, 1860-05-02
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APBOr,I4NcY FlJLFFLLED,


In tue debate q: Galeshurg between Doug
las and Lincoln, in 1855, the former dwolt upon
the scctionul character Of tho Republican CT
gan:zation. "You have" said he, "a sec
",ioaal orEau;zatioa-a party which sppcals
"to the Northern section Of the Union against
"tho Soulhcrn-a party which appeals TO
"Northeru vaxsion, Northern pride, Northern
.'nn',tion and Northern prejudiccs against
"southcra people, the Southern States and
"Southc1n institution. No political
"ere>d is <ouad schich cannot bc proclaimed fear
4.l.ssly III ere7y STATE Of This CHioM-" Nr Lin
coin in reply called attention 70 the Glct that
Mr.. Douglas did not and could not lay his
finger upon anything in the Republican plat
form that was wrong or that entitled it to the
zppc>latian ossectiona;- tile only evidence
b. c:,;.ld produce in support Of either charge
was that in the Southern portion Ct 1io Onion
there arc people who will not let Republican
doctrines lie proclaimed among them. Mr:
Lincoln argued that this was no test Of the
souodness or nationality II political doctrine,
ard added:
Il ask his attention, also, to the fact that BY
tho rule of nationality he ia himself fast bccom-
ing sectional. / max his attention to the fact
that his speeches would not 20 as current now
south of the Ohio river as they hnyc formerly
gono there. ] asE his atte2tion TO the fact that
be ft1icitntcs himself to-day that all the Demo.
cra:s OF the free States arc aEre ing with lin.
Ii he has not thought Of this. ! commend to
Ills consideration the evidence c! lis ov'u dec.
lara'i9D, On t'.'s day, If his becoming sectional
may he the result ol ibis epheneral contest
between Judge Douglas md myself. set tie
day raplIiy approaching z.A<n his pill Of &c
ftoaa;ism, sr.irh he has Itsh thrt<ting dorm fht
ttroats # Rpa1iien.s for ytors past, mil IL
crord.d domM Ai< oten throat"
The prediction embraced in tlle last sentence
has been fulfilled earlier than Mr. Lincoln
pro!>abiy expected it would he. The develop
1nenta at Charleston, within tho last few days,
provo Mr: Douglas 70 l,o the head Of m in
tenscly =ec1icnal organization, aad that he
holds to doctrines (which cannot bc proclaimed
in every State Of the Unlou."
The Ncv York Delegation to the Chi.
ca.o Convention.
4 utectns Of tic New York Delegates to ttt
Chicago Convention from The lower prrt Of the
State. tngether with two Of tile Delegates al
large, about forty in al', was held at the As:o1
isovsc in New York on tue cyening Of the 2.tl
u!t. lion. VIM. II. Esarts was chosen Chair.
n.an Of the Delegation. IL tr>u!uiion rns unan'
i'nously adopted That the Richmond House o
this city be recommended rs the head quarter.
Of thc New York delegation, and James Kelly
Eel., the Chairman Of the State Central Com
.ait,ee, was requested to issue q call to a(l th'
Delegation 10 ,ncct nj the parlor Of the Rich
1aond House on Thursday, the 18th Of May inst
Ut 10 o'clock 4. u. The State Central Commit
tee will meet also at the same place, the lGt
or 17th, they being invited 10 do so by the M
tiona1 Republican, Committee at Washington.
We learn that TLurIow Weed, Simeon Dra
per, Hon. Wr.. II. Evnr:s, and many pro1ninen
New Workers, outside the delegation, have CT
gagged :ooms II. The Richmond. Mestrs. Tsbe1
Hawk & Co. havc made arrangements for ut
commodat;ne 500 persons in eood styic, durin
the sitting Of the Convention,