Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-10-02
from the Cincinnati Commercially
What are we Voting For

C"lJ eIA weeks now remain, before the
choice of a President of United States for
tne next four years, is to be determined
1t IS very certain that only one of the four
candidates before the people hasanv chance
of being elected by the people. Tint can
dldate is Abraham Lincoln of Illinois
Yet that is one of the least weighty rea-
sons IN favor of voting for Mr.. Lincoln.
me more cogent arguments in his favor
are the following:
ISL. lie represents, alone of all the four
c"noluates in nomination, the honest.
straightforward principle of the restric-
ton OF slavery to its present limits. there
oy avoiding the manifold dangers and dis
turoAnces which experience showsus would
enSue upon its expansion.
"a lie represents the policy of an i'm
mediate and benfcent Homestead Law.
giving to free labor the possession of that
Ianued domain which has heretofore been
the prey OF spectators and monopolis.
80. de represents the principles of
those who are honestly and unswervingly
IN favor of preserving the Union of tho
States, the seperate rights of the States.
and the liberties of all the people, wheth-
er in States or Territories.
4th. He represents the doctrine of full
protection to the rights of all citizens, ma
tive or naturalized, at home or abroad:
and is distinctly committed against any
ahrldgemcnt or impairing of the rights of
citizens of foreign birth.
9th. He represents the doctrine of strict
accountability in all departments of the
administration; and his private character,
as q man of rare industry, business ability
and independence, is a guarantee that he
would hold all public servants to q rigid
ulscnarge OF their respective duties.
E1n
integrity, candor, and determined dis
charge of duty, no shadow of impeach-
ment can be brought
Voters of all shades of opinionI Are
these qualifications which are worthy of
respect, or not? Are the principles which
Mr. Lincoln represents adapted to give
fair play to the will of the majority, and
TO give peace and security to the country
or not? Does he fairly represent the in
terest of more than three-fourths of the
people in the United States-or not? Can
you find any other candidate who reDre-
sents more truly the great popular interests
OF the nation, than he does? Is there anv
other candidate who more truly reflects
the advanced spirit of the age, in connec-
"on with wise and tenacious regard for
puolIc order? Would not the vested rights
OF all classes be secure under n govern
1SS PO'ASJ "oo pcu OS HIS Qa0QSI
Is there any other candidate whose charac-
acter affords warrant for believing that
he would administer the government
more honestly, economically, or Impair
TALLY, than Mr.. Lincoln? Would your
votes, thrown for candidate who cannot
oy any possibility be chosen by the popu- I
lar suffrage, tell as efficiently for the true
m Interests s; of yourselves qRd Of the nation
of the nation that there should be n hap
hazard cmbittered, and unprincipled strug-
gle in Congress, over the election of
President, than that he should be chosen |
now by the people2 Could the peaceably |
administration of Mr.. Lincoln,
carrying the government right on in its
channels, possibly be worse
for any part of the nation, than the fierce
warfare and distraction which would flow
from Congress out among the people, in
the event of leaving the Presidency to be
gambled for or qualreled over by the
House of Representatives?
These are important questions, which
every man should heedfully consider, be-
fore making up his mind to vote for Bell,
or Douglas.