, 1860-05-30

tlon crcpt iato their minds, ~ the possibility
grew, and budded and ripenetl into probable
success. as that probability sprang. at Last. into
certainty. end Abraham Lineoln. s1x feet four
sand men, as the candidate OF the Republicans
of 1850. saw the blood mount to tAe temples |
Of old men, saw them rejuvenated, rs twere,
by the spring Of another youth; and up they
Atood, ns By the motion of one will and the i'm
pulse of one heaEt--.they lesped to The top Of
motion Of one man, bats were swung and
thrown aloft in air, coats themselves sire aiming
like banners TO the breeze-there WAS the en-
thusiasm OF the utmost triumph. .--.
-.- THE SWELL OF TUE ASruEu. -
Maine, and Massachusetts, aud Ohio, and
Connecticut, by their rides, took the infection
Of the moment, aud then the whole Convention
caught the impulse OF the scene; aud rolling
on. aud rolling on, and rolling on, rose wave
muItuoua applause. know not whether it was
minutes, or m hour,-it Was the joy Of life
time crowded into moment. fChee1s.l There
are occasions, Mr. President and fellow citizens,
when it seems as it the experience Of years
was condensed into the pulse Of an instant;
and that WAS one Of those supreme instaots the
like ut " 1ich seldom happens many times TO
any man. AL differences Of opinion subslded
at once. All hopes which had been scattered
Oh the different candidates came, as By princi-
pies Of electric aflnity, together; and the joy.
GUS strain was tsken up by every heart and
voice; and amidst the tears OF joy which spraug
from old men's eyes, there were united the
plau1its Of the Convention aud of the people.
saw some old men rising in their seat to renew
tLeiT cheers, alter the voice Of the multitude
had subsided. With quiyering lips and stream
ing eyes. and hearts 70 full Of j,y they could
not check their emotion, they Recommended the
scene; and on it swept and swept anew.
TIE DoCr1FCL STATES.
Well you may know, Mr. President. in that
voice and vote Of Illinois, Of Indiana, and
Of Pennsylvania which had recorded them
selves, aud been counted by Us IS of the doubt
ful States, By the absolute unanimity Of alt tho
deli gates had been concentrated upon Abraham
Lincoln, assuring us that if We could but give
them votes enough to secure for him majority
Of The wh.'le.aod approving their fai! b b.
their woEks-their States would be no longer
doubtful-that when New Jersey bad added her
testimony 10 the belief that Abraham Lincoln
was the unconquerab1e candidate-weu may
you know that 1he weight WIS lifted from all
our hearts, and that was the hour when ali men
might be bo5s once more.
new YoRK AssESTEp.
The Convention at that moment, after the ex-
element lad in part subssded, stood in perfect
and respectful silence, to bear the chairman o:
luAk EOulE AQI 4tf0kHA, A40 4IAblHKus3uEU Ut4G-
CATION OF New York lapplause] speaking for
til unanimous yo1ce ct the seventy men xhom
he represented, ascending the rostrum, with
calm but cutdia! tone, give iu the adhesion, in
form, Of The 1mpeEiai Commonwealth, And move
ou its behalf that the nomination be made unan-
imous. [t1easty applause. And it was done
by unanimous vote, und BY unanimous acclaim.
That was done-and it was well done. too.
Fresh applause.1
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
The Convention, exhausted by the labors and
the excitemeats, the glad excitement Of the
hour, took recess until their afternoon ses-
sion. By the Unanimous concession Of The
whole Cony ention, speaking by one quiet voice,
in accordance with What was the p1opriety Of
that dsy, the selection Of the second name upon
the ticket was assigned 10 the Ssate Of New
York. New York had no man within her bor-
dcrs to stand forward rs her candidate on the
day when William Il. Seward receded before
| the face Of my other man in that Convention.
| The propriety and deeorum which dictated the
assignment to New York, equally dictated 10
| her the duty Of rejecting it; but By the in.
harmony which pervaded that vast Convention,
| the slightest iniima,ion OF her wish was the
law; and Hanital Ha1nlin was selected on the
SECOND ballot, to be the candidate for the Vice.
Presidency. Great arptause.l
| TIE WORK ACCOMPLISHED.
