, 1876-05-06

nRfY ettehRth Q1 cn6rheL9f 10 feS1Ht tue
personal, social, and political oetrncism which
pursued every Abolitionist. It ls within tho
memory. Of mon now living when "Abo-
litioniats" ware mobbed ovcn In Boston, and
It has boen but worry few years since tho
torn "Abolitionist " WAS generally resented
~ n personal insult in Chicago. During tho
last sixty ysars thoru was in Kcntucky, in
the heart Of an exoitahle slavo-holdlng COM
munity, a family of sturdy Abolitionists
brayely tlenouncing slavery, practically cnan-
ctrating their slaves, mud boldly, by prccept
and example, in tho faco Of intolerant pro-
Boription, opposing tho "pcculiar inssitu-
tiou." In this family h1r. Bn1srow was
raiscd and educated. When tho Republican
party was organized, thero wore few men in
Kentucky who dared to admit that they be-
longed 10 it; among thoso few were tho
Dn1s7ows, In 1860 they were numerous
enough to poll LOCI votes for LINCOLN, aud
among theso wero tho Dnrsrows. At that
time and for yeara previous the popular
ti<lo givcn to thoso antf-slavery mon was
"Dlack Republicans" mud tho term was
freely applied by men who woro then Demo-
crats. and who now, conspicuous rs Republic
ms, say it ia unsafo to nominate BR1sTow
because ho WIS born in tho South.
When the War broke out, Ba1srow, than q
young lawyer enjoying largs legal prac-
tico, declared for the Union. He was
Liautennnt- Colonel Of one Of the first Union
regiments raised in Kentucky; subsequently
ho raised another regiment, Of which he be-
came Colonel, and 1t was part Of this regI-
ment that captured JouN MoRaAN in hia rad
in Ohio and Indiana. While in the army be
was elected to the State Senate, and during
his whole term was the lender Of the Repnb-
lican and ansi-slaycry party in that body.
His votes in that body on every question Of
party character were in keeping with his
Republican and anti-slavory Whig record
He rotod with the minority in favor Of ratify-
| ing the Thirteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution abolishing slavery. BA1srow, with
| his listle band Of Radical Republicans, fifth.
ful to principle and unawed by threats,
/ fought the battle Of tho Union in tho Logis-
1atuzo to tho last. In 1868 ho stumped this
State for GRANT, aud in 1871 for Gen.
HARLAN, tho Republican candidato for Gov.
| c1uUEt H4IV 4GEotfEA AIAA1J oot0NN futEos
His speeches during that campaign are dis.
tinguished alike for their ability as for theii
radical defense Of the principles Of the Re.
publican party.
There Is nothing in the past history Of Mr,
Bn1sEow to cause tho slightest fear TINT, il
elected, he may provo untruo to his party
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, R1cHAnD YATES, and 1s1ou
ARD ]. OoLrspx, three men known to ever,
man in Illinois, all born in Kentucky ,ans
yet neither Of them was ever 80 identified i,
their lives, personally and sociallyt with th
abolition of slavory, as Bn1srow, who almos
alone, against the entire public opinion o
The people Of that State, brave1y aud roso
1utcly from his earliest manhood opposed an
denounced the institution, and upheld til
cause Of tho Union and Of tho Repnblica,
party against State Sovereignty and seces
sion, and against the Confedoratea.
It was on this record, backed up by th
personal character of the man, his infloxibl
integrity. his vigorous intellect, his indomit
able courage, and his hatred Of dishonest Of
flcials, that We have folt it to be our duty q
journalist to suggest that Mr. BRlsrow'
nomination will best fill the measure Of tl
popular expectation Of tho man needed n
this particular juncturo to execute the need
ed general reform in the public service.