The Portland daily press., 1868-03-23

Ihe New York Tribune is TO be added to the
long list Of influential papers that have e1-
pressed themselves favorably towards Hon
Hannibal Hamlin in connection with the nom
ination for the Vice Presidency. In the Irio-
une of the Goth inst. we find the following
article:
Some surprise has been expressed that
President on the Republican ticket, the Hon.
Hannibal HamIin has not been conspiCuously
urged, We learn that Mr.. Hamlin has ex-
pressly enioined upon his intimate friends that
fhev shouid not press his name, and that in
his own State he personally prevented the
nomination that the State Convention would
gladly have made. An admirer of Mr. Ham,
lin, who is also Radical Republican, asks us
to print the following reasons why Mr.. II.
should have the nomination.:
1. As matter of principle. No man in the
nation has better record than he. He is
Radical, but cautious. He has been all the
time Tor liberty. He was one of the founders
OF the Republican party, and no man has
done more to give it at The same time charac-
ter and success. He has never allowed the
principles of justice to be compromise in lis
person. During the Lecompton troubles he
resigned his seat in the United States Senate,
| publicly announcin. that he could no longer
| act in harmony with the Democratic party.
| He went home and boldly took issue with his
u
| the popular enthusiasm and the overwhelm-
| ing majority with which he was returned the
next year emphatically testified. So popular
| was hethat in 1860 it was simply the mention
| of his name to make him Vice President. He
| did not ask for the office; the Office asked for
| him. He was the best representative of Re-
| publican principles that the old Democratic
party had bequeatbed the party of progress.
| His record during his term in the office OF
| Vice President is too we'll known to be re-
| Hfux al oz.I ~
the people, ever clear upon the main question
of doing right and fearing no evil In 1866 he
| held the Office of Collector of Customs for the
port of Boston, one of the most profitable
offices in New England. But the Presidents
| detection left no room for him to choose. His
duty was plain. He resigned his Office, writ
ing pointed rote to President ohnson, saying
that he could holt no doubtful position at that
crisis, and intimating that the duty of the hour
for the Republican party was to march righ
| onward, without regard to "my policy" Since
then he has quietly remained in private life
only coming out at the call of duty, as in thu
recent canvass in New Hampshire. In brief
lew men have done n ore for the cause O.
right principles, and none can show better
record for honest, untiring devotion to what
ever trusts have been conf1ed to him.
II. AS a matter of justice. No man can now
DENY the manifest injustice of leaving Mr.
Hamln off the ticket in 1864. He had been |
| popular candidate. He proved good presld
idential chair now disgraced by the man who
so unfairly displaced him. 1t is not to Mr.
| Hamlin one that reparation must be made IL
this act, but to the great body OF the American
people, who have been SO mortified by the mis-
take committed at Baltimore. The murmur'
| of the people have been heard far and near
they are increasing in volume, and they will
| continue to increase until our representatives
at Chicago mnst understand that Mr.. Hamlir
is demanded by the people.
Ill. As matter of policy. For this reason
alone, we would moi urge any candidate. But
Mr.. Hamlin is SO apparently a popular mar
that it cat not be overlooked. For reason!
above given he would be more than ever pop
ular upon the ticket. He was the trusted
friend of Abraham Lincoln. No word of re
proach has ever touched his integrity as
public officer. No bemish haunts his private
life. He IL saddled with no "ring;" he is bur
dened by no local cliques; he is eminently
national man. No cleaner ticket can succeed
| our ticket OF 1860 than Grant and Hamin
| The people will hail it with confidence and en-
1 thuSaSm.