The Jasper weekly courier., 1860-10-24
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT JASPER
DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA, By
G I E M E Mt ANE.
OFFICE-CoRSER OF MACDONALD AND
VEST STREETS.
Seward in Springfield in Illinois
Speaks for Lincoln.

tour, ana ne took advantage OF the occaeif
. to express his views freely. The sentimeu
ne uttered he announced to be those OF II
80 Republican candidate for President. an
W Mr.. Lincoln, wLo was present took no Q,
cepions thereto. We copy an account ,
his visit and report Of his remarks from N
" Springfield Register, 10 which we call III
4 attention Of the conservative men Of IN
"A diana:
= When Mr.. Seward reached Illinois ,ber
was an effort made by some Of the Republi
Is cans ~ this part Of The Safe to ignore him
e and 10 rcpudaic in behalf OF Lincoln what
ever ne nigh, say in explanation of the Re-
publican party. lie was allowed 10 go OF
10 Wisconsin and 10 Minnesota, AMI 10
: Kansas and M Mssouri without one word !,
invitation 10 come 70 the Capital Of Illinois.
The Republican State Committee were 90
anxious 20 prevent his coming this way. thai
before he left Chicago they got from him
pledge that he would speak a, Qaincy
rhis was nice trice, II would require
bim on his way back from Missouri 10 come
by The st. Joseph and Hannibal road, or 10
leave y. Louis by the river, and thence co
up 70 Quincy. Either route would prevent his
seeing or being seen in Southern or Cen.
'rai Illinois where Abolitionism and the IL.
Irepressibie conflict is repudi4,ed BY three
hflhs Of the people. When Mr. Seward
reached 81. Joseph he found that the ao
poIntment into which he had been tricked
would prevent his visiting 81. Louis. Ire
therefore promptly wrote TO the au,hori.
ties at Qnincy stating that he would be IN.
able 70 visit that city, a. promised. He
would visit 81. Louis, and would on his wav
10 chicago, necessarily pass ihrogh the most
beautiful garden in the couniry-S Southern
and Central Illinois.
so yesterday al eleven O'Clock the Wide
Awakes Of Springfield got ont their smallest
gun, and fired II three times; and upon ,hatl
short notice some two or three hundred per.
IONS, Republicans and Democrats rushed
'o"n 70 me depo', where the train soon az
er rolei ~ having on board the Hon. w 7
!. Seward and his friend. The moment
he cars stopped Mr.. Lincoln rushod oil
oard, and was soon 10 The presence OF the ".
reat man 70 whom lie had been preferred by nj
he Convention At Chicago. After The greet. Ia
'gs were over, Mr. Seward emerged nom ol
ie car, and, standing on the rear platform IA,
poke for about ten minutes. lie said ne Al
ad passed through no doubtful, States nj
'ose he had visited were decidedly for Lin 10
'ln q against him. lie said that the Re- In
iollcans Of Illinois need have no fears as ~
New York. When he left hcme he III
ought and had so declared that he would ac
y return until there was probability that ey
ew York would give less than sixty thou N,
nd majority for Lincoln. lie was on his a.
ay home now!
He said that the Republicans Of New York am
reed tho oughly and heartily with the po- rer
ical views and sentiments Of Mr.. Lincoln. dre
lerc was no difficulty ia the way because Bu
any difference u political opinion on the ton
eat questions Of human freedom. New ant
'rk had in 1857 given freedom to Illinois,
q soon after exercised the privilege otto
I government and abolished slavery with loo
ther own limits! New York was the un- and
mPromising opponent Of slavery, and The ere
'Publicans Of that Sate recognized 10 rae
raham Lincoln, man who, when elect MOI
would carry out that principle. New gen
~ had opposed and resisted the Missouri she
10 1870, and had through her r
opposed The enactment Of NJ
compromises Of 1850. New York was| y
'osed to those compromises At the time MN
y were adopted, and was opposed to what All;
; eft Of them now. Entertaining thatl u
tll'y TO past compromises, Nev York BY 9
opposed 10 any ompromise Of any kind, :, Y
er any circumstances with slavery in ~ y
future. Abraham Lincoln was the Re-
lican candidate. and as he and New York @
sed most cordially upon an uncompromis. does
hostility to slavery now and hencefor.h. reps
% was no reason New York Republicans II, y
nld not exsend a. AZ, vi..a,. ed f
support. A