The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-30
Our Candidates.

@- From every quarter of the coun-
try comes up the most enthusiastic, the
most cheering, responses to the nomina
lions made at Chicago by the Republican
National Convention. The name of
HONEST OLD ABE LINCOLN" seems in
stinctively to inspire confidence in the
Republican hosts everywhere, and the
congratulations and assurances of sue
cess which hailed his nomination from
the assembled thousands at Chicago, are
repeated from one end of the land to the
other. We know how universal was the
feeling among those assembled at Chica-
20 that the nomination of ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN would dispel all doubts of Repub-
lican success in the coming contest-we
know how it caused nearly every Repub-
lican eye to brighten, nearly every tongue
to break forth in words of JOY and glad
ness. And wherever we have been, from
whatever quarter we have heard, come
the evidences that the names of our can
didates have carried with them the same
instructive assurances Of victory. 1t is
a gratifying omen-this feeling of con-
fdence-and will 60 very far towards
achieving the success it predicts.
The life, character, and talents of Mr..
LINCOLN, render it peculiarly proper that
he should be selected as the Republican
standard bearer. Himself noble exam
pie of the product of free society, where
labor does not dishonor, but elevates, who
more fit to march at the head of the free
labor army? Himself born to poverty,
necessity instilling into his mind thor
oughly the principles of economy. who
more likely to bring back the govern
ment from the influences of extravaganza
and corruption under which it is now
laboring, 10 the purity of practice and
principle which characterized it under
the early fathers Stainless in his own
life, acting from the highest order of
principle, fully believing in the great,
humanitarian principles of the Declare
ton of Independence, who better adapt
ed to carry forward the government in
the path Of its founders? Springing
fresh from the people. who more likely to
watch jealously the peoples interests :?
Possessing great energy, a strong will,
and immense intellectual force, he sur
mounted the lack Of early education, the
want of social position, and the absence
of friendly cooperation. and alone and
unaided achieved the first position at the
bar of his State, commanding influence
in her councils, a position in the Con-
gress of the nation, and has been regard
ed throughout the West as the admired
leader of the Republicans of that section.
No ordinary man could have done all
this, and his contest with Mr.. DOUGLAS
last year showed that he does possess i'm
mense intellectual resources. What is
better. he has maintained a spotless char
acter, and has earned the soubriquet of
+" HONEST OLD ABE" Who will con-
tend that such man is not worthy the
presidential chair
His companion on the ticket is every
way worthy TO stand there with him. He,
too, Is self-made man, and has, BY his
ability, worked himself up to the most
honored positions. Mr.. HAMLIN, until
49, was Democrat, but after the repeal
OF The Missouri Compromise. perceiving
how fully that party was controlled by |
The slavery propagandists. he rencunced
lis alIep lance TO il i'm omen Senate re-