The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-06-02
The Chicago Nominations.
HOW THEY ARE RECEIVED.
That the Press, the Politicians and the
People say about them.

N. l.
''When it flashed across the wires this
noon that the old Farmer of the West had
received the Republican nomination, and
the result was pasted on the Evening Post
bulletin, thrill of Joy ran through every
Republican breast. The news was received
with unbounded enthusiasm. Men threw
at once shouted everywhere ''Vctory is Sc
cure Hurrah for honest old Abe
"The crowd around the bulletin of this
journal was immense Every man and boy
seemed eager to read the intelligence. The
newsboys reaped harvest from their pa
pers. They could not sell papers enough
to supply the demand. Popular instinct
recognized at once in Abram Lincoln the
proper standard bearer of the party of free
dom, reform and progress.
sMr Lincoln is a Kentuckian by birth,
but for the later years of his life has lived
in Illinois. He has been, in the strictest
sense, the architect of his own fortunes
self-made man. Born in poverty, he had
to make his way by his own unaided exer-
tons: but his stern probity, his industry
and his intelligence soon enabled him to
make his mark. He has been long promi
nent in the state politics of Illinois, was a
years ago was presented by the western
States as their candidate for the Vice-P resi-
dency. He headed the Fremont electoral
ticket in 1856.
SIN 1858 he was the opponent of Doug
las for the United States Senatorship. haY-
ing been nominated by the State Conven-
ton which met at Bloomington. Canvass
ing the State side by side with Douglas, he
III 81, l. l.
had ever known, with distinguished ability
and spirit. His speeches were manly. high
toned and eloquent. He received a MAORI
ty of the popular vote, but owing to the
apportionment of the State, was defeated in
the legislature. Since then he has been the
favorite of the West for the Presidential
nomination.
"Mr. Lincoln is able, honest, economical
and fearless, and will strike chord in the
popular heart that must give him success"
WHAT TIRE n Y TRIBUNE SAYS.
"HoNEsr OLD ABE. With this homely
but most expressive phrase the people of
the North West are wont to designate the
man when the Republican Convention at
Chicago yesterday, on the third ballot, and
by a majority which instantly became una
nimity, selected as our standard bearer in
the great contest now opening for the re-
demption of the Federal Government from
the corruption, weakness, and degradation
into which long Democratic predominance
has brought it. This rude designation, in
vented by unerring popular instinct, ex-
presses the entire and confident affection
which the heart of the masses feels for Mr..
Lincoln wherever he is known; it declares
the popular certainty that his is a nature of
sterling stuff. which may always he relied
upon for perfect integrity. and constant
fidelity to duty. In one respect, however,
it is not to be taken as literal description;
Mr.. Lincoln is not an old man either in
years or In character. On the contrary. he
is still in the full vigor and bloom Of manly
maturity. =
Gas Presidential candidate, Mr.. Lin
coin enjoys peculiar advantages. While
his position as Republican renders him
satisfactory to the most jealous member of
the party, the moderation of his character,
and tie conservative tendencies of his
mind, long approved and well known of all
men in public life, commend him to every
section of the Opposition. There is no
good reason why Americans and Wings,
and in short all who are inspired rather by
patriotism than by party feeling, should
not rally to his support. Republicans and
Conservatives, those who dread the extern
sion of Slavery, and those who dread the
progress of Administrative and Legislative
Corruption, may be assured that In him
both these evils will End stern and immo-
vable antagonist and an impossible barrier.
At the same time, as Man of the People,