, 1862-10-15
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AHRAuaM LINCOLN. L,
Amongst the notiyes Of Contamination
Ifforded by cur past career u Journalists,
lone induce profounda satisfaction than
he consciousness fha& to the extent Of our
ability, We aided In paacsax thu President
# tie United States in The elevated posi.
ion which he fills and ndorns Whether
pur ;nt,pcnce WIS much or LITTLE nc mc.s.
,,rcd h, friend or enemy in securinc frs.
.,,c nomination and afterwar1s ths a1ect;on
ri Mr.. Lincoln. il vii not f,e d;s,u.ed that
/, rss ciren xiih hear+;nces that had no
Of stint or measure. Suffi~
cicpt time has elapsed, and surely
events Of sufficient importance have
to demonstrate the fitness
af +1,c man ot our choice for An Office, now
shc 1oficst in it's character and the graycst
in its responsibilities, Of any On the face Of
Ike earth. OF his patriotism, there b no
1, ucuc 50 I'll licensed as to dare whisper a
suspicion, His integrity and his incor-
1uplihiDty shine with such clear, pure
light, that cren the toul atmosphere Of tue !
1nli,ica} capital Of the country, laden with |
pollution as it is, falls to sully their lustre.
His urselfishness challenges and receives
tycu The reluctant ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of his
aud the country's enemies. HIS singular
freedom from the stain Of even the com
mon measure Of ambition that not unfre-
s,ucut1y infects GOOD men and true pAtriots,u
- natcnt as il is remarkable. His rui!t-
1rsaness of partisaushio, his mspnanimous
.1;arc.nr1 mike of tie aspersions of omen
t.s and The xhisncred ca1umnies of nro-
4;.sood f,;enda-erec vhrn snrt racl,;ters
c,r de,fc,cd in lis xcry cabinet-his broad
!, artc1 catholic cl,u.ity for friend and ra,
lis trut1dulncss, his fidelity to his Great
trusts. bis frmness and his chccrfulness.
have each and au attracted the gratified
attention and won the hearty regard of the
1egal American people, to an extent onlv
,,nr.1,c1ed in tbc s;no1e ;cat.rce NJ w.ah.
incton whist Lis n,or,1 ~, urtor;c,;cs
7,ave fins lat n s,,cb "a t. ,eave nosh;nr
n,orp or different IN desire his intel.
4cr,,,s1 qualities have hecn tho f,+;n,
countcrpart and comn1ement tn eo,nn1ete
aud perfect his character. His 1orica1 nox-
cr. lis SINGULAR felicity in detect;no and cx-
1,,sinr a aopl1i,m. his intui,;vc ncfcention
ri fundamrnto, tru.hs and nrincfo1cs and
.nc broad swe.n and scone win wh;ch hc
romnn.hcn,is an,1 embraces the cond5.;,ns
.,u, elements that ,orcrn Or affect t,,c r,st
and muliiform relations BA,ch cnyclope
fuc Government. the land and the nconle
have been demonstrated 20 often and so
fully that 1.o man Of ordinary capacity and
su,t-respcct will venture a word of disnar-
aScment.
To say that the President is nat wholly
free from error is. If COURSE IN saw ,hat he
il human. That he has some Qualities tha,
nc might wish were otherwise we cannot
Gtny. His surpsssing cautiousness yhcr.-
b, he occasionally loses glorious opportu
mites, has sometimes is7itated US beyond
1],c bounds Of our feeble patience. Tna,
tie taul. is grave one, no one realizes
mere keenIy than Mr. Lincoln himself
then he finds its l,uleful Influence nara1vz
ins others. Ills adhcsiyencss to old friend.
who have in the day Of trial proved ineon
De,cnt or unworthy. has. It seems To ,s
ut times worked serious iniurr HI
scsm;pr reluctance to f,l1os IN lis eranf
sud pregnant proclama,ions by cor1obora
ting and enforcing acts, has worked dis
1eartenmcnt of friends and encouragement
ri enemies Ills onick rrnroof of th
Fremont and Hunter proclamations an,
as failure to rfsc;nd the 81 order minnie
ah7.e" of Ha,3cck sare we haze feare7
si1most worse than t]unlers IA 7ndcncn
dcnt Journalists. it haz hcen opr dntv :,
r.,;,, ont ona cono1,., 1h.eo .n5 n.ha
r1nora ~ uc1, nc IN ,nbo,,1 and do ,,,+,1
far vhat 1xc FIJI. IN ,,a The r;Gb+ n, ~
rn,,,ec in tho f,,,uro &C woll &C II, +1,a r,os
M ctand ,>,o1ood y, 41o ,..s+ n,.,;o 49,.
hcar,s and int'1lccts We ;1,ilv ai1aress
;svith rstr;ot;c nr;de will 1,cartt.1t s,ti
Faction. that ne can now With . deem,
;n,nrcssivcncss than crer h.fnr,, arto n,
1mh1ic tha. x,otcvc, mar hc tho FAM
n,a acf;c;o,,r,es of o,r pros;;1ant :, :,