, 1860-05-23

Tue ua& anu pIeuRe 10 dHRAAAA AASso.S oa soe
aid and comfort which true mans help can
giye him. Mr.. LINCOLN has not that long e1-
perience in public service which re could haFe
wished, but he has something better IN the
strong, sagacious mind, cool and unshak1nS
nerre, and intelligent familiarity Win pubic
measures which lie at the bottom Of al tTne
craftsmanship. His colleague On The ticket
man of cultivation and experience: 10 one
can doubt his ability and adaptation to the
place. or would fear to see the 1eins OF the e1.
ecutire Office placed in his hands in event OF
the death Of the President:
With such Tiews Of the Chicago platform and
strength belonging to JoHS BELL in this State
Is already diminished By considerable seces-
sion to SAx Hous1oS, and with the Old WING
hatred Of Democracy, nurscd in with our moth
er's milk and strong to day as IN 1874, In cur
hearts, We conceive it to bo our duty to place
the nsmes Of L1scoLS and A4xI1S al the head
Of our columns, es pledge thas We Will extend
to them such honorable and faithful support as
may belong to our position and influence.
IFur the Pidsbu1gh Journal
Neyer was ticket hailed With such unbound
ed enthusiasm as is this Of Lincoln aud Ham,
lin. Our exchanges come to us from all parts
of the country full Of the news Of professions
and rejoicinss. We willnot deny that the great
New YORK statesman, the glorious Seward, was
have fought for with our whole heart. aye, and
been besten with If necessary, md felt tha: it
was good even to fail With such man: But the
close and careful consideration Of the whole
ground By the delegates Of our glorious party
from the four quarters Of the Union. has given
US a good, sound, reliable man. Such being
the case, our private preferences yield to the
general verdict, and from this day till SoEem-
bef. till the triumphant election Of our ticket,
we concentrate cur hearty efforts in behalf Of
the mau who hes already once beaten Douglas
in Illinois, and who is now bound TO beat him
agaiu on that broader aud fairer ground, where
no gerrYmander can deprive HIM Of his laa1eIs-
lFrom The LaPo1te us} HerAd)
To-da7 We throw to the breeze the. strongest
American people for their sudrages, which will
wave from our mast head till the ldes Of Noyem-
ber shall crown it with brilliant yictory,-for
it will Just as sure as that time comes round.
Honest Old Abe, is Just the man for the times,
and ne rejoice that the intelligent and liberty-
1oying people delegated in convention Of this
confedesacy, were 80 considerate and prudent as
His name Is tower Of strength and euthusi-
asm, aud the praties Of the West, and the hills
and valleys uf the East, will rally around his
standard with an ardor and An enthusiasm that
will carry all before them. Nothing can prevent
his election hr crushing majority. Old Abe
an outgushing frankuess and honesty, that will
make him invincible as candidate. He was born
in kentucky, ard mostly raised in 1ndiana.' Ills
parentege was humble and Lis prospects in
early lie we:c poor indeed, but BY the most in
tense labor and application he has risen to his
present high position. Indiana and Illinois
cast their united 1ote for him 1t every ballot,
and they did right.
Hannibal uamliu is Of Democratic antece-
a nj
party. lie was member Of the q. S. Senate
in 1854 while the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise YVES being agitated. he took stron.
gro nds against it. Subsequently be waseleet.
ed Governor Of Maine, and ut the expiration OF
his term Of ollice as Governor he was again
elected to the Senate Of which he is now mem
Der. LIE = possessed :ol great personal popu.
larity at home, and will make d most splendid
candidate.
From the Davenport Qowa) Gazettel
Abe Lincoln is the man for the people, he is
one ofthemsslyes, reared amid adverse circuu1.
stances, he was the architect Of his own fortune
By the force Of his native talent, he has carved
| out namc and fame that patriots love te
| honor. Accustomed, as is evident from his very
soubriquet "old Abe" to regard Mr.. Lincoln
familiarly, the people Of the West will feel in
| voting for him as though they were elevating
| from their own ranks one who thoroughly IN,
| derstands their interests and will faithfully
represent them. The name of Abe Lincoln il
already q watchword IN the West, it is synony
NOUS with victory, and, like the forces of Wash.
| ington, men feel that with him as their leader
there can be no defeat. There is tower oI
| strength, potency Of irnuence in the name
| alone that fill men with renewed Srigor, and
| when coupled With the principle Of freedom fol
which they contend, will fire them with an i'm.
pulse irresistible a the avalanche.