And then md thus WAS our great mission and
| work accomplished and perfected. We were
| prepared to return to our constituencies with 4
| pla'fo1m Of p1iuciple.. all Of whose ideas bad
been adopted ami affirmed and re affirmed By
| all the best and truesr men who were represen
| tatves of the old Whik and Of the old Democrat
ic parties Of the country, in the best days o
either Of them. It was progressive yet conser
vatiye. 1t was distinct and clear, and yet cain
and mild II its expression. It lacked 10 the sen
siment, and to the heart Of the country, and i
looked with equally visiant eye ana ea1efn
! miad, md intelt'g- ut Judgment. to the suhstap
tantial and pecuniary interests, and the indus
trial welfare Of every sectinn Of the country
And as en- illustration Of that list remark. bel
you to remember that the tariff resolution o
The platform was dawn and reported oy tn
venerable Judge Jesup OF Pennsylvania; nut
next to tee enthusiasm With which the peopi
Of Illinois and Indiana welcomed the name 0
Lincoln, was shn hearty and glad response Civ
en- by the vast delegation f1om Pennss lvxn;a
to that resolve which gave to the hard hand o
industrious labor in the keystone Common
wealth, hope Of redemption and reward. lap
plause.]
WHAT 4 CONTRAST.
Now, gentlemen, bear with mc moment-
| What coEtr4st was that, as We return will
this pta:furm All tbesr two glorious candidates
representative t1en Of Republicaoi>m, and rep
feseuta.iyc OF the aspiration Of American llber
ty-what a contrast is there With tbs conven
ton at Baltimore, which returned to its con
sti.ucncy with two candidates and no platform
| Laughter riding upon nnshing aud bound no
wherc! Renewed laughter 1t was said b,
the apos,ls to the Gentiles, that among th
Jews be became Us Jew, that he might gail
The Jews; that among the Greeks be becam
rs a Greek, that be might gain the Greeks
among those who were under the law, as thos
who we're under the Law. ard amoug those wh.
| t3,o1 1axp tf,oaa = lar
so that br nli these means he might sav,
some, Hut ihe venerable doctors of the Amer
icsn Constitution, who assembled themselve!
IN conclavc u. baltimore, reversing the doc
trine aud the maxim, Of the apostle, decided Il
become "uoshpE to nobody, lest by sou'
laushter.1 And what contrast Was thar, lii
President ard fel!ow. .citizeus, with the CuDven
ton at Charleston, who on the other hand re
turned from the scene OF their labors with twt
platforms aud "nury" d candidate:
After foriuieh's battle in which Il part 0
the leader. we're killed, aud all the rest Of th'
leaders were buddy wounded, the rank and 6l'
in utter confusion were left in full retreat fo
ttat same Baltimore, in hopes that the venera
bic and nursing arms which had been stretched
| out to receive the orphans Of the Union Con
vention might build there a hospital where th,
soo,hcd by opiate dsaus hts, and iod eterua
rest benea,h the shade Of the poppies plantst
alongside the Constitution. [Laug hser.
1uErorrLAn 1Ss71Sc7s-
Gentlemen, the popular instincts are slway.
right; the shouts of that popular enthusiasm
hail,ng the nomination Of Lincoln and Haulin
! fapp!auscl which caught fire On the prairies
hnve swept the golden tields Of the Vest, ant
| are echoed from the mountains Of New Uamp
shire, from the woods Of Maine aud the 1Ater
OF the Atlantic, aud are bouncing and rezerber
atiug oyer ,he Rocky Mountains; mod will ceas
not until they die away on the shores Of th,
Pacific Seal Applause]. Ard the people ar
right. know, because I know the men.
have known fos sc ITS the mau who stands sec
ond upon our ticket, and ) gu know him, fellow
c.tizens Of Faneu'l Hall. for Jou ha.e heasl
here, year utter year, the clari N notes of hi
eloquence, and the words Of wisdom which Aog
from bis heart aud his mind. You know hin
as The WISE Senator, the able public servant, th,
deroted and patriotic citizen. Lappfause.l
TO SPRINGFIELD.
And, sirs, it having been assigned to me, as
part Of the duty with which WAS honored, a.
tue chairman CT tue Mass sacausetss delegation
to accompany my associates, the chairmen O
all the oiber delegations. and the President o1
the Convention, IL Springfield. the residence o
Abraham Lincoln, made my pilgrimage ,hithez
ly the courlesr aud kinduesr Of the corpora
tjon of which your own recent fe!Epw cit,xe.,
Col. Foster Of Nonsop, is one OF the active ant
| Efficient man, gers, u special train wus put u
| the disposal of that committee, and we departed
on Saturday morning, on journey as far 4,
from Buston 10 Albany, returning again. leav.
ing Chicago On Saturday night At twelve o'clock
50 that we did not let tue Sunday intervene be
lore we had carried the peoples will to the peo
pies man. app1ause??.
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
at Springfield We saw h1u,, aad all there wa
Of him {tsughter}-auL it WAS no difficult mat
ter to catch sisnt OF that honest and INTEL Ct