Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-28

cr good reason, for supporting Mr.. Lincoln
against any man who may be put forward
by the Democratic party. as the exponent
of its principles and the agent TO work out,
in l,ractice, its dangerous politics, Ea..J
The third party, which, by its very, for
nation. has destroyed the organization Of
the. American and Wing parties, has nom :
mated two most excel len. men, ] know
them well as sound statesmen and true. pat :
riois.. More than thirty years ago; ! served
with them both in Congress, and from that
time 10 this have always held them in res
pect and honor. But what can the third
party DO towards the election of even such
worthy men as these against the two great
parties which arc now in actual contest for
the power TO rule the nation? 1t is made
mp entirely of portions of the disintergated
elements of the late Whig and American
paFies--good materials. in the main, al.
nit. but qnite tao weak to elect any man
OF establish any principle. The; most it
can do is. here anil there in particular 10.
calities to make division in favor Of the
Democrats, in 1856. the Wing and a
merican parties (not forming new party.
but uniting as allies. with entire unanim-
iiy and some zeal. supported Mr.. Fillmore
for the Presidency, anil with what results?
We made miserable failure, carrying no
State hut gallant little Maryland. And
surely. the unitc,l Wings and Americans
of that day hal far greater show Of
strength and far letter prospects for suc-
cess than any which belong to the Consti-
tutional Union party now. In fact see
no possibility of success for. the third par
ty. except in one contingtncy--the dcstruc-
tion OF the Democratic party. That is a
contingency not likely to happen this year,
for, badly as think Of many Of the acts
anil policies of that party, its cup is not
yet full-thc day is not yet come when it
mnst dissolve in its own corrupiions. But
the day is coming and is not far off. The
party ha> male itself entirely sectional; it
has concentrated its very being into one
single idea; negro slavery has control of
all its faculties, anil it can see and hear
nothing clse---"onc stern. tyrannic thought
that, makes all ether thoughts its slavesr'
But the Democratic party still lives, and
while It lives, it and the Republican party
arc The only rcal Ataagoniistic powers in the
nation. and for the present must choose
between them, ! choose the latter. as wi
ser, pnrer, Younger. and less corrupted by
time and sefin,lulgcnee.
The candidates nominated ut Chicago
arc both men who. IS individuals anil pol
iticians. rank with the foremost, of the
county j have'heard no objection to Mr..
IIainlin personally. but only to his geo
graphical position. which is thought by
some to be TOO far North an.l East to al
low his personal good qualities TO exercise
tlieir proper infinence over tic nation at
large. But the nomination for the Prasi-
,lrncy Is the great controlling act. SIR
Lincoln. his character talents, opinions
and history will be criticized by, thons-
ands. while the candidate for the Vice Pres
ilency will be passed over in comparative
Silence. " .'' 9 N''.''4 'r'
Mr.. Lincoln's nom :nation took the pub-
lie by surprise, because. until Just before
the event. it was unexpected But really
it ought not to have excited any surprise.
FOR such unforscsn nominations are COM
mon in our political history Polk and
Pierce by thc Democrats, and Harrison and
Taylor by the Wings. were ] nominated
in this cxtenp nporancops nlanner--all Of
them were clcrted. / have known Mr..
lincoln for more than twenty years, and
therefore have fight, to speak OF lin with
some confidence As an individual he has
earned n high reputation for truth, candor.
courage. morals and amiability, so that as
man. he is most trustworthy And in
this particular. he Is more entitled to our
esteem than some other men. his equals.
who had far better opportunities and aids
in carly life.n His talents and the will to
use them to the best advantage, are nm
questionable; and the proof is found In the
fact that in every position in life, fro m his
humble beginning to his present wei ll.carn-
ed elevation. he has more than fulfilled the
best hspes of his friends And now. inthe
full vigor OF his manhood. and in the hon
est pride OF having made himself what he
Is, he is the peer OF the FIRST men Of the ma
tion. we'll able to snstain himself and adj
vance his cause against any adversary afl,l
in any field where mind aud knowlctl &C are
the weapons uscd. ~ 3 ~ isTsqss4 sIsH
In politics ne has but acted ontthe prin
fciples Of his own moral and Intellectual
character. He has mt conce.sleaf his
Thoughts nor hidden Insight ,inier b,,sl-
el. with the holiness Of conscious rccti-
ftfle. anl the frankness OF 'dowmriglrt hon
tcsty,,r he has not failed to ntow MS aorin
lions Of public affairs upon all fitting occa-
siorfs. 1870" hjpp1 siof" saf j. 5f.'tf sal
iarrlhsI know may subject him to the carp
ing ccnsure of that class ofpoliticians who
fniisfake cnnning for wisdom and falsehool
for 'ingchnity;s but sach men as Lincoln
mnst act IN keeping with their own char
facters. and hope for success only by ad.
vaficing the truth prnaentfy and maintain.
Ting II hravely. All lis old political ante
eedents are. in my Judgment. exactly right.
being square up t6fhe oil Whis standard.
And as to his views about the. .pestilen:
negro question" am not aware that he
has gone one step beyond the doctrine pub
licly and habitnally avowcl by the great
lights of the Wing party, Clay. Webster,
and theirfcllows, and, indee,I.e sustained and
carried out by the Democrats themselves,
in their wiser and better days ,aisic sia
The following. Isuppcse. are In brief. his
lopitiions upon usat subject: il.Slavcry is
domestic institution within the States