The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-06
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The Louisville Journal has the following
in regard to the nomination Of Mr.. Lncolm
by the Chicago Convention: .s.
The telegraph announces that the Repub.
lican Convention nominated yesterday thr
Hon. Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency
by very decided majority on the third bal.
lot. This result is somewhat unexpecte'f
to us, as it probably will be to the country
at large. We have reason to believe it wa
unexpected even to the coolest and most
sagacious observer on the spot. Nay, NC
are assured that it was unexpected even to-
the most eager advocates Of the policy
ination. The policy to which we refer j.
that of feathering the arrow Of sectionalisn1u
with the plume Of sobriety, the most dan
gerous OF all devices to the peace and wei
fare of the Union. It's adoption by the Ma
tional Convention of the Republican party
evinces the settled determination of that
party not to discard sectionalism but at
every sacrifice and at all hazards to enthronc
it as the policy of the Government. The
defeat Of Mr.. Seward shows that high and
incxtingushable as Republican fanaticisns
is, the Republican subtlely overtops and
| directs ii. This, certainly, is not comfor-
table revelation to the dis Greet and cnlight-
encd lovers of the country. f ia
Yet it cannot be doubted, Mr.. Lincoln,
though as an individual less exceptional po-
litically than Mr.. Seward, and though per-
sonally most genial and estimable man, is
nevertheless thorough representative OF
the Republican principle in its widest rec
ognized expansion. which is the expansion
given to it in the platform on which lie is
nominated; for it is significant and stlik-
ing fact that the Chicago Convention affirm
ed the Republican principles with radical
extension before it surrendered Mr. Seward
We call especial attention to this fact The
eighth plank of the platform adopted by !
the Convention amidst wild applause, is -
follows:
THAT the normal condition of all
Territories of the United States is
freedom; that our republican fathers,
they had abolished slavery in all ou1
tional Territory ordained that no d
should be deprived of life, liberty, OF
erty without due process of law, il
our duty by legislation to maint
provision of the Constitution again
tempts to violate it and zoe deny
thortty Of Congress orr Territorial
tdture, or Of any indiriduals, to 81
existence to slarery in any 7srritor|
United States"
This last clause, asserting whay
Republican lawyer knows to be fal
what many of the most distingu.
them have publicly declared to be
not contained in the Philadelphia
1t is an addition, giving deeper =
radical ground to the sectionalisl
party than it has ever before posi-
Thus the Republican party, whils
with Internal selfpossession from
ard, renews with fresh intensity its
hostility to the South. This tells I
story. The Conservatives Of til
ought to see, and We believe will SO
Lincoln simply the Representative
deadliest and most determined secti
He unquestionably is nothing q
less. The difference between Sew
Lincoln, such as it is, individually
the mask put on by the demon Of
aggression, in order the better
his purposes. We call on the friend <
Union and the Constitution in the Net
tear off this flimsv disguise, and 81
develish aggressor to the earth.
now is clearly to imperil the best
of the Nation.
Our readers should remember thal
tice of the Journal, the author of tn
has been life long Whig, steady q.
dent opposcr Of the Democratic part
The views he so ably presents in this an
Gle are those Of the high minded Conserva-
tive men of all parties in every section Of |
the country. =