The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-07-19

candidate for Governor in Illinois, adj
dressed mass meeting al Springfield :.
iae home OF lincoln, on the 7th inst
We regret thatwe have not room to
copy the whole of his speech, which was
lucid and forcible exposition of Repub.
lican principles; but We extract from il
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 Tor its President that the
mighty Republican party should look to
this far away Prairie State for its stan
dard bearer in such momentous contest.
Yet, say here to-day. that have heard
the great men OF this nation, North and
South, East and West, for four conse-
cutive years in the Hall of the House Of
Representatives, and in the Senate Of the
United Statesil | have heard the Stephens
and loombs Of the South, The Stewards,
Cbases and Corwns of the North; | have
heard the most renowned orators on the
floor OF this Senate and House, daily for
years; and say here to>day that for
clearness OF statement, for penetrating Of
thought, for power OF irresistible logic,
tor broad, comprehensive, statesmanlike
views, for exalted purity Of private and
puohc character, your own Abraham
Lincoln is the clearest, noblest, purest
and best of them ALL In the history Of
his, ,iie-in all the elements which inspire
with enthusiasm the hearts of the masses
OF mankind, and rouse the millions to
action. 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 this day and hour
the mlghtiest name upon the continent Of
North America. Prolonged cheers.
"My friend Green, who introduced
me, told me that the first time he ever
saw Lincoln, he was in the Sangamon
River with his pants rolled up some FIVE
ieet, more or less, trying to pilot a fiat
boat over a mil-dam. The boat had
got SO full of water, that it was very diff.
hcult to manage and almost impossible
to get 1t over the dam. Lincoln finally
contrlved to get her PROV over, SO that it
projected few feet, and there it stood.
But be then invented new way Of bai-
ling flat boat. He bored hole through
the bottom of the projecting PROV to let
the water run out and then corked her
up, and she launched right over. (Great
laughter) l think the Captain who prov
ed himself SO fitted to navigate the broad-
horn over the dam, is no doubt the man
who is to stand upon the deck of the oil
ship, "the Constitution and guide her
safely over the billows and breakers that
surround her. Enthusiastic and pro-
onged applause.)
81 said Lincoln was once poor bow.
And is it nothing! Is there no lesson in
his life to you fellow citizens? Is not his
example and his achievement lesson to
the hopeful? And will you blame the
people if they love their own. He is the
pest friend of labor, who himself has la
'ored. He can best sympathize with
he people in their wants. Is the story
# bis life nothing? He is the representa-
i've of the great idea of the Republican
'arty--Iabor-tree labor. The represent
ative of the genius of our free institu-
ions. A boy, the son ofpoor parents.
himself poor, begins life unaided. save by
lis own industry and genious, struggles
IN, advancing step by step, through
many years OF patient and earnest endea-
'or, until he rises to that proudest of ALI
uman elevations, the Presidency of the
United States.
"What an example here is for our
hildren. Hereafter, the poor boy who,
blows him in his history as he leaves the,
tate of Kentucky at the age of six years,
nd grows up in Indiana, laboring faith
lily with his hands, going to Illinois and
orking on step by step, until be be-;
'mes the mighty statesman and honoreG
lief OF thirty millions Of freemen--as the
Dor boy of future years reads tbestony,
will feel strange emotions in his breast
ID determine to emulate tho example
the noble Lincoln. (Cheers.l Tha
Dor boy, the poorest Of you. though bis
'rents may be humble. through he m,
ave to face the colds of Winter and 6 y
lmmer's sun. however poor Es no
}, in this land Of freedom, where asy
,enues to Office and success are o ~. 'ns =.
|, be can point to Abrahan fea 70
raighten himself up and say, ~ I0oln h
e same right and the same opo r,r.;.. .ase
President as any other boy ! %
Fellow citizens, the nar ~ An
m Lincoln, which we prese Mt 10 ,an '':
name--a name. tn Ia
,ersver freedom require 5 a oh.m,;s, "a
name 10 boast Of wher ever von wor,S
int to an honest NJ an or , ,s.r;u.
a 'a.,1 name to love Whenever affection
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