The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-31
LINCOLN.


been announced. the Democrats with
zeal and ingenuity characteristic OF intense
partizanshlp. cast about TO tnd some sur
mise. argument or fact. with which to make
objection. AS Sewa.d was not nominated,
they cannot cry ''wooliy head AMI negro
equality As Chase was not nominated,
they cannot cry ''ianaucism and Liberty
Guard As Mclean failed, they cannot
sneer at "decrepitude and seniity.' As
Bates was not the choice. they cannot
cuse Us Of tIn.e-serving and tampering with
our principles. Never did nomination so
completely unhorse a political party; never
did any movement entirely shut the
mouths and tolestail the argument OF preir-
diced men, But theu it would be vain and
futile to expect that leaders whose chic, gift
is III invention. and whose leading charac-
leristic is an unscrupuious disregard OF truth
aud decency, should stop at any thing.
Already they are beginning to charge that
Lincoln Is new man-an unknown man--
an obscure man. However much he may
be III obscur Y, he Is likely to be better
known TO the Democracy before the close
oi the ensuing campaign. But, in truth. he
Is not s. little known, even 10 them. as they
would pretend. Since 1874 he has been
taanlilarly known throu hout his own
q
lawyer, AMI untlring, earnest advocate
OF measures, his reputation was well estab-
ll,hed soon after his entrance upon public
lie. More recently Is gallant. able and
fearless standard bearer, he achieved ma
uonal reputation. that lor any mao not
TO Know the history aud character of Honest
Lincoln, Was proof that he himself was un-
known. Ardent friends and admirers for
more than year past have been pressing
his nomination. and The public prints have
teeined with notices of him. lis speeches
were everywhere published aud read. aud
the oraculsr, in the regard which was gwen
to them. And Is such a man to be called
obscure? Verify il the Democracy have
not known him well for several years, they
must have dwelt iu bye places and read no
thing but the n. l. Murcury aud Sylvanus
Cobb. But the charge OF obscurity comes
with particularly bad grace from a party
that smoked Pvlk out of the hills of Ter
nessee, and, with horn and hounds, bagg, d
a Pierce among tue mountains OF New
Hampshire.
But We have heard Democrats say thai
Lincoln is not a man OF talents. Brats of
boys, and braiEiess sprigs OF young men,
whose culture aud learning consists in set
{
grees, and wearing a woody excresencs on
their upper lip. talk with an air Of confident
assurance about Lincoln being man OF
moderate abilities. We have good author
i,y tor saying that Douglas pronounced him
the ablest debater that he ever met. And
the man who can read the speeches OF Lin
coin, and then have small respect for hin,
as a man of talents, Is himself al ass. and
we hope he will take II kindly when we tell
him so, for we say it in no spirit OF malice,
but in truth and soberuess
From being common farm laborer, Mr
Lincoln, by his native talents and uotiring
Industry, achieved a national reputation
both as lawyer and a statesman. No;
only SO, but he is universally conceded TO
be a gentleman and an honest man. OF
this last qualification we feel more proud
than il his eioquenee had tue bewiieling
soreery of CLAY. and his political manage
nent had the magic OF Seward With our
standard bearer We are abundanIly content
We glory in such leader. We love to
honor such men--H4mtitos LsteHigeacer.