Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-01
Cir Star auO CbrualtIs.
MGNDAY. MAY -. 1860.
The Other Side.

The Democrats had all their batteries loaded
and primei, and the mach ready. u fire al
SrwaRp. The nomination Of LISonIS has
DESTROYED an immense amount Of iahors, and
spiked huge volumes Of awfu. uaIa5er The
first thing they could catch against Lincoln.
was furnished 20 the Philad Lsdger, copied
by the whole parry press. 1t was The Bill Of
Indictment drawn up By Douglas himself in
ls5s, and may he regarded as a summary II
all the personal and political sins he could
find or invent against his opponent. Judge
Douglas said
81 have known Mr.. Lincoln for nearly
TWENTY-FIVE wears. We had many points of
sympathy when | first got acquainted with
him. We were both, conf mparauveiy, boys
both struggling with poverty, in a strange
land. for our support an humble school
teacher in the town Of a~heSter. and he a
fiourishing grocery-kee rfctgs the town Of >a-
lem. He was more sue - ] a occupation
than I'"'and his bu>lnt- soon carried him
directly into the Legsli are. He was then
as good al telling an anecdute as now. He
could throw any Of the boys al wrestling,
could oui-run them al a foot-race, beat them
al pitching q1oits and tossing a copper, aud
could win more liquor than a. pat together;
and the dignity and impartlailly with which
he presided al a horse-race or a f>lfght
were the praise of everybody that was pres
ent and participated Hence, had sympa by
for him, because he was struggling with
misfortune. and SO was |. Mr.. Lincoln SER
we'd with me, or with him. in the Legislature
OF 1886, when We parted He subsiied. or
submerged. for some years, and lost sight Of
L. hau al fba
viso tornado. Nr.LIncoln again turned NJ, as
a Member Of Congress from the Saagam0n
district |, being IN the Senate OF The United
States. was called 10 welcome him. then WITH
out friend or companion. He distinguished
himself by opposition 10 the Mexican war
taking the side of the common enemy against
his own country. When he returned home
from thai Congress, he found the indignation
OF the people followed him everywhere un'Il
he retired 10 private lie, and vas forgotten
BY his friends. He came up again IN 1854,
in time 10 make the abolition black republican
platform, in company with Lovej0v. q iddlugs.
Chase. and Fred. Douglass, for the Republican
party to stand upon"
Thus far Douglas and the Ledger. While
prOfessedly paironzins and complimentary,
it is intended that these shall be hard blows.
The play upon grocery" will be appreciated
when il is remembered that IN the West that
word is applied 10 the lowest gros. shops,
Bui the Ledger and lis echoes have not the
manliness and common honesty 10 insert Mr.
LlNCOLN'S REPLY, in which the only lwo
material allegations Of Douglas are UTTERLY
AHrrtD! Mr. Lincoln calmly replied
" The Judge Is vofuIv al fauIr ah-u, his
early friends being a 'grocery-keeper.' LIN
CON HertJ Kept grocery zaylctsrs 10 he world /
He did once WORK part OF a winter in a su,l- .
house, II that * cTIme-Auf so nv friend
is equally al fault when be chars meat The .
time when was in Congress. rT having o. .
posed our soldiers who were hzh,lus IA the
Mexican war. ! do oppose the Preamble 20
the War-Bil, declaring hat war existed by
the ac, Of Mexico because /; was SJr rnrE;
bot uofed FIR al tae supplies 10 TIE soldiers. I.
The record shows this"
Ii was not his wealih-for he was not then
vealihy-iha; carried Mr.. Lincoln year after
year to the Legislature; but it was his mental
power and Inc popular will that elevated HIM. ,
Nor tli he lose public confidence by his
course IN reference tc the Texas schemes to
extend Slavery he retired from Congress
Voluntarily, yet he remained The trusled lead
e' and honored champion Of his parry in the
hopeless contests during the darkes, DAYS Of
Loeoi0colsm IN Illinois.