Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-06-05
The Prospect.

I " e can well remember the opening of Ill the
Presidential campaigns from that of the first
. contest between Adams and jackson down to
tie present time. We hase witnessed much
enthusiasm on the part OF lie friends Of diTer-
e:eut candidates, but We do lo, rccollect of "A
single iHs,aice IN which The doing of a Nation
al Convention has given more general salislac-
/ tion than jie one just held At Chicago. Al
though The M. choice OF many for The Pre-i-
dency had pointed to = differeu; man than the
one who was holored it'll jhe uuuluatIou, all
( agree iIa; The cilutce OF the convention Was
wise and Judiciou~ aud a sure indication OF sue
+ cess Mol uuly the entire Republican party Of
tie UuIuu,bu iuauy Who have never before voted
fcr the can -ate7 Of that party. cheerfully and
cordially seaport the nominees. and Will work
faithful y for liz success. Particularly Is this
ttc case with those Old Line Wigs who re
fused ibc.r support 70 Mr. tRsrNoxT or Nh
rucHtNAS, ;uI who threw away their votes up
III lI-. FitlsouE
I'll, -Bui-o commercial 1ircrtiser the home
r.-r.u II Mr.. FILLMORE the paper supposed ID
-e.'.c, rs views upon political matters, takes
tie lead I'll raising tie names 81 LIycoLx and
HANLIS- From lengthy article III It's columns
upon u subject Of the duty of old Line Wings
We make Tie following extracts:
Tie result l. before the people Abraham
Lincoln oI ILLINOIS, Is he standard bearer. ,,
tar a the on os.tiou Is concerned, the choice
reSrS between Nh. Lincoln aud Mr.. Bell. Foi
tie latter all conservatives have rc~Tec, 50 SIN
ccrt. an affection 50 earnest, that only strong
political necessity could lead them to r,fu>t
ham ;Lels votes. But what prudent man, wish
!I..- ." cast hI~ vote " here 1t viii tell aEalLs
Tie IuiqHU"r- power no" eu'hr0heu "t " ASH
iiEtulI. can iotc>tiy say that he expects jo a
tam that end by voting for Mr. Bell ma tins
StaieI The tat,S have ~o ordered thar not c7-
en- his ackuoN ied---d purity of statesman -Eli
can meet It's reward, and though and Al
those WHO think wgth Is, should bend Qua
every energy Ia his sulFort, would result
.uuiN Iu f1i..rc. ot. w'~r ihan ti.at. m a Demo
ora d. .raytuph. here. theu. lies lie path q
a. s. Sir Ltrcoiu j. nominated by power
ius iifty- His success j. mu'e than puSSIbe.-
II has strong itul.hliitIcs ia lis favor II he J:
not personally objectionable. ii there Is rea.
son m tfe mar. himself wbv he should not mcr.
+ u Il support aud IuJa:semen, oi honest nation
al fi,,u. faci II r. iLe plain duty OF every ole
Wing and American who hopes 10 do anything
. for has cu4utry ~ This campaign, 70 come u
~quarely 10 tie flag and pledge TO Alb ahan
LIuculu all the aid and comfort which sUch
: true mans help can give him.
/ n concluding the article, The editor says:
"h Ith such views of the The Chicago pt If"rn
, and nominations with the knowledge that tt',
little strength belonging to John Bell ia lhr
state i already diminished by a conc .derahl'
8 . secession To sam HoL-tou, and with tne 81,
" hig hatred oi Democracy. messed IN with "u
( mother milk, aud strong to-day H. 1T lo44 II
our hearts. We conceive Il tn he uHr DUTY (,
PLACE lie names of LIGcolu aHd Hantin a lh'
ltaG of onr columns, ~ a pledge ;Hat We VA
extend IL them such honorable and III lfui sup
port - may belong 10 our position and InHu
euce.