Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-14

IL snch rulers are to be continued. Fortunately ;,
the Chicago Convention, guided apparently by
more than human foresight, selected ticket
which by tie IN ,nim us verdict of the whole ueo
pie, c)m oes with these requirements. However
men may differ as to polite II principles. no one in
this BROAD land, from the 'st gifted senator to
the bitterest prtizsn, has even whispered the
slightest doubt of the unbcnding integrity and in
flexible honesty of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. And
happy indeed viii be inluguratcd, when
President sits in Write House, who, unlike the
present incumbent, will neither fer n,r protest
against Congress invesg ,ting the ofIi.al conduct
of his Administration ; but will, on the contrary,
armed with c,asciois recttule. c'i tilcnsc and in
wife the severcst scrutiny of friend or foe. In
other respects, 90, the ciroic, of the Chicago
Convention seems singularly fortunate. Reared
amid all the Disadvantages of orphanagc an pow
CRY, without the benefit Of classical collegiate
education, AMI with only such astainments as could
be acquired during the stern tolls of frontier lic
our gallant stanl,rd bearer has so cultivated in
maturer years his native intellect, TIA: he stands
before the American people n,w. giant in intel
lect as he is in stature, AMI one OF the best and
trucst representatives, Of the selsInidc of the
/ Republic.
N, is ti;i al. His e'e.ti,, viii ps,ve tint,
under oar institu.ioas the Prcs;d .ncy is not more
accessible to tn. cr.Il Of w,alt. of culture, and
of Iii stinc:ion tn to the poor firmcr-boy of the
Western p-l;ries-lni th,t hs.e, if nowhere else
in the vile wJr.j. is m,rt TIE tru, test OF distinc
ton an fun, Elec,ci, ~ h, un l,u5te lily will
be, funkeysm nd0ristocracy will be banished
from the White House. tru'tn,t oaly for his term
but forever the after; AMI the Peoples President
Labor, will welcome there with the hearty greet
ings of an honest heart, the humbe'pioncer of the
distant West, as cordially as If he stood before him
glitcrng with the stars and Jewels that adorn the
most talented and distinguished dirlomatists from
abroad. To attain such desirable result as this
and to restore the Government to the Principles of
its Founders, let all labor, heartily, zcalously
and periodically; feeling, has been we'll said by
another, that "With the faith of ABRAHAM, and
the courage of HANNIBAL, we shall surely conquer
the Wrong and maintain the Right
Respectfully yours,
SCHUYLER COLFAX
The reading of the letter was frequently inter
rupted by the audience Cheering its sentiments,
and at its conclusion three rousing cheers were
sent up for Cofax and the Republican State and
National tickets.
The Committee on
through its chairman, l. N. Tyner, OF Miami, re-
ported the following, which was unanimously con
CURED in:
Resolved, That the Republicans Of the Ninth
| Congressional District, in Convention assembled,
heartily endorse the resolutions adopted by the Re-
publican National Convention at Chicago, and
pledge our District for a largely increased m ,orty
for the glorious nominees of that Convention
Lincoln and IIamlin.
Resolred, That the Ninth District hereby pledges
itself contribute more than its share toward the
rescue of The State Government from the hands of
the pccuatOrs who now control il, and toward the
election of honest officials, headed by Lane and
Morton; and that the platform of principles adopt
cd by the recent State Convention receives the
hearty and cordial approval Of the Republicans OF
said District.
Rrsolrcd, That Schuyler Cnfax has proven to be
what we selected him for when We first gave him
our votes for Representative in Congress. viz: an
honest man, an able Representative and credit
to our State; and that we recognize in his rcnom
nation and re-e election n proceeding founded only
in strict justice 20 him and ourselves.
On motion Of NJ. ii. w. ir, of Laportc,a
CONGRESSIONAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE
was named 10 serve for the ensuing year. The
following gentlemen were dcsgnated: A. Tee
garden, L1porte; Daniel Turner, Lake; Williams
{. 1'alcott, Porter; A. Wheeler, St Joseph; james
II. Tyner, Miami; T. ii. Brinehurst, Cas-; J. H..
Stailey, Fulton; C. H. Test, White; James Par
kcr. Benton; Il. H. Milroy. Jasper; John Lyons,
Newton; +. f. Stokes, Pulaski; E. c. Overman.
Starkc; /. Mattingly, Marshall.
The business Of the Convention being conclu-
ded, it adjourned for the purpose of listening to
speeches from a number OF persons whose presence
was announced
Enthusiastic feeling and perfect satisfaction pre-
vailed among tho thousands of Republicans in at
tendance on the Convention, and the different
delegations returned home with tho satisfaction of
having done good days work, and having their
spiritual strength renewed
| On motion, it was ordered that the proceedings
be published in the Indiana Journal and all the
Republican papers in the District.
/ Adjourned
d. g. ROSE, President.