BY DAVID OYER.
RATIFICATION SONG.
On the occasion of inaugurating the Republican
Wigwam at Brrooklyn, a lew evenings ago, W. H.
Burleigh was inl! ofluced end read the following
ratifiicaton soog. which 13 had been requested to
write. It breathes the spirit of true poetry and
genuiue paifiotism. and should txi committed to
memory by uil the t .ierds of "Old Abe" who sing,
so that they c n make I he welkin ring dating the
exciting, lively and musical campaign upon which
we are about to enter:
Up again for the conflict! onr banner fling out,
And rally around it with sous; and with shout!
Stout of heart, firm of hand, should the gallant
boys be,
Who bear to the battle the flag of the Free!
Like <ut fathers, when Liberty called to the strife
They should pledged to her cause, fortune, honor
and lite!
And follow wherever she beckons them on,
'fill Freedom exults in a victory won!
Then fling out the banner, the old starry banner,
The battle-torn banner that beckons us on!
They come from the b'llside, they come from the
glen—
From the streets thronged with traffic, and surging
with men;
From loom and from ledger, from workshop and
farm,
The fearless of heart and the mighty of arm.
As the mountain-bom toi rents exultingly leap.
When thc-r icc-fetters melt, to the breast of the
deep;
As the wiuds of the prairie, the waves of the sea!
They are coir ! ng—arc coming—the Sons of the Free,
Then flmg out the banner, the old starry banner,
The war-tattered banner, the flag of the Free.
Our leader is one who, with conquorless will,
lias climb'd from the base to the brow of the hill*
Undaunted in peril, unwavering in strife;
He has fought a good fight in the Battle of Life,
And we 11 ust him as one who, come woe or eome
weal,
Is as linn as the rock and as true as the stcol,
Right loj.il and brave, with no stain on his crest,
Then, huirah, boys, for honest "Old Abe of the
West!"
And fling out your banner, the old starry banner,
The signal of triumph lor "Abe of the West!"
The West, whose broad acres, from lake-shore to
sea,
Mow writ for the harvest and homes of the free!
hhali tiie dark tide of slavery roll o'er the sod,
Thi.* Freedom m: kes bloom like the garden of God?
The bread of our cHldren be torn from their mouth,
To feed fhe fierce d.ago • that preys on the South?
tin, never! the trust which our Washington laid
On us, for the Future, shall ne'er be betrayed!
Then fling out the Banner, the old scarry banner,
And ou to the conflict with hearts undismayed!
RALLYING SONG,
Free Territories for Free Ren.
Come, ye Rocky Mountain brothers,
Come from store, fiom shop and hall;
I'asstJje watchword to the others,
Don't you boar our rallying call ?
Cnorvs —Freedom for our western prairies,
Freedom to Pacific's shore,
Freedom gave our land to freemen,
Free it shall be evermore.
Kally once mote round or' banner,
In the fight be true and strong;
Keeping step to freemen's music,
With one voice we'll shout our song.
Fr edom, &c.,
Let the part be now forgotten,
While sweet Freedom's foe 3 we rout;
AH we ask of each one coming,
Vote for freedom—work and shout.
Fr< j'lorn, he.,
Have you heard Iroru old New Hampshire,
How the strikers struck up there?
Dealing deadly blows to slavery,
Singing on the evening ?i*.
Freedom, Ac.,
Then Connecticut, right nobly,
Next sustaiucd the gloiious fight,
Conquered ad the foes of freedom,
Shouting till the morning light.
Freedom, he.,
Shall tho Keystone State be wanting,
When the others a' 1 stand true?
Then let each oDe do his duty,
Work there is for us and you.
Freedom, he.
Come, then, Freemen, come and join us,
You who never c?me befo-e;
A'l we a'k is vote for freedom,
'Ti" it reigns from shore to shore.
Freedom, &c.,
TO ABE LINCOLN.
An honest man's the noblest work of God."— Pope
We bail you as the People's choice,
We greet you as the Poor Man's friend ;
In you, our party ail rejoice.
