Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-21


not endeared bin TO the people, for
through all bis administration, surround.
ed By difficulties, and bearing RESPONSE
biIities that no other administration ever
bad, We hare felt that bis errors we're ef
the bead, bot not Of the heart We have
believed that be intended 70 do right
His nomination shows that be 10 still
trusted
Perhaps not for thirty or even Ely
ysars, has man received more unani-
nous nomination. Il WAS The voics Of
the great people, speaking thtir conf
dence ia 8 man Who had been sorely
tried and found true. While Generals
and statesmen have arisen and fallen ms
teor-liks the confidence of the people in
the integrityof President Lineoln has
rather increased than waned Nor has
public opinion been formed By men, but
By circumsGancea Our preiadices
sgainst the negro we're strong and bitter
at FIRST, bot as the war vent on our pref
udiees we're worn away By the very force
Of circumstances above control OF mep.
We saw at last that We could have no
permanent peace without the distraction
entire and forever. Of slavery; for Il was
the cause and sustaining element Of the
rebellioa Il may be said Of Lincoln
that be has neTer taken positive posi-
| ton that he has not consistently maintain
ed, aud maintained, too, because shs
| people we're With him. il has been said
that the people have gone faster thzn
Lincoln, and that he was slow TO take .
position. Grant il, but IL must be re-
Inembered that some who went up 80
much faster than Lincoln have gotten
out Of war, while Lincoln stands hrmely
on the ground be has chosen, and the
people stand With him. [cheeFa
The people love Honest Old Abe, they
love bis principles. They love, 6Fst, his
simplicity and dirsetEess Of character.
He is no diplomatiss or far-resehing in
trigner, but be is capable Of taking the
most abstruss subjects aud presenting
them so plainly and simply that al
understand, and the psopls Ike him all
the better for it.
There ia another thing the pscpls ike
Lincoln for. He 10 fond of fun: there
10 Sunshine 10 hia character, and il you
will study histories, which be does not
tell simply 10 be telling anecdotes, yeu
will end that they all apily illustrate
some idea or principle which be wishes
the people to understand and reuember,
or siss expose the Inconsistency Of aous
proposition which eould be done 90 other
wise, perhaps, 50 effectively. He asss
anecdotes as parablaA A
LiBcolu's answering integrity Of char
acter, however, is the crovning excel.
lsncs Shich endears him most 70 the
masses, and With other peculiar quail
ties which be possesses iu An eminent
degree, Il Is net strange that be is popu.
lar. af
The two candidates presented BY the
Baltimore Convention, represent the
great MAS Of the laboring and thinking
men THE nation. They cane from the
people, they are Of the people. Andrew
johnson is smineDtly representative
man. lie was tailor grew up 10 ig-
norance OF books; could not even read
until be was twenty-five years OF age;
was taught 10 write By bis w,fs. Bn the
was an Industrious student and possess
in mind OF rare fertility and 0ompre-
hensiyentss, sooa beeame The accom-
plished scholar and the sAgscious siatss-
man. lie made the coat in which be
first vent 20 Congress Msny ssesred
81 bin bu, carrying with hiG. the iutsg-
ritz of h,s esrIy estate. and those grand
ld-aa of tas true relations and dignity
uf labor, be became a power 10 The Es-
tionsl Legislature which was ieii by the
| nation
1 We have thna presented 10 usa farmer
and tailor-~able men--types Of tras
manhood--repressnting the eapabilite.
and rights Of lhs people These are our
candidates IChsers
| The Governor then considered the plat
form He had sttls respect, generally,
for plaiforma--thry are not always car
risd cut Bat this was not made hy
a convenhea Of politicians; il 10 ths sim
| pie record Of the sentiments Of the peo-
/ pie
/ First, il declares the daiy Of al good
citizens 10 maintain against ali its enc
mics, the integrity Of the Union, and the
paramount authority Of the Constitution
Of he United Ststss aEssFs - 69
Second, it declares that there can be
no eompromise with traitors The war
| must be carried on until tho rebellion ia
completely crushed. We cannot treat
| With rebels on any conditions they havs
/ tried to take the life Of the Government,
and they must take the consequences Of
their aets lCheers
Third, it declares slavery to BE- the
cause Of the wAr-thAt il is nov the
strength of the rebellion. Il must be
rooted oat Nothing but universal
emancipation will satisfy the universal
sentiment; [eheers] there shall be no
more bondmen. Prolonged cheering ]
I Look At the progress of four years :
contrast the sentiment 10 day, and this
platform with the sentiment and plat
form Of the Chicago Convention. That
convention went rs far as il then could
go---as far ss the Constitution would
permit Then the States we're nil ia the
Union. There was no power, IL there
had been the desire, to interfere With
slavery where il then existed. But, since
that tim0, many States have thrown oG
their allegiance, raised their hands
against their Government, By making
war npOa il, and tina forfeited al their
former rights. IL became the duty ofthe
Government 70 strike them where lsy
the vital point That was slavery, Il
was their basis ard supsrssructnre.
This is our position, and / ask every
thinking man-every EaR who believes
in God, is this aot right7 This was the
idea Of The men Of eighty years ago.
II is now the conxictioR Of the entire
religions world Thers vas atims When
ministers, even. we're not allowed To
preach upon the sebjeck Slavery be-
came the chief article in the Demoera'
} tic creed and the preachers wers hush,
ed upon il Politicians and dsmsgngnsa
J 10 the South, even succeeded 10 anend,
: ing the Gospel, declaring slavery o
! Divine origin, and existing under shs
. especial protection Gf Heaven. at las
We have the broad doctrine announces
! by the people as well as BY he President
! that thenceforth in this eoansry thsrs 4
TO be universal liberty. [cheera1