, 1860-05-16

Hawk war, student in law Office, bending
his great powers to overcome the defects Of
early training; then legislator, and at last
brilliant advocate, n tho highest courts, aud
a popular leader ii !t65 great; noysnen, u;
Of the age, there is enoaeh OF romance jon and
poetry in hs H. to flll an tue land with shout
ing and song: aonssfo}d Abel Himself an
'out growth Of free institutions, he would die
IN tho elfort to preserve to others, uuimpaired,
the inastimahlo blessings by which he has
been made man. -
VI Without a stnin Of Observation-Disclosures
an Liz l4 sairts he j. acceptable to tue muzs Of
the American party who, this year, will bc
compelled I'd aiob6e, betaeon tie candidate; Of
Chicago and the nominee Of Baltimore. The
experience Of two years Ia. proved their
error and his wisdom. They want the chance
to retrieve ths blundera Of the past. Eadeared
by his manly defence Of the principles Of the
Declaratien Of Independence to the citizens
Of foreign birth, he could command thc warm
support Of every one Of them from whom, in
any contingency, a Republican votc caa be
expected. =. g -..-: ::
VII. Mr.. LINCOLN is an honest man. We
know that the adage "Praise ovcrmuch is
ccnsure in disguise is true; aud we know,
too, that it is the disgrace Of the ago that in
the popular mind, politics and chicane, ofico
and fal.slcssness, 50 haud in hand. We run
great fisk, then;i in saying Of Mr.: Lincoln what
| truthyne1orably demands, that in his life Of
81 yeark-akera is no act Of a public or private
character, Of which his most malignant enemy
can say, this is dishonest" "this is mean"
With his record, partlzanship has done its
worst, and the result We have stated. His
| escutcheon is without blemish-
VIII, -Ale1 saying 50 much, re need :uot
add that Mr. LINCOLN can 1s elected, If placed
before the people with the appreciation Of the
Convention to meet, tomorrow. . In New
England, where Republicanism pure and sim.
pie is demanded, and where he has lately cleo
trificd the people By his eloquence, his name
would be q tower Of strength. New York,
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great statesmen, her first choice, would not
refuse to adopt Mr. LINCOLN as standard
bearer worthy Of the holy cause. Pennsylva.
1.r,ia, satisfied with lis views in regard to tue
present necessity Of fostering domestic iutcr-
ests, and the constitutional moderation Of his
opinions upon slavery, would come heartily
into his support.
The Vest is tho child Of the East, and aside
from her local pride in one Of the noblest O.
her sops,' She would not fail BY her plaudits te
|: exalt and intensity tie enthusiasm which tht
nomination Of Honest Old Abo would be SUR
to excite. The West has no rivalry with tht
EaszEFzcept:fp the. patriotic 7endeavor- tod.
| the most for the Republican cause. Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wiscon
sin desire no triumph in which the East doe!
not share-no victory over which tile Ea-
may not honestly exult. In contest for Lin
coin, they would fight with zeal and hep1
that has never animated the Republican hosts
| We present our candidate, then, not as t
rival Of this man or that, not because tho Nes
| has claims which she must urge; not bccaus
Of q distinctive policy which she would SCI
enforced; not because he is the first choice O
minority; but because lie is that honest mar
that representative Republican, that people,
candidate, whose life, position, record, are s.
many g1arantys Of success-because be is tina
patriot in whose hands the interests Of 1h