Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-06-28
The Rnii-spliiIing Candidate
Nm an.

Nearly month has elapsed scince the
Chicago Convention put in nomination
Abram or Abraham, or Abe, or old Abe, /
or honest old Abe Lincoln, for the high
est executive Office in the gilt of the ma
tion, and during this time we have looked
in vain for any demonstration by the peo-
pie or the press indicative of enthusiasm
or appreciation, with the exception of the
Chicago Tribune. whose candidate Lin
coin particularly is, and from whose col
umns his life aud character has been gen
orally drawn by the Republican press
Few journals have been able to make out
anything like case for the man, and the
nomination has in consequence fallen like
dead weight, an incubus that from the
very start created suspicion, alarm and
distrust, for the truly wise and intelligent
among the Republicans, cannot see the
expediency (as it is called) and refuse
fatty to see (whst there is not to be seen, }
the special qualifications of an obscure
and illitcrate man for the chief magistra-
cy of the nation, especially at this critical
juncture in the affairs OF the country.
The nomination of second rate law
yer, man without reputation, man no.
ted only for the number of rails he is sup
posed to have split twenty or thirty years
ago how many hundreds of our honest
hearted farmers have done, and do the same
every year, o man who has distinguished
himself when the occasion offered only by
the number of coarse and vulgar anecdotes
and bar-room jokes he has got off in Il
speech, q man whom it would be dis
paragement to compare in point of talents,
personal accomplishments or Christian
character with such men Ito use local ref
erences) at the bar in our city as Sherlock,
j. Andrews, Reuben Hitchcock, Samuel
B. Prentiss, Charles Stetson, Franklin
IT. Backus and others, needless to men
ton any of whom possess far greater
ability and infinitely superior qualifica-
tions for the Presidency, than this sud-
denly distinguished Illinois demagoguo.
We say, the nomination of this man con-
cerning whose surname at least there is
no doubt, has fallen like wet blanket
upon the so-called Republican party,
whose delegates were sent to Chicago for
quite different purpose. The ratifca
ton netting on the return of scripture.
quoting Bob Paine, at the old Court
house in this city, was q miserable failure,
the only enthusiasm created on the occa-
sion being, when the speakers mentioned
the name of the truly distinguished states
man of New York, VIM. II. Seward,
and when James A. Briggs paid fitting
tribute to the courage, manhood and tai
ents of Senator Douglas.
The same has been the case elsewhere.
The people refuse to ratify the nomina-
tion of Lincoln for several strong, plain,
irreiutable reasons They say Lincoln is
not statesman, he has not had the expe-
rience, has not had the personal or men
tai qualifications, has not earned the po-
sition by lifetime passed in the service
of his country. They say he is wanting
in the dignity, refinement and necessary
education that should characterize the
chief Representative of the American
people, together with many and various
other reasons too numerous to mention
, in one article, but all of which conioin
to make Lincoln no go with the people,
S This sad truth the black Republican lead
ers have become fully aware of, hence
their attempt to resort to all kinds of ex-
pedients to manufacture popularity
But" wil fail, and in November next,
if they have one rail left, they can make
a final presentation of it to the two shil-
ling candidate, as failing to ride him
into the Presidential chair it surely will
not fail to be of service to him in pad
l ding his canoe up Salt River.-Piain
Dealer.