The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-09

Joined to a vigorous appeal FIR ,., ~
protect the National capitol, ami .~A'ee>
insults done 10 the odd Aaot' .'e'Se H.
whole North uponits feet. in \ f.r " gSaIta
ana w%ar-spirit: and thus br;nr vi aaca
millions OF DEMOCRATS to aid the ~v -''..
en- millions of Republicans ~ .T Sen
tour-and half millions Of Se.e>,i sung
To accomplish this object. nr
quired much time and wilv ,r., ...i<e
for a portion Of the people IN L -
must be deceived. But L;nr.rrr" le.Sa.
cured the services of Il cabinn, :"i
the work. No more un>crunulou~ tr;..
were known 70 American politics than
men as VIM. IL. Seward. Simon C ,' >-.
Montgomery Blair and 10. Ho'. '"y'.
TIE LINCOLNITEIFADrr,
Herein, by the way, is another ,r
Lincoln's secret designs. Following t3o'
ample OF his party which. in yiofar;,''~,' ~
rule dating from the foundations 81 = "
Republic, selected both its Pro,;I
candidates from the same section ~
try-he proceeded to organic his n,
tratlon on a strictly sectional basis :.1..>
one half Of the Union. Not a >;ngIn7~o'@,
his appointees resided South of IiLe 5~-
across the continent in the latitude NJ Nv.
ington City. Not a single slayebnl,~- .
taken into his Cabinet; but ON the ra"+n Wiz
every man appointed by him to anv n1,
OF honor or trust was an open enjor
Helpers abominable book. WHOSE
chapter was Il libel upon our peonLa
any wonder the Union mcn-iayrbnI3I
of the South were silenced when Than.
cession neighbors pointed to these tL;a
evidence Of the Abolition infenrI'
gradually destroy them?
The Lincolnite leaders We're * f,ro,.
William II. Seward, Secretary Of I
Simon Cameron, Secretary ofW,r
Salmon Z. Chase, Secretary Treasury
Caleb b. Smith, Secretary Interior
Gideon Welles, Secretary Of the N,~
Montgomery Blair. Post Master Garar
Edward Bates, Attorney General.
Joseph Holt, Advocate General.
Arson B~urlingame, Minister to .lu>.~
Chas. +. Adams, to England; Ca-irs v
Clay, to Russia; VIM. l.. Dayton. to France
Carl SchurZ, to Spain; Joshua p, GilIr-
to Canada. Charles Summer was r.I
of the committee on Fora:.
Relations, Henry Wilson, of the Milan
and W. /. ~tessenden, OF the Finance, con-.
Every one of these We're Ab.e.
OF the straightest sect.
Early III the spring, when the Norinm.
were declaring with cx-Pre.iJar-
Pierce, that If fighting must come. +
will be not along the Southern Border I'm.
IN our W streets, neiehbor AGAINST ne.gl-
Dor, Lincoln seemed to have an idea ottak
ing some moderate Southern Wing into his
Rumor asserted that oycrtmc,h had
been made to VIM. \. Graham, jaime, \.
Gllmer, and John Bell, Of Tennessee. Sena
tor Graham. in a published card, denied
both that he had received or would accert.anv
such tender. Mr.. Bell is understood to have
demanded, as a condition precedent to all.
consideration of the subject, some genera
dea OF the intentions Of the new aImiai>tra-
ION IN respect to the southern question.
lincoln refused to give any clue to lis future
policy; thus showing the hoIlownes> otl-
pretended peacefulness; for an honest orD-
on on a great National crisis needed n1>
or Discrimination. Had Lincoln taken
! single slave-holding southerncr into biz
;ablnet there might have been no Wal.
southern tnlon men would have poin.c.@
his member as their Safeguard against an.
hostile attempts by the Abo!itioni~t-. BIZ
he latter would not permit such "a ~"
'ur camp, to use Ben Wale'> cznr.-.h