M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-06-07
Pennsylvania Enthusiasm.

a leading peoples Party" paper, has
! the following enthusiastic notice ofthe
Chicago nominee:
| Why SHOULD LINCOLN Be PREsI.
DRNT! 1t is very evident that the
"Republican" newspapers are hard
put to it for something to say in favor
Of Mr.. Lincoln. His record as a
statesman is blank. IIc has done
nothing whatever in any executive, iu.
dicial, or legislative capacity, that
should entitlc him to public respect,
There is not in all the history of his
life any exhibition Of intelfect1af- aDfi.
| ity and attainments fitting him for the
high and responsible post in the Gov
ernment for which he has been nomi.
mated. When in Congress, from 1S47
to 1919, he was not only not distin.
guished by any display of parliamen.
tary talent, or by any special service,
but those who sat in the same Con-
gress find it difficult to remember that
any such person as Abraham Lincoln
occupied a seat on the floor. His CON
test in 1858, with Mr.. Douglas for the
election as United States Senator from
Illinois is the beginning of his fame,
and while he showed in that contro.
yersy the rough strength of a practic-
ed stump speaker, and the pluck OF a
champion who enters the ring with a
crowd Of sturdy backera, he exceeded
even Seward in the extravaganza Of
his views respecting the Slavery ques.
ton, while his coarse language, his
iIliterate style, and his vulgar and Vi.
Imperative personalities in debate con-
trast very strongly the elegant and
classical oratory Of the eminent Sena,
tor from New York. But the party
organs think Lincoln is a capital man
for a political canvass, because, for
sooth, he was once a fat-boatman and
rail splitter. Now, we have great
and sincere respect for what are de-
nominated sell.m&de men--for men
who, sprnging from aD obscure con.
dition, and struggling against adverse
circumstances, in early lite manage
by the force OF natural character and
heroic efforts, to rise to honorable in.
dependence and distinction. We dc
not deny to Mr.. Lincoln the merit o
having made good use of his opportu
mites and means, and We should lik'
to see him enjoy all the just rewards o
his manly industry and self reliance
and selt-improvement. But there i,
a proper measure OF desert in these
cases, which should not be disregard,
ed. 1t does not by any means follow
that because an individual who, be-
ginning life as q Aat.boatman anc
wood chopper, raieos himself to tho
position ofa respectable County Cour
lawyer and ready stump speaker, j;
thereiorN qualified to be President o
these United States. There is no fit
ness of proportion between the tw,
things--between the measure Of meri
or title and the high aduOus trust II
be conferred. 1t is much more wis
and logical to put the proposition thu
if a man is, in all essential respects
emiuently fitted for the Presidential
office, the fact that he was once
boatman and mauler of rails, is great
ly to his credit; but it will not do tt
say that he is qualified to be and de
serves to be Presidest, because, as 1
boy, he split logs and steered a "broat
horn" or the Mississippi. But the
Republican" newspaper organs mus
accept the postulate in the latter form
in order to suit the case Of their can
didate, and we shall doubtless be ask
ed to adopt as a safe and jndiciou'
rule for the election of men to th(
Highest posts in the Government
But will the people be cheated by sucl
clap trap! We think not
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D A good old Dutchman and hi
frow sat up till gapping time, when
the latter, after a full stretch, said;
VI wish vas IN GeDen.'
Hans also yawned and replied:
81 wish | vas in der sthill house.
The eyes of Sallie few wide open,
as she exclaimed, "Ipe pound for you
you always wish yourself in der pes
place"
0j Local politics run high in thC
Western county. A candidate fO
county clerk in Texas, offered to reg
lister marriages for nothing. bis op
pOnent, undismayed, promised to d.
the same, AMI throw the cradle in.
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U Judge B. was once obliged t.
"double" with an Irishman in crowd
ed hotel, when the following conVer
sation ensued:
"Pat, you would have remained s
long time in the old country before yot
could have slept with Judge, would
you not9"
"Yis, yer Honor" said Pat, Sand
think yer Honor would have been q
long time in the 'ould country before