Accustomed to look upon Abraham Lincoln
H. 5
| with it, who amid danger. and privation helped
to level the forest, and lit the country for o..1
securer habitation, like the children Of Abra.
| ham we are prepared now to do honor to the
| patriarch who has led rs into "better land u
And Ect Mt. Lincoln is not M old man. in years
he is in the prime and rigor Of life. with con.
stitution rugged as the scenes incident to the
settlement Of new country, are calculated ia
make ma9. We would not imply from thi.
TINT Abe Lincoln has always followed the plow.
In early manhood that WAS his vocation, until
like Cincinnatus Of old, his fellow citizens saw
proper to take him from tie furrow and make Il
civil general Of him; to place him in 8 position
where bis talents could be used for the goad Of
his country. Tint they we're not mistaken in
their appreciation Of the man his subsequent
history is the proof; step by step he has I'd.
vsuced, till in the noontide of this enlightened
century he has been designated By the talented
representatives Of a great party as the most
suitable man in the country to take charge OF
| the aaairs Of the nation.
The people have slready ratified that uonlipa.
ton, in few minutes after it was made. shout
went up f+59f the West nnd Was rc-echoed from
the East, giving vent to their Joy that stand
ard.bearer' had been chosen ia every way
worthy the high trust sought to be conferr cd
upon him. 4 platform has been made, and q
Gated the principles embodied in that t'bllI OF
rights" With the man and the platform, the
Republican party is coutented, and though u,nuy
ot them were disappointed in not haring the
man selected whum they personally preferred,
get, Is Abe Lincoln was the second choice Of all
they soon shouted loud rs the 1oudest in his
praise.
(Fron the St. Paul 3linucsot!an.1
We announce with unfeigned satisfaction the
nomination by the Nationsl Republican Con-
ventiou, Of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois.
for President Of the United States. Our own
first choice, and the undoubted first choice of
Minnesota, was Wiltiam II. Seward. lie was
our first choice, because he was in our opinion
the ablest statesman, the most 6t man for Pres
ident, now living; and ne believed that be
ought, therefore, tu be, and by proper exertions
Of his friends could be, elected.
Egen in this vicw, Lincoln was our second
choice; while it is our deliberate opinion that
the nomination is the strongest one that could
hare been made lie can poll more rotes illan
any OLuEI HAL n 4uhG uh44E WIS QelUIE lue ION.
yention.
He is genuine, reliable Republican. He is
M able, digri6ed, conservative Statesman, and
pure, upright, honest man.
lie bent Douglas in his own State, two years
ago, III the popular votc nearly five thousand,
and he will do It again If be has a chance
lie was voted tor on the second ballot By
the Pennsylvania delegation, and will undoubt-
edfy sweep that State in November.
The enthusiasm ut Chicago following his
nomination, IVES wild and overwhelming So
will it be everywhere. The people have been
ready to accept almost any nun for President
provided he was IN honest man, and therefore
change from the present aud the last E1ecu-
tive. No wonder, then, they are wild tor joy
an able lawyer, sound statesman, and man
in whom il no tincture Of denagogue.
He will be the next President Of the United
States. elected next November, inaugurated
next March.
The telegraph announces tue nomination Of
is not so well known at the West, personally.
as Ar. Liucolp, but his popularity at the East
is quite equal to that Of !. Old Abe" in Illinois,
mud his is a nomination ct to be made.
We congratulate the Convention, aud fe1ici-
tate the Republican party. upon the glorious
nominations just made at Chicago.
IFnm Ae Wabash {1s.) Esp1ess.}
We discharge duty to-day that is more
agreeable 10 US than any We have been called
nearly fire years. We place ut the head Of our
editorial column, as tho nominee Of tue Repub.
li:an party, the name Of Abraham Lincoln, its
candidate for the P1esi ,ency in 1850. There is
thrill Of pleasure perrading our whole being
as we do this, which is indescribably pleasure
bic. We place his name st the head Of our col
umn, because he is the first choice Of the Re-
publicsns, as indicated by their delegates in
convention assembled because he has been,
and is, our first choice-because he is in every
particular worthy the distinguished honor con.
ferIed upon him, aud because he is to-day, the