New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-20
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Republicans OF waterbury, Conn.,, heid gio
rious ratification meeting on Monday evening. Toe
shirt and enthusiasm were equal to that Of So The
nominations were ratified with a will. Addresses
were delivered on the occasion by Messrs. Kellogg OF
Waterbury, Hawley of Hartford, and Judge Culver OF
Brooklyn. Nominations were never more heartily re-
Mayor Wood denies having written the letter
credited to him in yesterday mornings papers as in
dorsipg Douglas, in connection with the Baltimore
Convention. He says his position is the same as
maintained by him at Charleston.
1t il stated that Senator Andrew johnson Of Ten
nessee has written letter TO Gen. Samuel Milgan OF
the Tennessee delegation, Withdrawing his name from
any Convention, with Presidential aspirations at Bal
timore He considers this can hour Of peril to the
harmony and integrity Of the Democratic party, Of
serious apprehension for the future welfare and pepe-
tuity of oar Government and does not wish to add
to the difficulties and embarrassments of his friends.
Mr.. WisfaI of Texas is not without some sort
of honor in his own country. The State Journal
quotes an approving paragraph from The Washing
ton Constitation, and thus goes on:
"We have not yet seen the above speech. II is
gratifying however to the many friends OF Mr.. Wig
fall to find that his Senatorial career has so bright
dawning."
"A Lincoln and Hamlin Club has been organized at
Burlington n. j., by the election of the following
officers: President--Edmund Morris; .Vice-Presdents
Joseph Gross, II. s. Haines, b. f. AIloways; Sec
retaries-A. Hurley, d. p. Naylor; Treasurer-G. C.
Buring; Committee of Correspondence Samuel r.
Gummers, William R. Allen, John b Roberts. -
A Republican ratification meeting wac held at
Danbury, Tompkins County, on Friday evening On
this OCCASION after addresses from several gentlemen
81 new members joined the Republican Club Of that
town.
The young men of the Seventeenth Ward, Brook
Ign (ireenpont, met on Thursday evening last, and
organized Wide.Awake Club. The following gentle
men were elected it's officers: President and Captain
K. ID. Taft yice-President, George Lamp; Secretary
Daniel L. Mcdonald; Assistant Secretary, John
Tinkey; Treasurer VIM. s. Cabels; Auditor, James
Englis; Executive Committee, o. Benton, Isaac Os.
born, G. Rodgers, Wallen Holmes, and Henry l..
Debveoise.
The Hon. Richard Yates, Republican candidate
for Governor in Illinois, addressed mass-meeting at
Springfield on the 7th inst. We regret that we have
not room to copy the whole Of hi, speech, which was
lucid and forcible exhibition of Republican princi
ples but we extract from it the following passage
relative to Mr.. Lincoln:
"Now fellow citizens, it may strike you as rather
strange matter that the people of so great nation as
this should come to Illinois for its Presdent-that the
mighty Republican party should look to this faraway
Prairie State for it standard-bearer in such moment
GUS contest Yet, cay here to-day, hat have heard
the great of this nation, North and South, East
and West for four consecutive years in the Hall of the
Home of Representatives, and in the Senate of the
United States; have heard the Stephens and Toombs
of the South the Stewards Chases and Corwins of the
North have heard the most renowned orators on the
floor of the Senate and House daily for years; and
say here to-day that for cearness of statement for
penetration OF thought for power of irresistible logic
for broad, comprehensive, statesmanlike views for
exalted purity Of private and public character, your
own Abraham Lincoln is the cearest, noblest, pures
and best of them all In the history OF his fe-in all
the elements which inspire with enthusiasm the hearts
of the masses of mankind and rouse the millions to ac
tion stand up here to-day in this the Capital of the
State and in the presence OF my countrymen, to say
that the name of Abraham Lincoln is tbs day and hour
the mightiest name upon the Continent OF North
America. prolonged cheers.
"My friend Green, who introduced me, told me the
first time be Lincoln, he WAS in the Sangamon
River with his pants rolled up five feet more
less, trying to pilot fat-boat a ml-dam. The
boat had got full of water that it was very dlicnt
to manage, and almost impossible to get II over the
dam. Lincoln finally conrived to get her Prov over
so that it projected few feet and there il stood. But
be then invented new way Of baling fat-boat He
bored bole through the bottom TO let the wacr run
over. lGreat laughter.] l think the Captain who
proved himself 30 fitted to navigate the broad-horn
over the DAM is doub. the who is to stand upon
the deck of the old ship, the Constitution and guide
her sfey over the pillows and breakers that Surround
her. Enthusiastic and prolonged applause
GO I said Lincoln was once a poor boy. And is it
nothing Ia there lesson in his life to you fellow
citizens Is not his example and his achievement a
will you blame the people If they love their own! He
is the best friend Of labor who himself has labored
He best sympathze with the people in their wants.
Is the story OF his life nothing He the representa-
tive OF the great idea of the Republican party-iabo
free labor. The representative of the genius of our
free institutions boy the Of poor parents, HIM
self poor, begins life unaded save by his own industry
and genius, struggles on, advancing step by step,
until be rises to that proudest of all human elevations
the Presidency of the United States.
"What an example here Ia for our children. Here
after the poor boy who follows him in bis history
he leaves the State Of Kentucky, at the age Of six
years. and grows up in Indiana, aboring faithfully
with his hands, going 10 Illinois and working on step
by STEP until he becomes the mighty statesman, and
honored chief of thirty millions Of freenlen-as the
poor boy of future years reads the story, he will feel
strange emotions in his breast, and determine 10 emu
late the example of the noble Lincoln. Cheers. The
poor boy-the poorest of you though his parents may
be humble though he may have TO face the colds of Win
ter and the Summers sum- however poor he may be, in
this land of freedom where the to Office and
success are open all he point to Abraham Lin
coin, and straghten himself up and say, 4 have the
right and opportunity to be President as any
other boy.
"Fellow-ctzens the name Of Abraham Lincoln,
which we present to you, is a winning name-a name
to rally on wherever freedom requires champion-a
name to boast Of wherever you would point 10 an hon.
est man patricia name to love wherever affection
would seek warm.hearted and generous spirit--a
name which is spell to gather millions wherever free
hearts and strong hands TO be summoned in favor
of liberty and humanity" Tremendous applause.
--Pason Brownlow of The kRorrale WEig, says
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