The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1860-10-24
Abraham Lincoln.

What is II that recommends a candidate
for high and responsible Office to the peo-
ple' We should suppose that honesty,
ability, and long services in a position
where these qualities had been long tested
were the best and perhaps the only strong
recommendations. What has Abraham
Lincoln done that renders him worthy of
the high position of President OF these Uni
ted States He has lived in the West all
his lite time, and has filled but ore civil
office in the government. He was once
elected To Congress and served there one
term. He was never returned back, and
whilst there was unknown. He opposed
the Mexican War publicly and once said
il was unconstitutional. Beyond this, no
person ever heard that such a man occupied
a seat in Congress. He was utterly obscure
whilst there and seems 10 have been un-
known eyerywhere-at least outside OF his
own State till 1858, when he was resur.
rected from his dusty obscurity in order TO
be candidate for the United States Senate
against Judge Douglas. lC this ambitious
project of his, he was encouraged by the
Republican parry with all It's power aud
! patronage, but was unsuccessful, and Abra-
ham again sunk back 10 private life. His
record in civil affairs was much like that of
! Fremont, as a statesman he was unknown
and his opinions were unknown also. He
was made a candidate by the republican
( party for much The same reasons that gov
erned the opposition 10 the Dem ocratic
party in 1s4O, ls4s, 1852 and 1886. In
each Of these cases they placed candidates
liz nomination who were without either ex-
perience or talent statesmen. Gen Har-
rson was neither a statesman or a man OF
talent, but clever man and a brave one,
but entirely unequal TO the task of the
Presidency. Gen Taylor had never filled
, civil Office in his life. He was brave
man but had no record as a statesman. He
was run without principles. Gen. Scott
although at the head of our armies, had not
The least experience in State affairs, and he
did not pretend TO be politician. Col
Fremont, although the Candidate of the Re.
publican party, has not the least sympathy
Will tIlelI pIIHCIples. ne was not a SldleS
man, had no experience, and will lot now
vote the Republican ticket. He was taken
up as candidate without his party, even
knowing what his political principles were
He had acted with the democratic party,
up TO that time and il is now stated that he
is in favor of Bell and Everett. Abraham
Lincoln, like the candidate of the opposition
TO the democratic party heretofore, is un.
known as a statesman he has had no ex.
perience has had no associations with the
great men of the country. He has not been
tried and trusted even by his own people
so that neither his honesty, his ability, o
opinions, are known. His party go i
blind or him as they did on Fremont anc
Scott and Taylor. Had his principles beer
as we'll known as Stewards are, OF had he
been before the public when his quaIitie:
had been tested, he would never have beer
the candidate of the republican party
Like Seward, his principles would hav'
rendered him obnoxious TO the public, anC
could not have been elected His only
safety is in obscurity.