them mlseruhly deficient. The Consequent
ces every day.
/ L.xovLs ASD H.a1IS.-Tbe Chicago Con zen
hon has done is WORK quickly and We'll l. has
prevented 10 the voters OF the country Platform
Of Principle which must command the assent
and Endorsement of every man who v ishes vel
Of his country. 1t has presented further. as
candidate. upon thai IA form for the offices 81
President and Y ice President, men whom the
people Of me hesJ and the East know and
honor-Liucoln aud hamlin.
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