Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-07-25
Getting Bolder.

Getting Bolder.
We see by the western papers that tn
Black Republicans are arranging their po
litical programme with all eye to carryin!
out the 'Irreprcssible conflict to the very
letter, this they must do to satisfy the
Abolitlonists, spiritual Rlppers and the
negroes. In the fifth congressional dis
trict of Indiana, they have set aside Mr.
Kilgore and nominated that notoriou:
abolitionist Geo. W. Julian, in the eighth
tenth, aud eleventh districts they have
set aside rather Conservative men, and
nominated two Blacks. In Michigan and
Vermont the same thing is being done.
In Illinois however there is quite a rum-
pus in the camp, the State convention
nominated q Mr. Hoffman for Lieut.. Gov,
and he refuses to run, seeing that the
subject was getting too dark, and the state
central committee named Mr.. Jarrot for
the position. To this a large portion of
the rank and file object, his views not
being dark enough; and he has been
forced to leave the field, stating that he
could not consider himself candidate
"while 50 large and respectable portion
of the state objected to him. and the
state Central Committee, have called an
other state Convention to assemble at
Springfield on the jth ofAugust next.
We know another citizen of Illinois
who ought to of taken a like view of mat.
ters with Mr.. Jarrot; when he knew as
well as Mr.. Jarrot did, that "large and
respectable portion of this country" did
not desire him to become the nominee of
his party for President at this time.
Life of Abe Lincoln by Judge Douglas.
We abstract the following brief recital
Of the career of Mr.. Lincoln from one Of
the speeches made by Stephen A. Doug
las during the canvass in Illinois in 1858 :
81 have known Mr.. Lincoln for nearly
twenty-five years. We had many points
of sympathy when first got acquainted
with him. We were both comparatively
boys; both struggling with poverty for
our support an humble school teacher
in lhe town Of Winchester, and he flour
ishing grocery keeper in the town of Sa.
| lem. He was more successful in occupa-
ton than |, and hence became more fortu-
nate in this worlds goods. l made as
| good q school teacher as | could, and
when q cobinetmaker made the bedsteads
and tables, but my old boss said / succee,
| ded better in bureaus and secretaries than
in anything else. But believe that Mr..
Lincoln was moro successful in business
| than / Tor his business as q grocery
| keeper soon carried him into the Legisture
There | met him il little time, and had
syapathy for him because of the up-hill
struggle we had in life. lie was then as
good a; telling an anecdote as now. lie
could beat any Of the boys Wrestling, could
outcun :hem at a Coot-race. beat. any of
| them at pitching quoits aud tossing a con.
per, and could win more LIQUOR than ali
the boys put together and the dignity
and impartiality with which he presided
at horse race or first fight were the
praise of everybody that was present or
/ participated. Hence had sympathy for
him, because he was struggling with mis-
fortune, ard so was /. Mr.. Lincoln sery,
cd with me. or with hun in the Legisls,
laturo Of 1886, when we parted. lie SUBJ
sided ar submerged for some years, and |
lost ght Of him. In 1916, when Wilmot
raised the Wilmot proyiso tornado, Mr.. Lin
coin appeared again as a member of Con
Gress from Sangamon Dist. l, being in the
Senate Of the United States, was called to
welcome him, then without friend and
companion. lie then distinguished him,
self by his opposition to the Mexican war
taking part With the common enemy in
Time Of war, against his own country -
When he returned home from that Con,
gress he found that the Indignation of the
people followed him everywhere. until he
again retired to private life, and was SUBJ
merged until he was again forgotten by
his friends. He came up again in 1854, in
time TO make the abolition black republ>
can platform, in company with Loveov.
Giddings, Chase and Fred Douglass, Cor
the republican party to stanu upon"
The horse "Patchen" that has beaten
Ethan Allen" and almost stripped the
laurels from "Flora Temple" is held at
the altogether fancy price for S35, ,000.-
Twenty-Five thousand has been refused.