New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-24
POLITICAL.

The Courier and Enquirer says that the following
article from The Auburn Daily Adrertiser of Saturday
last was written by Gov. Seward himself:
ave place the names Of Lincoln and Hamlln at the
head Of our columns with pride and satisfaction. No
tTuer exposition of the Republican creed could be gwen
than the platform adopted by the Convention contains
No truer or frmer defenders of the Republican faith
could have been found in the Union than the dstin-
Ruithed aud esteemed citizens on whom the honors oil
the nomination have fallen. Their election we trust,
BY decisive majority will restore the Government OF
tie United States TO it's constitutional and ancient
course Let the watchword OF the Republican party,
then be Union and Liberty, and onward to Victory.
"A correspondent Of The EreaiHg Post, who ha
yised Springfield, thus describes the lady of the flu
ture President:
Mrs. Lincoln and in the circumstances OF these per-
SOM. trust am not trespasslng on the sanctties OF
private life in saying word IN regard TO that lady,
Whatever of awkwardness may be ascribed TO her
husband there of il in her. On the contrary,
she quite pattern of lady-llke courtesy and polish
She converses with freedom and grace and Is thorough
" an fat in all the little amenities OF society Mrs.
Lincoln belongs by the mothers side, to the Preston
family of Kentucky, has received liberal and refined
education aud should she reach it, will adorn the
White House. She is am told, strict and consis-
tent member of the Presbyterian Church
A Republican Club has been organized in Union
College. Mr.. S. X. Thayer of the senior class is the
President.
The Hon. A. Rust NJ c., Of Arkansas, has writ
ten home a letter in defense of Mr.. Douglas.
The Chicago Herald, a Buchanan paper, says of
the Republican platform and candidates that the
platform and head of the ticket shrewdly dis
guised Abolition Wing move. The head Of the ticket
is weak and unfit man for go high place aud upon
a careful review of the whole field we think the ticket
q by no means formidable one, and that it can be
II. n.
put in the field BY united Democracy is meant
simply the slaughter of Mr. Douglas.
The Wilmington Journal and Statesman, one Of
the leading rapers in Delaware, says that " Abram
Lincoln tcH be tie nezt President Of the United States
# the Opposition but do their duty to themselves and
the country. He is emnently qualified for the posi-
ton and enierains views and opinions as to the true
policy Of administering the Government, which are in
strict harmony with those Of nearly twO-thrds Of the
people Of this Union; and if elected he will give them
practical shape and by the fearless honesty and
independence which viii characterize his Admnistra-
ton" Let the conse rvatve Union of the South
come up with cir torches and relume them at the
alarires Of freedom which now spread in blaze
of glorious promise throughout the North, the East
ard the West aud Lincoln, Liberty and Law will
prevail over Democracy, Disunion and Disorder
"A Republican Club was formed on the Dist inst,
at Grifiin's Corners, Delaware County, N. Y, with
the following officers; President, Matthew Griffin;
Recording Secretary, George ii. Van Wagoner; Cor
responding Secretary, William II. Crawford Treas
urer, Dewitt Griffin. Great enthusiasm was mani
tested at the meeting in favor of the Lincoln and
Hamlin ticket 1t was considered the very best
nomination that could have been made.
The nominations of Lincoln and Hamlin were
enthusiastically responded to by the Republicans Of
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, L. D., on Tuesday even
ing. There was large attendance, and speeches were
made by j. n. Stearns, j. McDiarmid, and G. Perry.
The following Ulcers Of the Club chos for the
ensuing year: j. n. Stearns, President; j. Nc
Darmid, c. Perry, and j. Moore, Vice-Presidents;
l.. Brown and l.. ID. Taft, Secretaries. An efficient
Committee was appointed to make arrangements to
erect Wigwam for the campaign.
Archbishop Hughes and the Roman Catholic Bish-
op Of st. Johns appeared at the Douglas demonSira
ton at the Cooper Institute on Tuesday night being
brought there by Mr.. Peter Cooper The Archbishop
was closely wrapped up, if suffering from h-he'n'
Prince John Van Buren, and William ID. henheoy
were ON the platform at the meeting ana were
warmly greeted
The Hon. Augustus Schell wns in tho ioooieS az
the Douglas meeting on Tuesday night but dia not up