Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-21

one o. the peoples sprnging from the people, iden
hed himself with free labor andl twas not strange
tnat when an assault was made upon such and
wnen an attempt was made to convert all the
powers OF this great Government in the face of a
Constitution ordained to establish Justice secnre
.ne dressings or liberty, and to pefyert | saw all
we powers OF the Government under such Con-
sS,uuoh 70 the Perpetuation and spread of human
siaNefy, 10 the defriment Of free labor and the
rights OF freemen, Abraham Lincoln threw his
wnole soalinto the contest fVociferous cheering
ne an earnest man, and from that day to this be
mas been h2hting on every occasion In the great
cause Of the Republican party FCrIes of Good ;;
ana cneers for Lincoln In personal appearance.
MI, Lincoln is a large man. You may remember
9dsP o tina, he was put In nomination as
phia Convention, when Col. Fremont was pomi.
mated for the Presidency; and I remember that
upon that occasion Col. Archer, delegate from
the stand, while maxim. some remarks in ,.oP.,d
70 Mr. Lincoln. after stating that he was a Ken
tuckian oy birth, was interrupted by some gentle
man Wno inquired II he could fight His reply
was, right" Flight" and raising himself m
with bis arms extended, he exclaimed, Didn't
tell you he was from Kentuckv,D TLaughter and
apr lapse He stands SIX feet three inches and is
I'D every Inch man. Loud cheering I
President s. ''i' W oe
Another voice.--How do you know that,
ffst Noice.-Common sense will tell Won So
MI Trumbull drawing himself up in dig
nlhed manner, with his uplifted arm moi ntino in
the, direction in which the voice came S"S.s.
and tail enough to be President Tloud cheeringi
aole enough 70 govern this great country. He Is
man not only Physically large, but he is intel
iectualiy giant. lCries of /" good ~ And a
giant, too, without the prefix of HItIs to it. This
remark caused such an outburst of laughter and
applause that 1t was some moments before the
speaker could be permitted to resume his re-
marks Not only that, my fellow-citizeps but
LET me tell you something of the private character
of the man.
AS LAWYER he has no superior in the State and
mas not had FOR twenty years In the most inn oor
tant law suits in Illinois, however remote from
ms MS Isssluence, the services of Abraham l. nceln
nave oeen brought into requisition And such is
MS ndellty and his honesty In the management of
a cause, and such his fairness TO his adverxarv
that remember that he eXtorted on one occasion
from one Of the Justices OF the Supreme CONT
before whom he had been arguing a case the
declaration that LATTER Mr. Lincoln had op,ned
the case ne had very little desire to hear the oppo
size party so fair was bis statement of his oppo-
nentS cause Mr.. WashbuTne, of Ill standing
In the rear of the speaker addressing those around
THAT'S tue'1 That is the peculiarly of the
man tie Will state the position of his ad yersary
PoIltcai or at the bar, as fairly his adversary
could himself state it, and then bring his power
iui Intellect TO bear upon II aud overcome it if be
can Applause He is strictly an honest man.
Ia voice, Have you got Douglas In there I a
moral man. man without blemish in private
lite, his character is without reproach; married
TO an accomplished lady, also from Kentucky. he
lives pleasantly in the city of Springfield: and
many VI us IaVe olteh enjoyed the genial hospi-
This is the gentleman who has been presented
am happy to say, by the Republican National
convention; to the people Of the United States as
thelr candidate for the Presidency and in Illinois
We rejoice at it, Why, tell YOU fellow citi1sns
that the prairies of Illinois are on fire TONIC hi
with the enthusiasm for Abraham Lincoln TaIk
aoont the northwest Set it down that not an
electoral vote will be there cast for any other man
than Abraham Lincoln. Loud cheers. accompa-
hied win misses Yes, you may hiss at ii IL YOU
please and will In vain hiss, foF tell you that the
voice of the people Of whom he is one will rlsc a
him in that elevated position TTremendons
cheering from all quarters
Noice-"W What have YOU to say for Harpcr's
Ion may have no more trouble. felIow-citizans
l am happy to say to you, in the northwest Abra
ham Lincoln is not new man there He ran
against your '.little giant" loud applause and
great hissing.]
voice-Yes, and was defeated.
