The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-10-07
D. w. Voorhees, on Old Abe.

rive nuhuItO thousand more Wen-
that's ali When Mr. Lincoln was no,ni.
mated At Baltimore WAS AT Washington
Each delegation hurried down to con-
gratulate him, aud to tell the story Of their
servlle. base devotion to 4 mere MAINLAND
very ordinary spe linen of a :nsn at
that. LAughter) The contractors,
thieves. 'he money changers, the substi-
tute birers, The cotton speculAtors, the
greedy tariff pIunderers of New England.
game rushing down upon him to congra,-
uIate him upon his nomination TO the
Presidency. | have watched and Looked
around Washington city have read
the papers that recorded the devotion of
these men to Mr.. Lincoln. They say that
Mr. Lincoln flashed with wit, and me,r-
ment. and j-st. when II ey waited upon
hlm, and that he had joke for every one
OF them
One Of them .ays, in giving an account
OF II, ",ou ought to have been there to
have heard the laughing" Now Ies me
tell you that on ,hat sad and wDeful night.
from Mr. Lncoln's window, there WAS 10
| p"ln sight at that time, not less than a
section of land covered with hospitals
no, less than mile square Of hospitals,
in which men were lying with one Ieg and
one arm otf-woun'ied, sick and dying
Every jest he told WAS marked by at lens,
| three d-alhs in the Hospitals Of Washing
ION city. Three human soul. we're herald
ed ITO eternity bv each OF Mr. Lincolns
j-sls and jokes. Another section of ground,
IN view t,om Mr. Lincoln's room, bad been
dug up for graveyard, and while lie jes,
ed and j''keL with his servile crew, he
could look out on This scene Of wing and
death, aud yet you propose TO me To re-
tam that monster IN another term Of Office
that monster. that With an utter dlsre-
gard for human life and human misery,
has proposed to pioIong his term OF Office.
Gentlemen, 1t appears 10 me that | can
hear the spirits of hundreds of thousands
who have teen usei esslv sacrificed in this
war, pleading against the reelection Of
this man. II seems TO me tha, the very
stones would rise ny to pro,es. against it.
1t seems 10 me that inaninale objects, and
dumb beasts would cry out Enough, le
had this day Bloody, CORY. reeklng e,
him 90 out into a hateful obscurly, there
tu spend the rest Of his days with the
ghosts of the murdered dead g,bJering
around bis unhappy pillow.
Another administration Of war! No
change OF poIic.. Mr.. Lincoln has laid
| down his programme. lie says without
| the abolition of slavery YOU can have no
Cni"n Another four ears cf war and
mark me now, Inv friends, there c n be no
mistake about The four next Years OF war.
You know precisely what kind OF war II
Is, aud Is to be. In the commencement of
this war, Mr.. Lincoln said he bad no de-
size to cucumber the Union question with
| the question Of slavery lie did not wan,
| TO destroy STATE rights: bu' now he has
served notice on you. that those who vote
for Lincoln will vole for four wears more
of war not 10 restore the Union, but 10
abolish slavery and free the negroes. He
, has said j. himself. Bv the abandonment
| Of slavery, and by no other means SAYS lie,
can you have Union. There is no other
name by which ii can be done. except bv
the emancipation of the black nan, and
his freedom here IN your midst. You
will take notice Of this aud govern your.
! selves accordingly. Whoever is for this
wal ard proIonging Abraham Lincoln,
tenure OF office, does il with his o, Is open.
Abandon slavery and you can have l. Uu!ou,
, SAYS Mr.. Lincoln