The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-17
The Lincoln Dynasty and It's Preten-
slons

slonS.
The National Convention, representing
the great body Of the loyal citizens Of the
Republic irrespective Of past political con
nections las completed its work.
It pre~enn The names of Abraham LIN
coin. Of Illinois, and Andrew johnson, OF
Tennessee, as candidates, respectively for
the Office Of President and Vice President
of the United States.
These nominations were made with a
unaninity and heartiness which constitute
the highest evidence of The pervssiveness
and vehemence of the public sentiment 10
which ,hev are response.
In REGARD to the nomination for the
Presidency, il was hardly necessary iha,
National Convention should be held
Tbs people had already nominated Abrs-
ham Lincoln. The popular sentiment in
behalf Of his reelection Is genuine, deep
and powerful and teyond the reach of par
" organizations or political management,
90 control it. Il is essentially and thor
oughiy peoples movement. Opposed
bv extremists denounced by NalIandigham
and Alexander Long or the one hand and
bv Wendell Phillips aud John &. Fremon,
on the other-isnatics who, travelling at
lhe outset in opposite directions, meet and
shake hands at he antipodes-Abraham
Lincoln bas bevond all other men, tie
confidence Of the great mass of :he loyal
people of this patton who are iufiexib'y re-
solved TO maiutan the life and unity Of
'he Republic by pu'eing down armed re
h-llion, restoring the supremacy Of the
national hag AMI vindicatng the insul,ed
m sjestv Of the laws. -Nadison Journal
With wha, ease the h:reings Of Lis
coin can do his work tie inpuIent. bra
zen-faced, and lyIng assumptions contain.
ed in the shove extract, clearly shows.
The " National Convention forsoo'h
II LINCsLN be the Government, and his
pnrtieana in tie Free States and in Mary
land, Virginia, and Kentucky, and his mil
i,arv satraps and black freedmen in Ten
oessee. Louisiana, and Arkansas are the
re3resen tatiyes OF the people Of the States
Of the Union, then the baltimore Couyen-
ticu was a National one
"The people had already nominated
LIxcoLN," DC. Why then six months
campaign Of loe-roling 10 secure delegates
favorable 10 his nomination Why iher
WA all the civil and military machinery
under the control Of LIHCoLN kept fer
months in operation 10 defeat ,he formll-
able schene Of Republican members of
Congress, prominent politicians, and no
iu.ignifican, portion Of the party press, TO
secure the nomination Of Secretary CHAsE1
Why then happened the serious split IL
the Republican party, which resulted in
the calling Of tho Cleveland Convention
Nvhv then did LIycoLH bribe the Re-
vet to the aal of their party press 70
postpone the Baltimore Convention until
September If ,he tens Of thousands Of
those who hold civil and military appoint
lnent, under LII coin. and their depend
ents, coiSstitute The people Of the Nation
then LINCOLN was the choice Of the peo>
ps but ~hv did tbs people-this great,
glorious, magnificent army Of patriotic Of
e-hoders-spend so much time and
money, and labor 80 fercely to get dele
gates Of the riyht stripe to the Baltimore
Convention
q |, !. essentially and thoroughly peo-
ples movement" LINCOLN moved, and
his odiceholders Chs people, moved, and
every body moved LI>coLs drank glass
Of old Bourbon, and his people all got
drunk and thought everybody else 20 be in
the same delightful condition; LINCOLN
took pinch OF snuff and his people all
sneezed, but with so loud noi,e that they
though, every one had joined in the cho-
rn. LrNcoLs tells bis people" I'm your
old hoss. and you must not swap me eff
while am in the stream and for fear
he may throw them before reaching the
shore in safety, ,h.y al swear they won't
swap.
Opposed hy extremists. denounced by
VALLASDIGuAM and ALEXANDER LoxG on
the one band and NENrELL lHrLLIrs and
Jons G. FREMONT On the other" II il is
mean, BY this that VAILANnICuAu and
Lose represent the Democratic party and
enEMoNT and pRfLLIrs the radical War
and Abolition party, the Journal admits
very Formidable opposition, which must
oI'nunber hs III ~-ho,IeGe 7al parasites