Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-25
what are we voting forr

| Ouiy one week now TeInaln, OeIOr
the choice Of President of the Unite,
J States for the next four years is to be de
terrnined. It is very certain that only on
of the four candidates before the people ha
any chance of being elected BY the people
That candidate is Abraham Lincoln of Iii
nois. Yet that is one of the least weight,
reasons in favor of voting for Lincoln
/ The more cogent arguments in his favor are
the following. sHsa s-i sl p 80 ,i
1st. He represents, a one of the all fou
candidates in nomination, the honest
straightforward principle of the restriction
of slavery to its present limits, thereby
avoiding the many old dangers and distur
bauce which experience shows US would en-.
sue upon expansion. .5si .s9 a
I'd. He represents the policy of an i'm
mediate and benefcient Homestead Law,
giving to free labor to the possession of thai
vast landed domain which has heretofore
been the prey of spectators and monopo.
lists. '"l .'A-
| Sd. He represents the principles Of
those who are honestly and unwayering iu
favor of preserving the Union of the
States, the separate rights of the States,
and the liberties of the people whether in
States or Territories.
4th He represents the doctrine of full
protection to the rights of citizens, native
or naturalized, at b me or abroad and is
committed against any abridgement or i'm
pairing of the rights of citizens of foreign
birth. .s- .., =. ~ sTle7aal {
| 5th. He represents the doctrine Of
strict economy and accountability in all de-
partments of the administration and bis
private character, as man of rare indus
try, business ability, and independence, is a
guarantee that he would hold all public
servants to arigid discharge of their re-
spective duties. IS = .s-.a7 as l..
9th. He is an honest man, against
whose integrity, eandor, and determined
discharge of duty, no shadow of impeach
ment can be brought.
Voters of all shades of opinion, are
these qualifications worthy of your respect
or nog Are the principles which Mr..
Lincoln represents adapted 10 give fair
play to the will Of the majority, and give
peace and security to the country or not :
Does be fairly represent the interests of
free labor-which is the interest of more
than three fourths of the people of the
United States-or not? Can you find
any other candidate who represents more
truly the great popular interests of the ma
ton, than he doesl Is there any other
candidate who more truly reflects the ad-
vanced spirit of the age, in connection with
wise and edacious regard for public or
der9 Would not the vested rights Of all
classes be secure under government
whose policy ives shaped by his hands?
Is there any other candidate whose char
aeter affords warrant for believing that
he would administer the government more
honestly, economically, or imparlialIy than
Mr.. Lincoln? Would your votes, thrown
for candidate who cannot by any posi-
bility be chosen by the popular suffrage,
tell IS efficiently for the true interests of
yourselves and of the nation OF which you
form part, as if thrown for Mr.. Lincoln ?
Is it better for the welfare of the nation
that there should be hap hazard embit-
tered, and unprineipled struggle in Con-
gress over the election ofa President. than
he should be chosen now by the peoples
Could the peaceably organized adminlstra-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln, carrying the govern
ment right on its constitutional channels,
possibly be worse for any part of the ma
tion, than the fierce warfare and distraction
which would flow from Congress out a
mong in the event Of leaving the Presiden-
cy to be gambled for or quarreled over BY
the House of Representatives? ss,sJ
These are important questions, which
every man should heedfully consider, be-
fore making up his mind to vote for Bell,
Breckenridge or Douglas. r -H