The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-03-01

ty has entitled himself to the gratitude
of the American people, and who now
fills the presidential chair is declared to
be their favorite: This harmonious in
dorsement Of Mr.. Lincoln's course is not
confined to our own State. We find
reports Of conventions in Eastern States
where his denomination is onthusiastical-
ly urged and who believe that the man
who has adhered SO persistendy to his
Emancipation proclamation in the face
of all opposition and Border State inhu
ences and who has shown himself so EN- :.
inently qualified TO administer the affairs
Of government In times of anarchy and
confusion, is the one of all others, who
should be retained in his present place
AS showing the state of feeling upon
this question throughout the country, we
append the following resolutions, which
have been passed at different State Con
ventions.
In New Hampshire, the State Conven-
ton which met at Concord, unanimous
ly resolved
Resolved, That Abraham LINCOLN, by
the exercise, during the severest tria Is
and most dangerous crisis in the ma.
TONS history, of unequaled sagacity and
craftsmanship. of moderation and pru-
dence which experience has shown to be
the highest wisdom, by his spotless in
tegrity of personal character, above re
proach and above suspicion, and by his
slowly formed, yet unalterable delermin.
alton, that the tr umph Of the Consti u
ton and the Union over secession and
treason shall be the final triumph Of lib
erly throughout the nation, has received
and meriled the abiding confidence OF
the people 10 An extent never awarded
TO any other public man since Wash.
iuglon that the best interests of the
country demand that the complete de
struction of the Rebellion, and the res
toralion Of peace, prosperity and the I'm.
ion should be achieved under his admin
stration of the Government; and that
we, therefore, declare Abramha LINCOLN
to be the peoples choice for reelection
to the Presidency in 1864.
And also Connecticut has unanimous
ly
Resolved, That the President of the
United States, Abraham LINCOLN, in the
midst of trials unsurpassed. by his I'M
questioned honesty and patriotism-by
his answering devotion to the best in,
terests of his imperled coun,ry-by his
steady and lawful progress toward the
suppression of the Rebellion and the an
initiation Of the cause of it-by his i'm +.
partially in the distribution of the mil
iary power in his hands-and by the en- g.
tire devotion of every faculty of his
heart and head to the welfare Of his coun
try-hss won our entire confidence, and
the grateful plaudits which he receives
from the wise and good of other lands
who sympathize with us 10 our national
struggle; we do, therefore, regard his
re election to the place he now holds,
and the completion Of his wise political
war policy, as vitality important TO the
best interests of the country and we
hereby request our delegates to give him
their united support in thu coming Ma
tional Convention.
The States of New Jersey, Pennsyl,
vania, Maryland, Minnesota, Kansas and
California, have by decided majorities,
indicated their preference for Mr.. LIN
COLIN. The favor with which Mr.. LIN
COLIN is regarded by the loyal masses
throughout the country must be high
incentive to him to persevere in his
course, and fully demonstrates that when
the people have once found man OF
honesty and integrity Of purpose and
who has been, from the first, devoted to
the best interests Of his country, they are
willing to retain him in the position that
he has SO honorably filled AS chief mag
istrate Of the nation.