Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-22
nshed everu wheren Ahraham Lincoln he.

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pushed everywhere, Abraham Lincoln be.
ing fully cognizant and privy to ". At Cuni-
befland Gap, as early as May, 1852, the prof.
ect of running Lincoln and Johnson, as the
War ticket in 1864, was communicated
to the loyal Tennesseaus, and beart-
lily seconded wherever mentioned in
the Army.r Surgeon StanfordA off, the
First Tennessee lnfantry, q warm friend Of
ANDREW johnson, and Lieutenant Colonel
Cowan, of the 10Th Kentucky, and 9TH re-,
will well recollect the fact The PROPOSE
tion toOk1eYery Where in J the Wesr, and
Robert II. Thompson, E'q- OF this city, and
others heard it. discussed 10 Louisville In
the summer OF 1862 and Major II. A. Ten
pey and Governor Farwell, of Wisconsin,
at a later date. Suffice to say, that the
lighting 1t out on that linf,Y obstinately
by 4 few men, won tie nomination against
the Radicals, as in 1860 at Chicago. just
before the Baltimore Convention, an arti-
Gle dated New Orleans, Nay 49, 1864, de-
clared "The War Democracy stand ready
to make up any losses caused by boiling
factionists, and ask that their position be
recognized, by associating on the ticket with
AbrahamIipeoln,fo for Vice RresitentY Gov
ernor Andrew Johnson Of Tennessee-the
tried Unionist, who like Daniel Of old, has
come out OF the den of lions -another repre-
sentative Of the laboripg, class in the South,
who has hewed his way up from the me-
clhnics' bench. Then Till the balotb0Xes
most glofiOusly respond ~ the Triumph Of
the great principle Of free lq6or, ip the. elec-
tiOn Of two living practical representatives
of its tCorking) in our own free land.
Such a consumation, in harmony with
theYictOries of Graut, now ringing through,
the world, will teach the crowned heads of
Europe, tn It the great Republic must be
respected and feared. Let the
Ohio delegation at Baltimore ill the full
cup of her glory, by being the first to pro-
pose the denomination of Abraham Lincoln,
the choice of her soldiers and people" i,i.
These rallying cries of the army and
people discounted the manufacturers of
Pomeroy circulars and Congressional dia-
tribes, that Lincoln had no backbone" and
at Baltimore the Congressional iactionists
failed, though Governor Dennison, and
men of that ilk, had no sympathy for
johnson. Abraham Lincoln had made up
his mind in his second term to crush out the
Radicals, who annoyed him through the
war, and had he lived, would have been
to meet the storm which is now
breaking on the head OF his successor.
The rebellion has been put down by the
army, but the Congressional factionists do
not desire 1t to stay put down. True to the
same instinct which induced them to labor
itoprolong the struggle, to carry out some
pet project about the. negro, they are now
striving to rekindle the flames of strife, for
the purpose of retaining office. How will
theSouth be any better prepared for repre-
sentation, by exclusion from the National
legislature? A very just statute of Ohio
provides, chat one who .prOy0kts anotherto
fight, shall be punished a1 well as the as
sailant. The South has been rightfully
punished for her rebellion by force of arms,
and her leaders can be indicted for treason.
Let those who1aFe striving to provoke our
people to another fight, beware least their
turn may come next.
Fellow citiZeTs, take warning in time,
and rebuke this spirit at the ballot box
otherwise your own .hearthstones may be
stained the next time with your own and
neighbours blood.