The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-05-29
No. 40.


the figures 23li--ooe vote and half beip
required to give him the nomination.
hundred pencils had told the same story.
The news went over the house wonderfully
and there was pause. In about ten tick
Of a watch, Garter, OF Ohio, was up. H.
sail II rise, (eh) Mr.. Chairman, (ch) to an
nounce the change Of four votes OF Ohio fron
Mr.. Chase TO Mr.. Lincoln" The deed wa,
done. There WAS a moments silence. TE.
nerves of thousands. which Trough the bourl
OF suspense had been subjected 10 tenib!s
tension relaxed, and "a deep breaths of re-
lief were taken, there was a noise in the wig
wam like the rush Of great wind, in the var
Of storm--and in another breath. the storrn
was there. There were thousands cheerin
with tho energy Of insanity.
4 man who had beer on the Ipoi, aud W.
engaged in communicating tho resnits Of tn
ballotings to tho mighty mass OF outsider
now demanded by gestures at the skv.i!gh
over the stage, to know what had happened
One of the Secretaries, with the tally Shoe
in bis hands, shouted, "l'irc the salute. Ab'
Lincoln is nominatedw ~ AS the cheering it
side the Wigwam subsdcd, we could hoa.
that outside. where tho news Of the nomna
roar, like the breaking up Of tho fountains
the great deep that was beard, gavs nea
impulse to the enthusiasm insid'. Then tb'
thunder OF the 81 lute rose above the din nn,
the shouting was repeated with such trencH
dous fury that some discharges OF the c8nnOr
were not heard by those on The stage. Puff
of smoke, drifting by the open doors and
the smell Of gun powder, told what was g.
lug OIL.
The moment shat half dozen men WHO
were on their chairs making motions at tho
President could be heard, they changed tn
votes OF their States to Mr. Lincoln. Tt.
was a mere fornaity and was Il cheap W..
:or men 10 distinguish themselves. IT..
proper aud orderly proceeding would hay
been to annGuuce tho vote. and then for Il ID
tion to come from New York 10 make T..
nomination ruaumous. Aew York WAS pc.
pared t" I,nta ;l,i- '.i,;ion, bat uot out os ,T-
der. Mis.'ut. .ora X utucky, MINI ESQ.,,
Irl,l.a nHa-:..a, . yss, District OF
-.... ....s, .a.- .-, and Oregon in
C. ur.. casting U,.a.arl, votes for b..
Al. D....a le...o b.. y-. WAS declare.
While 'asso ..os ~.fe + NJ given. O.
a.. .asH- emo uu J, a.. ,.ograph oi =
u itI 1.a+.... y VI lIiC
...-a- u-. ought Ia. d up before
7l.r aa. screaming ''S. The p
o. u. 'ar,ous 3s!o.a.i.4s .err indicatod
s,r.s 70 which U-y> E.,a asl ,hc names
,Lc o,n.'s, printed IN Ia,C- 5laalS letters G
.... l'.l. a tLt I'm euLhusa,.
ar..rr 's -sa andarJs o
1865. s~ung thea
4lf ,s 1h, train on &
Fort Wayne ani , a Road. The ,,ar
consisted Of eleven tu,, ev'ry seat being fl
and people standing up IN tle asics and CO
ners. | never before SAW Il company OF p
sons 50 exhausted as they Were. The LIN
con men weIo hot able to respond to the chez.
whi,h went up along the road for "OId ABB.
.At every station where there WAS yillag"
until two O'Clock, there were Tar barrel, burn.
iug, boys carrying rails; and guns, great an
small banging away. The weary psssenge'-
were allowed no rest, but plagued by ta,
laundering jar OF cannon, the clamor Of drnu'
the clare Of boafires, aud the wild whooping
of the boys, who were delighted with the ide-
of candidate for the Presidency who th'l,
years ago had split rails on the Sangamos
Riyer--classic stream now and toreyeEnor2--
and whose neghbors named him "honest
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