The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-26

lESSseu ltbolI ilaSb Wlnter IN IaVOr OI
the reorganization of Mr.. Lincoln
Fairfield county, some months since,
declared for Mr. Lincoln, and the 18th
District, through the Convention held
at Circlcyille on last Thursday, express
sed the same preference, and sclected
delegates accordingly. So, that not
only our county, but also our District
and State, are committed to the re-
nomination of the man, upon whose
brain and heart and hand, has rested
during tho last throe years, perhaps
the heaviest burden ever put upon a
mere mortal. IN '' -
The Convention Of the 18th District
held at Cleveland, (the most radical
section of the State) declared for Mr..
Lincoln and appointed delegates favor.
able to his nomination. Judge Tilden
one ofthe delegates, thus spoke il the
Presidents favor: ,[{ i,g
"He had opposed his nomination at
Chicago, but had since watched his
course carefully, He believed him to
be as pure man as had over held the
administration of a government in his
hands. lApplausc.) No man dares
to deny this. And this element more
than any other is needed now when
the whole country is swarming with
knaves. No power can possibly pre-
vent rascality in office, but if any man
will watch it and prevent it, it is Lin
coin. The speaker admitted that as a
radical man he had frequently felt in
clined to quarrel with Mr.. Lincoln, but
claimed that Mr.. Lincoln pursued the
only course which would barmonize
all parties No othorliving man could
have moulded this incongruous mass
into more efficient and living whole
than Abraham Lincoln has. Had he
espoused any particular party, endless
confusion would havo resulted. BY
this course his calmness, his far-sight-
edness, be had fused and arrayod all
parties against the mightiest Of rebel
lions, T.tf a. =, r.,ef
In respect to slavery, Judge Tilden
assured the convention that Mr.. Lin
coins views were right. He knew that
there could be no peace until, as he do
clared in his debate with Mr.. Douglas,
the nation was either all free or all
slave. When the lips of conscientious
men were unsealed BY war tho fate Of
slavery was sealed. The Judge refer
red to Mr.. Lincoln's views on this sub
ject in detail, and closed with a power.
full exhortation to carry on the war to
tho subjugation Of tho rebellion,
The Convention of the 9th Con.
grcssional District hold at Monroeville,
appointed DIR. S. J. Hardness, of HUI
ron, and DR.. s. j. Ransom. of Sandus.
ky, delegates to tho National Conven-
tion, and adopted tho following rcso-
luton of instruction @
Resolued, That tho delegates APP
pointed by this Convention be and they
are hereby instructed to cast their
votos-as the overwhelming sentiment
Of the loyal mon of this District-for
Abraham Lincoln for the Presidential
nominee at the National convention,
to be held in Baltimore, Md, on the
7th day Of juno, 1864, and that they
use all honorable means to secure his
nomination for that high Office, which
ho has SO ably and nobly filed,
At tho County convention of Sum-
nit county, held to appoint delegates
to tho State Convention, tho following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That in tho present con-
dition of our National affairs, We de-
sire no change in the Administration,
and hereby instruct our delegates
to the convention to be held in
Cleveland, on tho 18th instant to
use their influence to secure the SO.
lection of such delegates to attend the
Baltimore Convention as will devote
all their energies to secure the nomina-
ton of Abraham Lincoln for the Pres
idcncy.
AT tho County convention of Wood
county, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted;
ResolUed, That in Abraham Lincoln
wc recognize the sterling patriot and
faithful ruler, and that we look upon
him as the person ofall others, to whom
tho country looks for salvation /; there
fore, we would cordially recommend
him for denomination at the hands of
the Baltimore convention.
The Union county convention held
in Columbus last Saturday for the pur-
pose of appointing delegates to repre-
sent Franklin county in tho State
convention, passed the following reso-
luton by unanimous vote;
ReSolped, That in this crisis of our
National affairs we deem it best for all
the interests ofthe country that Abra-
ham Lincoln should bo nominated as
the Union candidate for recollection to
the Presidency, and that our delegates
to the State convention, rejecting the
wishes of the Union people of Frank
lin county, will vote for delegates at
large to the Baltimore convention only
for those who are known 10 be uncom-
promisingly in favor Of his nomina.