Litchfield enquirer., 1860-05-24
FOR PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Lincoln and Halnlin !

When the news flashed along the wires on Friday last, that the National Convention at Chicago had on the third ballot, elected as their standard bearer in the coming contest, " HONEST OLD ABE" of Illinois, the enthusiasm which had burst forth in the Convention, and which was at that moment spreading like wild-frc over all the great West, found a response from the East and the great Central States and lit up the hearts of all lovers of Freedom with an exultancy and flame which could not be quenched or lessened by individual disappointments, and which will not be quenched, only in victory And when little later, the announcement followed, that HAMLIN of MAINE, was the nominee selected to support brave LINCOLN, the joy of the East was complete and the great popular heart responded in accents of confidence and enthusiasm. which well proclaimed an augury of success to the Re- publcans, and an omen of defeat to the already doomed Democracy.
 ABRAM LINCOLN, fresh from the people, is emphatically the PEOPLES CANDIDATE. He was born in Hardin County, Kentucky February l2, 1909, and is now 5l years old. His grandfather was one of the pioneers of Kentucky, and lost his life in defence of his clearing" by band of marauding Indians. Like most pioneers, he left his family in strengthened circumstances, and his son, dying prematurcly, Abraham, then but six years old, was loft to buffet his way alone in the world, befriended only by widowed mother and her orphaned children.
 The family removed soon after the death of their father, to Indiana, where Abraham grew to the stature of six feet and some inches, and where he was in turn a farm -laborer, workman and Mississippi
 At 2l, he pushed further vest into Illinois, where the first year, he worked as hired man, then was a clerk in store, then Q Captain of Volunteer Company, in which he served in the Black Hawk war then served four years in the State Legislature, meanwhile assiduously study ing law, and preparing himself for the Bar, at which he soon took his place, and was quickly recognized as one of the most effective adyo- cates and speakers in the State. At this time he first entered the political arena, and was the Whig Candidate for Eector in Illinois, as long as long as there was Nhig party. In 1s46, he was elected to Congress, where he served one term with honor to himself and his constituents but declined reelection. From that time, he had measurably withdrawn himself from politics, devoting his time to the practice of his profess sion, until in 1854, he became the Whig Can didate for United States Senator; but his party being then in a minority he threw his influence in favor of Judge Trumbu an Anti-Nebraska Democrat, who was thus elected. In 1858, he was unanimously nominated by the Republican State Convention for United States Senator to succeed Stephen A. Douglas and the particu- lars of that well-known canvass in which both parties stumped the State together, and Mir. Lin coin received the larger popular vote, but was defeated by the Democratic apportionmcnt of districts, which secured the triumph of Mir. Douglas, are too well known to our readers to demand more than this passing allasion here
 So much for the bare outline of the biography of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. His whole life struggle and success-his whole history fraught with adventure and deeds of determination and bra very--his whole existence and triumphs drawn directly from the people, and upheld and cher ished by them-free from all political trammels and trlckery-an honest, upright firm, energetic seit-made MAN-no wonder his name and nomi- nation arouses the enthusiasm of the quick hearted West to his support-until, as Douglas himself is reported to have said, " there wouldn't be a tar-barrel left in Illinois" on the night of his nomination
 SENATOR HAALIN, the second name on our Ticket, is one well worthy to stand by the side oi LINCOLN. He too, is a self-made man, fresh from the people. A Democrat until the Ne braska iniquity in June, 1856; he stood up in ms place in the Senate, and renounced forever HIS allegiance to that sect, declaring with patri- otic words, that his love for country exceed ea ms love for his party, and publicly announced .i'a' hereafter he stood with the newly formed nepuohcan organization. From that time to the present. he has been an ardent and active supporter ot Republican principles and bos cor. red at least half of his old party in N.;ro with nun was; since elected Governor of that State by over ls,oOo majority, and was almost nnon; - mousiy chosen to his present seat in tbo c... ate. No one among his compeers has . ,;us" reputation for honesty, sagacty, and pol;t;c., and personal integrity, than has he. Mir. Hon, lin was born in Oxford Co.,, Maine, in lsoo and is thus in his 5lst year.
 We have thus hurriedly given brief biogra. phies of our Candidates They are now before the American people. They are REPRESENTA- TIVE MEN, both of the American people, and of Republican principles.
 The Democratic incubation has not vet been brought to light but we have these men, and these principles which they represent, to offset the coming ticket, and with them nailed to ou, masthead, we enter upon the contest with hope and confidence. 1Hsee cheers and tiger for HONEST OLD ABE"
 Ug"our readers will thank our excellent cor respondents this week for news directly from New iork: New Haven, Washington and Chi cago, to this paper. It is a matter of m ,ttle advantage to newspaper to have commun;ca. tons direct rom points of interest throuchont the country and in this respect. certa;niy HHs q" ENQUIRER will not suffer in comparison win G;.s ;.s contemporaries. "''n ''S