\ es, and he ran against him Kisses
IA volce-'The less YOU say ABOUT that the bet
ter "Lineoln won't show his face again where
MI. Trumbull again attempting to speak was
met with such loud Kisses as TO tender il alto
gether impossible for him to be heard. This con
fusion continued for some time Ouiet how
ever finally being partially restored, he resumed
know you don't like to hear about that; no
doubt II Is unpleasant to you but Won will hn
70 Dear mingled laughter, cheers and Kisses I
Tue people have spoken, and they will be heard
round OF six hearty cheers WIS here given for
Lincoln ] will tell you of that co.t!st fn, 7
want you TO understand it. You will understand
thdt ~ our state the members of the leUisIature
are elected by districts; but when Won Come IN
elect President, we vote by general ticket
throughout the State. In that contest the candi-
IoI tne leg stature pledged to the support of
Abraham Lincoln received more than los HO
votes In the State Of Illinois, THAT'S so and
cheers while the candidates pledged TO the man
VINO claims TO be champion CT popular '.sove-
IelghtY' received but l21 900. fCLeers And
SO you see the 'schampion of .spopuIa1 sove
ielSnty Is here with the majority of more than
LUZ against him, and we will double the major
lty, and treble 1t too, in the next election
Eoiee-Why don't you transport some Of
them to Harper's Ferry?
Another Voice.-GO on, my friend; speak little
longer. Laughter
"1rrepressible conflict chauIplon1 Ami yon
ashamed TO treat the father of your party that way
How does he feel now?
Mr. Trumbull.-I take Il that Mr. Seward
doesn't feel much worse than some of your aspi-
rants at Charleston. 1 aughter and apblause 4 I
take IT that Mr.. Seward, great able sincere do
voted to great cause as he is, will 90 heart and
hand to remove this Government out of the hands
of the plunderous party that now have control Of
H. Three enthusiastic cheers were here given
for w Ii Seward This will be done by placing
In power an honest man A Voice-That's il
BY placing at the head Of the Government man
who doesn't come here surrounded by any par
teulsr faction or favorites, committed to nothing
Dut good government and the graft cause of hu.
iioh duu VI tut CONSTITUTION OF his country
He Will administer government upon conEtitn.
tional grounds; l mean by this that be will make
no aggression upon our Southern brethren Far
from IL Mr. Lincoln is the last m an In the world
to do this. said to you that he would do Justice
to adversaries and while he will administer this
Government IN the spirit i'm which our fathers es
t1b1shed 1t, and under which we live, and which
be VIII swear TO support. he will make no en-.
crcaehmentS upon the rights secured to citizens in
the southern section or any other section of this
country by the Constit Ition. IA Voice -"Oh, / O
one doubts that u
Now, my fellOw-CitiZens without detaIninc
you, II Is unnecessary that should say ANYTHING
about the gentleman associated with Mr. Lincoln
Hannibal HaInlin you all know He is a worthy
associate upon the ticket with Ahram Lincoln
Illinois ard Maine have shaken hands together:
the East and the West have united to redeem this
Government from the hands into which II has
fallen, and 10 restore IL to the pure princinles
That prevailed when it was inaugurated Loud
cheers I t"
propose, fellow-citizens, that we give three
hearty cheers fora voice, ''for John Brown'iE
Aoram Lincoln and Hannibal HamIin whom on
the fourth OF March next, we will inaupurat,, as
President and Vice President of these limited
States. Three hearty cheers then went up from
Tue vast concourse present, king the welkin
fing for squares around.J Music by the band
Loud calls were then made for Washurn of
Illinois. Vi
SPEECH OF MR. wAsHBURNE