The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-12

delegates. He received. however. bu
no votes against 20 for Mr. Daytol
aud 1870 scattered. and MIR Daytol
was Immediately thereafter unanl
, mously declared the nominee
While this convention was sittinl
Mr. Lincoln was attending court n
urbana. in Champaign county, Whel
the news reached that place that Mr.
Dayton had been nominated and Lin
coin had received ll0 votes" some oi
the lawyers insisted that the latter
must have been "our Lincoln" but b,
said "No. IT could not be- II mus
have been the great Lincoln from Mas
sachusetts" He utterly refused TO be
leye In the reality OF this unexpected
distinction until he saw the proceed
lngs In full He was just then in one
of his melancholy moods, his splrit'
depressed and his heart suffering the
mlseries OF u morbid mind.
With an Endorsement of the self ev,
ident truths" aud 'inallenable rights
of the Declaration OF Independence
the Republican convention adopted the
following as the practical and essential
features of its platform:
Resolved. That we deny the authority
OF congress. of a territorial legislature. OF
any individual or association OF individu-
ais 10 give legal existence 10 slavery In
any territory OF the United States while
the present constitution shall be main.
tanned
Resolved. That the constitution confers
upon congress sovereign power over the
territories OF the United States for their
government and that in the exercise OF
this power Il is both the right and the
duty OF congress 10 prohibit In the terri
tories those twin relics OF barbarism-po-
lygamy and slavery
The national Democratic convention
had already placed In nomination
Buchanan and Breckenridge. Their
platform denounced as sectional the
principles and purposes OF their op.
ponents, reaflirmed "the principles con-
tanned in the organic laws establish.
Ing the territories of Kansas and Ne
braska as embodying the only sound
and safe solution OF the slavery ques-
tion" aud declared further
That by the uniform application OF Dem
oeratic principles to the organization Of
territories and the admission of new
states, with or without slavery. as they
may elect, tha aatiai rights nf all the
states will be preserved intact. the orig
ina compacts Of the constitution main
tanned inViolate and the perpetuity and
expansion OF the Union insured TO its
utmost capacity OF embracing In peace
and harmony every future American
state that may be constituted or annexed
with republican form Of government.
Mr. Lincoln was again a candidate
for the office Of presidential elector
and made a thorough and energetic
canvass. Some OF his speeches were
very striking, and probably no man In
the country discussed the main ques.
tions In that campaign-Kansas and
slavery In the territories-in a manner
more original and persuasive. From
first to last he secuted the lntimation
that the election of Fremont would
Justify a dissolution OF the Union or
that 1t could possibly become even
the occasion of dissolution, In his
eyes the apprehenslons of disunion
were "humbug." the threat OF 1t
mere buster and the fear OF II silly
timidity.
In the heat OF the canvass Mr. Lin
coin wrote the following perfectly
characteristic letter, marked Conf
dential:"
Springfield Sept s. 1856
Harrison Maltby, Esq;
Dear Sir-I understand you are a FIJI
more man. Let me prove to you that
every vote withheld from Fremont and
given TO Fillmore In this state actually
lessons Fillmores chance OF being presi-
dent
Suppose Buchanan gets all the slave
states and Pennsylvania and any other
one state beside then he Is elected, no
matter who gets all the rest.
But suppose Fillmore gets the two slave
states of Maryland and Kentucky; then
Buchanan is not elected; Fillmore goes
into the house Of representatives and may
be made president by Q compromise.
But suppose, again, Fillmores friends
throw away q few thousand votes on him
In Indiana and Illinois: It will inevitably
give these states to Buchanan which will
more than compensate him for the loss
Of Maryland and Kentucky: will elect
him and leave Fillmore no chance In the
ii. X. or out OF II.
This is as plain As adding up the weights
II th,ee small hogs A. Mr. Fillmore has
no possible chance to carry Illinois for
himself Il is plainly 10 hts interest to let
Fremont take II and thus keep II out OF
ihe hands Of Buchanan. BE not deceived
Buchanan Ia the hard horse 70 beat in this
race Let him have Illinois and nothing
can beat him. and he win get Illinois II
men persist In throwing away votes upon !
Mr. Fillmore Does some one persuade I
,ou that Mr.. Fillmore can carry Illinoisf I
Nonsensel There are over seventy news
1apers IN Illinois opposing Buchanan, only 4
hree or four OF which support Mr.. FIJI 4
more. all the rest going for Fremont, /
Are not these newspapers fair index OF
he proportion Of the yotes2 II not, tell /
ms why.
Again. Of these three or four Fillmore
two al least are supported 1
n part by the Buehsnan men, as | un. I
iefstand DO not they know where tbs
ffAAt lAuNittH# AH't FhRN AAN
movement helps them and therefore they I
help t.
Do think these things over, and then act 4
recording 70 your judgment Yours yerS 1
ruly. A LINCOLN
tconndentislb
This letter was discovered by the I
Buchanan men, printed IN their news
Dapers and pronounced. as It's author I
"a mean trick" II was .
dangerous document 10 them and was
'alcnlaied 10 undermine the very Git
ldel OF their strength
Mr. l.incoln was stili IN imperfect 4
indeed. In any fellow
'hlp NJ sll-wiih the extreme Aboli.
tioulsis He had met with Loyejoy
md his followers ni Bloomington and
sas apparently cooperating with them
'or the same party purposes, but the
niensiiy of his opposition to their rad
cal views IL intlmaied very strongly
a Ills letter 70 Mr. Whitnsy.
Springfield. July o iSS
Lear Nn.tnfg~i POW expect 10 81 70
'hiesgo On the itgh, and ! probably shall
etaain theirs % thsfeabout fsr about twc
eeeMs
Ii turnra me blind whan / nrsi beard