Litchfield enquirer., 1860-05-31
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

barThe New York Tribunne publishes the following correspondence. Morgan and Mosher evidently belong to that old fogy set of three cent thinkers who believe the loss of their sub scription can annoy or injure newspaper pub fisher.
 1 AURORA. N. Y, May 19 1860. EDITORS TRIBUNE Gentlemen We have ta- ken the Tribune daily from the morning of it's first issue until now, through all it's isms. -Pou acM discontinue sending tt to us Cur only regret in parting is that we are under the necessity of losing three-cent stamp in order to close our account.
 | Wishing you good time for a few months to come, We are truly yours, MORGAN & KOSHER. To which thus serenely responds the Philoso- pher: - l NEW YORK, May P, lS6O
 GENTLEMEN :-The painful regret expressed in yours of the 18th inst. excites my symrathies. l enclose you three-cent stamp, to replace that whose loss you deplore, and remain, Yours. placidly, HORACE GREELEY.
 Messrs. Morgan < Mosher, Aurora, Cayuga Co.,, \. '.
 rA- HoN o. s. FERRY of this district, made an effective speech at ratification meeting of the Chicago nominations ill Old Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on Saturday night last.
 The meeting was immense and loudly enthu- siastic. Hon. John Sherman of Ohio, Senator Trumbull of Illinois, and others, addressed the people, and the old Cradle of Liberty rocked with shouts for Freedom and American Lber- ties.
 sea- X Housing Meeting was also held in Fa- neuil Hall, Boston, to ratify the nominations of Lincoln and Hamlin. Mr. Banks made the
 leading address, and heartily fully, and eloquent ly endorsed the names of our Candidates, amid uproarous applause. Boston was never before and poor Mir. Everett witnessing the direction of public opinion thinks seriously of declining the defunct nomination for the Vice Presiden- cy. He needn't trouble himself. Those nomi- nations are already "down among the dead men,"
 l OFFICIAL VISIT TO MR. L1Nco-S-H1s REPLY The committee appointed by the republican national convention, comprising President Ash nun and the chairmen of the several state dele cations, to officially announce to Mir. Lincoln his nomination, arrived at Springfield H., on Satur- day night and proceeded to Mir. Lincoln's resi- dence, where Mir. Ashmun, in a brief speech, pre- seuted letter announcing the nomination. Mir Lincoln replied as follows:
 MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE Coa- MITTEE-l tender you and through you to the re- publican national convention. and all people rep resented in it, my profoundest thanks for this thigh honor done me which you formally an- nounce. Deeply and even painfully sensible of the great responsibility which is inseparable from that hoaor, responsibility which Icould almost more eminent and experienced statesmen whose distinguished names were before the convention; shall by your leave, consider more fully the res olutions of the convention, Genomnated the platform, and without unreasonable delay res pond to you, Mr. Chairman, in writing; not doubtng that the platform will be found satis- factory, and the nomination be accepted. Now I will not defer the pleasure of taking you and each you by the hand.
 1 Thevarious members of the committee were then presented to Mir. Lincoln, who greeted each of them with hearty shake H9~In reference to Democratic sneers at Abraham Lincoln az the "rail-splitter; Phila- delphia paper says We will venture to pre- dict that his fencing will prove stronger than all their railing"
 H@- Among the most encouraging signs fthe political campaign, is the fact that the N Y Herald gives the Chicago platform and candi- dates it's positive, unqualified and hearty condem- nation. Day after day it pours upon them it's most intense venom. We cannot be far out of the way. if the Herala is down on us. It is however forced to declare that Lincoln is an honest man no one denies." The strength and popularity of the Republican nomination is ex- tactly indicated by the bitterness and constant scurrility of the Heralds attacks. HYMN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AT BALrINoRE.-The Toledo Blade suggests that the Democracy, on opening their adjourned Con- vention at Baltimore on the 18th of June join in singing the following stanza from one of Watts hymns:
 So when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns; But 'tis poor relief We gain, To change the place but keep the pain 1 LINCOLN AND DouGLAs-The Boston Tran script republishes some extracts from it's cores pondence describing Lincoln's debate with Doug las at Salisbury H., in the fall of ls5s The let ter, says the Transcript, was written by the Pres ident of College in Illnois-a gentleman we'll known in New England and highly esteemed in Boston. After stating the reception of the rival champions, the writer continues: 'The men are entirely dissimlar. Mir. Doug las is thick-set, finely built, courageous man, and has an air of self-confdence that does not | little to inspire his supporters with hope. Mir. Lincoln is tall, lank man, awkward, apparently difident, and when not speaking has neither firmness in his countenance nor fire in his eye. MT. Lincoln has a rich, silvery voice, enun- ciates with great dstinctness, and has fine com mand of language. He commenced by review of the points Mir. Douglas had made In this he | showed great tact, and his retorts, though gen. l tlemaniy, were sharp, and reached to the core the subject in dispute. While he gave but lit tie time to the work of review, we did not feel | that anything was omitted which deserved atten- tion.
 He then proceeded to defend the Republican party. Here he charged Mr. Douglas with doing nothing for freedom; with disregarding the rights and interests of the colored man and, for about forty minutes he spoke with apower that we have seldom heard equalled. There wes grandeur in his thoughts, a comprehensiveness in his arguments, and binding force in his conclu- sions which were perfectly irresistible. The vast throng were silent as death every eye was l fiyod fha olyoro doIl him SpriOua