Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-29
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coin, of Illinois, by the Chicago Convention was
/ wholly unlocked for and the first telegraph mes
] sage announcing it was universally diseredited
Ihe Sewardites were calmly awaiting the result
OF the balloting, confident that I" the magician of
the North " would sweep everything before him
anu receive the nomination the first ballot
1hey seem to have " reckoned without their
host " however, and their proposed rejoicings
over his selection as the standard bearer are ex-
changed for the btterest denunciations of Greeley
1 20. Poor Greeley he little thought when he
pulled the wires to operate against Seward in Or
0er TO crafty private hate that the Seward wing
OF MS party would detect his Unserupulous hand
and at once visit upon his head their terrible
wrath. They curse him cup hill and down daie''
as vile political cheat and denounce in measure
less terms the mean trickery resorted to defeat
him.
Ills nomination of Lincoln is exceedingly dis
taste1ul to great number of prominent republi-
cans VINO feel mortified that long and faithful
services, eminent talent and undoubted states
manshlp are no longer regarded AS the requisites
TO ATTAIN the highest honor this country can con-
ler- IL Is indeed a strange spectacle this setting
aslde Seward and taking up Lincoln. Both en-
tertaln the same political opinions and lock alone
10 the same section of country for support both
are undeniable " irrepressib.e conflict" men and
are prepared to go extreme lengths to extripate
slavery But here the similarity ceases. Sew
ard Is statesman. Lincoln a Juggling, political
mounteback; Seward is an educated man. Lin
coin an ignorant one who spouts his treason IN
the worst possible grammer. Seward is shrew1
sagacious and digniied defender of his political
faith. and Lincoln is the travelling low CONNIE
dian of his party who makes funny grir1aces and
retails vulgar wit at twenty-five cents per head.
Abes last appearance was i'll Connecticut during
the late gubernatorial election, when Hoosiers
snartness got the better of Nutmeg State cunning
by Abe ezchanglng<'his stereotyped speech
for hard dollars. The Illinois republicans in this
city are extravagant in their demonstrations ofl
delight over the nomination. They have all at
once discovered that he is temineut Ilinoisan" "
wide Seward Oh Doug1as,) profound lawyer
and experienced statesman That he is the Gin
cnnatus of the age, desertng the plow-share in
his western fields to seize the helm of public af-
fairs and save distracted country from impend- !
ing ruin. Abe is not exactly the to do it, |
who will do it, but this is innocent de
lusion of his partizans, they ought to be permit |
ted to indulge it until November next. The plat |
form of this Chicago Convention. mere string of
meaningless generalities is also distastefut to
number of the rank and file of the republic an
party Several, particularly in Pennsylvania. |
have been noseing around it to discover what the
tariff plank means One poor editor in the in
terror whose pen scribbles nothing, from year to
year but, tariff tariff! !! tariff asks most pit
eously {" what the devil does this CANNON about
the tariff mean-it promises anything or nothing
it's free trade it's protection" Thcre is but one
plank in the platform at all clear significant,
and that is their expressed hostility to slavery.
and even this is somewhat adroitly and g:ngerly
handled evidently " a sprat to catch mackerel."
The platform, however. taken whole will
compare favorable with that put forth by the old
fogy Union savers who recently met in Baltimore
and nominated Bell and Everett. AS to this tick
ct it fell almost stll-born and if any throtling
needed to squeeze out its lingering life
Hunt of New York the President of this gather
ing of the politically decrepd and halt and blind,
gave it as he closed his duties presiding officer
by saying that g he would not bind himself to
support the ticket I" Bell and Everett " excites
no enthusiasm and elicits scarcely any mention.
The HnteUigencer of this city ventured panegyrc
when their names were first presented but even
that sheet has fallen into comatose state and has
ceased to recur to the good and glorious times of
Whiggery.''
All eyes are now turned to the democratic par
ty What will they do? Can union be effect
ed Can harmony be restored If the feeling
exhibited by Senators and Representatives in
Congress be reflex of that of their respective
constituencies, then should confidently assert
that there is no hope of reconciliation and that
the Baltimore Convention will split as that of
Charleston did The breach here in Congress is
daily widening and the discussions in the Senate
relative to the condition of the democratic party
betray determination on the part of the Popu
lar and Anti-popuiar Sovereignty wings OF the
democracy to fight to the bitter end. An attempt
is being made by the the anti-Douglas portion of
the New York delegates to secure the adoption
of the Tennessee platform. do not think how
ever from the present tone of feeling, that there
is the slightest prospect of his being accepted by
either side. From all can gather in conversa-
tions with gentlemen representing both wings of
the democracy am led to believe that the re-
cent dissentions cannot be healed and that we
will have four tickets in the field
The japanese Ambassadors have had audi
ence of the President, and have also been the re-
cipients of marked attentions and courtesies "n
the part of citizens. A few evenings since they
were present at grand ball given by Mrs. Led
yard, daughter of Gen. Cass, and day before yes
terday royal matinee given in their honor
by M Lmberger the Minister for the Neither
lauds. The matinee commenced at clock and
was kept up until after 8. It was most gor-
geous affair, and appeared to give great pleasure
to NJ Limberger's coper-eolored guests 3ester-
day they visited the capitol and attracted much
notice from Senators and Representatives. On
the first proximo they leave for New York where