The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-02-23

Tho Chicago Press g. Tribune,-the
best Republican paper in the North
Wcst--after speaking Of the availability
Of Abraham Lincoln Of H., as the Re-
publican candidate for tho Presidency
that he is more certain to carry illinois
and Indiana than any other man, that
he il not Objectionable to Pennsylvania
aud New Jersey, speaks Of him thus;
1--WE briefly sum up some Of the e'c
ments of his popularity and strength.
lst gentleman Of unimpcachable
purity Of private life. His good name
is not soiled by a single act, political,
social moral or rei- ious, that we or his
! friends need own as his. In all his rcla-
tons to his fellows he has not yet been
guilty of that thing which an enemy can
place his finger and say, "shis is dishon
est or "ths is mean" IIe-in he is
the peer Of the most unspottod man in
the Rcrublic--,he living likeness, full
length size, of the best of the eminent
characters who laid the foundation of the
government.
"a. A man Of, at once, great breadth
and gacat acuteness of intellect. Not
learned, in bookish sense. but master
Of great fundamental principles, and Of
that kind Of ability which applies them
to crises and events. The mastery can
yass which he made with Douglas aud
his latter speeches which he made IN
Ohio, mark him as one If the abtest 10
ltical thinkers of his day.
3D. Right on the record. IN Old
Line Wing Of the Henry Clay school,
Originally he came cary into the Repub,
lican movement, in which lie has since
been 50 conspicuous. He has that rad
icalism which keen insight into the
meaning OF the anti slavery conflict, is
sure to give, bat coupled with il, that
+ constitutional conservatism which could
never fail in proper respect ior cxistsng
institutions and laws, and which would
never preciptate or sanction innovations
moro destructive than the abuses they
seek to correct. Right on the question
Of slavery, on the Homestead question,
on all the questions which divide the
parties; needing no tinkering to make
him acceptable to Pennsylvania and
New Jc1scy-canaidatc Of the party
watch in Itself is an en- boaimcnt Of the
principles and measures necessary fol
the perpetuity Of the Union and preser-
walton Of our free institutions he would
entcr the field acceptable to the Opposi
ton Of all shades Of opinion, harmenIz
ing all interests, conciiating all jarrin-
clements master Of position, tht
guarantor Of success.
4th. A man of executive capacity
Never garrulous, never promising Wha
he cannot perform, never doing any
thing FOR show or effect, laboriously at
tentiye to detail, industrious and con
scientious, lie would see to it that nc
want Of promptncss attention or indus
try on his part should defeat the reform:
in the administration Of national affair:
Which Repubicanism is pledged to IN
!, augurate.
These are some Of the reasons why VIC
favor the nomination of Mr. Lincoln fol
the first place on the National Republi
can ticket. We do not know, however
that he has any aspirations for the pc
sition. While others are intriguing ant
trading he is at professional work, con
tent to be let alone Bnt he is no doub
at the disp osal Of his friends; and we fec
worry confident that Illinois will presen
lis name to the Chicago Convention, a
the lpsa above all others, who will b.
mostNkeEy to lead the Republican part,
on to glorious victory
Our CITIZENS who desire III enter
! tainment, sp'ccd with an abundance o
fun, should attend the Exhibition tomor
row evening at the Cary House.
There will be, among other things, ex
, hibted, Children ia the woods, Dancing
Figures, Liliputian Family &c &c.
W. IA Mt rnnnra|lv reccomment