Because wei row your name wiH lend
The same success that erst was won
By gn'lant General H.> rison.
Though party ties have changed since he
And Henry Clay repose in death,
While you "still Jive," our aim will be
To aid you with our latest breath.
The Poor Man's friend—the People's choice
Will ever make our hearts rejoice.
You nobly worked yonr way to fame
Through trials wb>ch but few conld bear;—
You've won a time-enduring name
As universal as the air:—
] t may be, yonr reward comes late,
But you have ga'ned a high estate.
We fling our banners to the breezt
Your name is blrzoned on their folds—
A came each honest man will please,
Whatever party name he holds: —
A name that you have kindly lent—
The n-uae of our next President.
Tbe time has come when party ties
Should be ignored and cast aside:—
Let people in their strength arise
And crush the domineering Pride.
That's held tbe reigns of power so long,
It it'll would govern—right or wrong.
The North and South, the East and We3t,
Have joined on you as nominee,
And no united jiower can wrest
Your certain claim to rule the Free; —
The name that you have kindly lent
We'll change to that of President.
Chicago, III■ W. P. B.
A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c—Terms: One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance.
The Visit of the Committee of (he
Chicago Convention to Mr. Lincoln.
The Chicago Journal has a very interesting
letter froui Springfield, describing the visit of
the committee of the Convention to Mr. Lin
coln. We subjoin a portion of tho letter:—
A great crowd were awaiting them at the
depot, and greeted their coming with enthusi
astic shouts. From the depot they marched
to the hotel, accompanied by the crowd, and
two or three bands discoursing stirring music.
The appearance and names of the more distin
guished delegates were received with vocifer
ous applause, especially the venerable and fa
mous Francis P. Biair, of Maryland, Hon. E.
D. Morgan, Governor of New York, and Gov.
Boutweli, of Massachusetts.
AmoDg tho delegates composing the commit
tee were many of the most distinguished men
in that great Couveution, such as Mr. Fvarts,
of New York, the accomplished and eloquent
spokesman of the delegation from the Empire
State, and friend of Mr. Seward; Judge Kel
ley, of Pennsylvania, whose tall form and so
norous eloqueuce excited so much attention;
Mr. Andrew, of Massachusetts, the round fa
ced, handsome man, who made a tclling'speech
on behalf of the old Bay State, in seconding
the motion to make Lincoln's nomination unan
ruous; Mr. Simmons, the grey headed U. S.
Senator from Rhode island; Mr. Ashmuu, the
President of the Convention; the veteran Blair,
and his two gallant sons, Frank P. and Mont
gomery; brave old Blakey, of Kentuckey,
Gallagher, the literary man of Ohio; burly,
loud voiced Carter, of Ohio, who announced
the four votes that gave Lincoln tho nomina
tion, and others that I have not time to men
tion.
lu a few minutes, (it now being about 8 P.
M., (they were at Mr. Lincolu's house—an el
egaut two story dweliiug, fronting west, of
pleasing exterior, with a neat ami roomy ap
pearance, situated in the quiet part of the
town, surrounded with shrubbery. As they
were passing in at tho gate and up the steps,
two handsome lads of 8 or 10 years, met them,
with a courteous "good morning, gentlemen."
"Are you xMr. Lincolu's son?" said Mr. Ev
arts. "Ices, sir," said the boy. "Then let's
shake bauds,'* and they began greeting him so
warmly as to excite the youager one's atten
tion, who bad stood silently by the opposite
gate post, and he sung out, "I'm a Liucoln,
too;" whereupou several delegates, amid much
laughter, saluted tho young Liucoln.
Mr. Ashmuu then introduced the delegates
personally to Mr. Lincoln, who shook them
heartily by the band. Gov. Morgan, Mr.
Blair, Senator Simmons, Mr. Welles, and Mr.
