The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-30

WHAT II THE POLITICAL orRIrE or =" HONEST
ABE" LINCOLN Those moderate, almost
conservative republicans who are rejoicing at
having got rid Of William II. Seward, a. the au-
thor Of the "irrepressible conflict" and - too
ultra for success, IL put forward as the nominee
Of the party, are completely sold II they have
laid the lattering JUNCTION to their souls that
they have got In bis stead any other than the
moot ultra abolitionist II is known TO all how
ultra Is Joshua r. Giddings. He and Lincoln
we're devoted friends when they were In Con-
gress together for one session, and that friend
ship has continued ever since, founded, a. II Is,
on common principles and common hopes,
which Catahne, In his conspiracy 10 overthrow
the Roman republic, laid down TO his follow
ers as the true foundation OF political combina-
ton AT Chicago Giddipgs proved the staunch
friend Of Lincoln, and opponent Of Seward,
which would not have been the case II he did
not, from personal knowledge know Lincoln 10
be the more ultra Of the two, and Giddings,
from long intimacy, had full opportunity Of
knowing his man. Giddings has been always
regarded as the most extreme Of the abolition
lrlk-tNhSty VI kur rihiC bdfYt WIN O1frlHOn
and Wendell Phillips. When be w1 here, q
few months ago, on bis lecturing tour, he justi-
fed and glorifed John Brown, and gave ut
terance to the most fsnatical aud sangunary
sentiments. When Lincoln made bis appear
ance here, about the same time, on the same
mission, his doctrines were just as radical as
they were when he stumped the State Of I'LL
nois against Douglas. Lincoln, not Seward,
Is the author Of the irrepressible conflict.
In the first speech Of his campaign,
and In the very opening Of that speech, de-
llvered on the 18th Of June, 1858, at Spring
Geld, Illinois, be proclaimed that doctrine TO
be the fundamental principle Of his position as
candidate for the United States Senate, and the
fundamental principle Of the republican party.
This was long before Stewards Rochester
speech. Tie laid down the postalate that there
was ireconciable antagonism between the
two different ~ stem Of labor at the North and
the South, and that an inevitable conflict
would 20 on between them ill the whole coun-
try was either slave or free.
We accept the sobriquet given 70 Lincoln By
his friends, Honest Abe" He Is honest, be.
cause he believes what he says-believes in
the irrepressible conflict We have nothing 10
say against Lincoln nothing against his pr.
vate character. lie used TO make very good
rails, and showed fair play In rough and
tumble eight He was honest In his dealings
with his neiehbors, and we doubt not he Is
equally honest in his political opinions. lie Il
Of the same school a. Honest John Brown
unless that he believes the courts the best
mode Of efecting their common object
II be becomes President, bis purpose Ia to
liberate all the slaves In the Southern
States by hsbeas corpus, using the whole
power Of the army and navy in carrying out
bis grand scheme. What this would lead TO
we need scarcely say.
II Ia, therefore, evident that Lincoln runs for
President as an extreme sbolitonist Of the
revolutionary type. and that he viii be sup
ported as such in the coming campaign. The
republican Organs have not yet commeoced the