Fogg, of Connecticut, were tirst introduced;
then came hearty old Mr. Blakie, of Ken
tucky, Lincolu's native State, and of course
they had to compare notes, inquire up old
neighborhoods, auu if the time had allowed,
they would soon have started to tracing out
the old pioneer families. Major Ben Eggles
ton, of Cincinnati, was next, and his greeting
and reception were equally hearty.
Tall Judge Kclley, ot Peunsylvauia, was
then presented by Mr. Ashmun to Mr. Lin
coln As they shook bands, each eyed the
other's ample proportions with genuine admira
tion—Lincoln, for once, standing straight as
an Jndiao, and showing his tall form in its full
diguity.
"What's your height?" inquired Mr. Lin
coln.
"Six feet three; what is yours, Mr. Lin
coln?" said Judge Kelley, in his round, delib
erate tone.
''Six feet four," replied Lincoln.
"Then," said Judge Kelley, "Pennsylvania
bows to Illinois. My dear man, for many
years my heart has been aching for a Presi
dent that I could look up to, and I've found
him at last in the land where we thought there
were none but little giants."
Mr. Evarts, of New York, expressed very
gracefully his gratification at meeting Mr. Lin
coln, whom he bad hoard at the Cooper Insti
tute, but where, ou account of the pressure
and crowd, he had to go away without an in
troduction.
Mrs. Lincoln received the delegates in the
South parlor, where they were severally con
ducted after their official duty was performed.
It will no doubt bo a gratification to those who
have not seen this amiable and accomplished
lady, to know that she adorns a drawing room,
presides over a table, does the honors ou an
occasion like the present, or will do the honors
at the White House, with appropriate grace. —
She is a daughter of Dr. Todd, formerly of
Ky., and long ouo of the prominent citizens of
Springfield.
She is one of throe sisters noted for their
beauty and accomplishments. One of them is
uow the wife of Nini*n W. Edwards, Esq.,
son of old Gov. Edwards. Mrs. Lincoln is
now apparently about thirty-five years of age;
she is a very handsome woman, with a viva
cious and graceful manner; is an intesestine
and officii sparkling talker. Standing by her
almost gigantio husbaud, she appears petite,
but is really about the average height of la
dies. They have three sons, two of thorn al
ready mentioned, and au older one—a young
man of sixteen or eighteen years, now at Har
vard College, Mass.
Jpfr. Lincoln bore himself during the even
ing with dignity and ease. His kindly and
sincere manner, frank and honest expression,
and unaffeoted, pleasant conversation, soon
made every one feel at ease, and rendered the
hour and a half which tbey spent with him one
of great pleasure to the delegates. He was
dressed with perfect neatness, almost elegance
though, as all lJlinoians know, be usually is
as plain in his attire as he is modest and un
assuming in deportment. He stood erect, dis
playing to excellent advantage his tall and
manly figure.
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1860.
Perhaps some reader will be curious to
know how "Honest Old Abe" received the
news of his nomination. Ho had been up in
the telegraph office during the first and second
ballots on Friday morning. As the vote of
each State was announced on the platform at
Chicago, it wits telegraphed to Springfield, and
those who were gathered there figured up the
vote, and hung over the result with the same
breathless anxiety as the crowd at the Wigwam.
As soon as the second ballot- was taken, and
before it had been counted and announced by
the Secretaries, Mr. Lincoln walked over to
the State Journal office. He was sitting thero
conversing, while the third ballot was being
taken.
When Carter, of Ohio, announced tho change
of votes giving Lincoln a majority, and before
the great tumult of applause in the Wigwam
had fairly begun, it was telegraphed to Spring
field. Mr. Wilson, the telegraphic superin
dent, who was in the office, instantly wrote on
a scrap of paper, "Mr. Lincoln, you are nom
inated on the third ballot," and gave it to a
boy who ran with it to Mr. .Lincoln. He took
the paper in his hand, and looked at it long
and Bileutly, not heeding the noisy exultation
of all around, and then rising and putting the
note in his vest pocket, he quietly remarked,
"There's a little woman down at our house
would like to bear this. I'll go down and tell
her."
It is needless to say that the people of
Springfield were delirious with joy and enthu
siasm, both that evening and since. As tho
delegates returned to the hotel—the sky bla
zing with rockets, cannon roaring at intervals,
bonfires blazing at the street corners, long
rows of buildings brilliantly illuminated, the
State House overflowing with shouting people,
speakers awakening new enthusiasm.
The Ohio delegates brought back with them
a rat/, one of the original three thousand split
by Lincoln in 1830, and though it bears the
marks of years, is still tough enough for ser
vice. It is for Tom Oorwio, who intends ta
king it with him as he stumps tbe Buckeye
State for honest old Abe.
LINCOLN VS. DOUGHS.
The Providence (R. 1.) Post deems Mr. Lin
coln inferior as a debater to Mr. Douglas—at
least, it says so. Let as bear what it has to
offer on this point:
"Our impression is, that we read all the discus
lions in which the two candidates were engaged, in
that memorable controversy—Mr.Lincoln's speech
es, as well as Mr. Douglas's. We felt a deep inter
est in ihe canvass, as did every Democrat : and
we naturally wanted to know what was being s aid
by the combatants. We shall not be charged with
surrendering our judgment to a blind prejudice, or
to admiration of a man, when we repeat what we
said at the time, that in point of übility —that ability
which we seek for in the statesman —Judge Douglas
stood far ahead of his competitor, lie exhibited
more of poicer-very much more than Mr. Lincoln.
His points were clearly stated; his facts were never
of a questionable sort; his conclusions could not
possibly be avoided. They were fortified on all
sides, and so well fortified that no Court in the
civilized world would have permitted a further ac
cumulation of evidence in their support. And
then they were forced home. They were fastened
upon the Republican party; they were fastened
upon Lincoln; they were burned into his verv flesh.
There was no reply to be offered. And none was
offered. Lincoln had marked out his course, and
he followed it. He never met, squarely, the argu
ment of his opponent. He repeated his story, as
good-naturedly as possibly; and, with admirable
skill, labored to make his hearers forget most of
what had been said and proved on the other side.—
All the while, and even after an impartial witness
would have said that he had been flayed alive, he
manifested complete confidence in his cause and in
himself; and he succeeded in imparting a portion
of this confidence to the excited Republicans who
listened to him."
—Let us just put one fact —a most incon- 1
trovertible one—in opposition to the above as
sertions : this namely : Long before Mr. Lin
coln was regarded this side of the Wabash as a
probable candidate for the Presidency, the Re
publicans of Ohio had engaged heartily in
disseminating that series of debates between
Messrs. Lincoln and Douglas—not one side
merely, but BOTH sides—as a campaign docu
ment fot 1860. Witness tho following circu
lar to Republicans, advertised iu our columns
several weeks ago :
DEBATES BETWEEN MESSRS. LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS.
To the Members of the Republican Party :
The undersigned have arranged with the Publish
ing House of FOLLETT & Co., of Columbus, to pub
lish the debates between Messrs. Lincoln and Doug
las, in {lllinois, during the exciting campaign of
1858; and the speeches preceding the debates, but
connected therewith; together with the two great
speeches of Mr. Lincoln in Ohio, in 1859.
Throughout the Union the contest was regarded as
the most spirited and important that bad been wit
nessed for many years. The peculiar dootrines of
Mr. Douglas, which had given him so much promi
nence, are here set forth by him, in their most at
tractive forms; while the eminent ability with which
they were analyzed, and their sophistry held up to
the attention of tho American people, by Mr. Lin
coln, everywhere received the most gratifying com
mendations. The distinctive features of the Re
publican party, as the friend of Free Labor and
Free Institutions, in contrast with that of Slavery
and its incidAts, were never*more fally and ably
(resented than by Mr. Lincoln, in these speeches.
It is not too much to say, that in no other form
have the vital principhs of the two great parties of
the country been found condensed, and so ably set
forth, as in this volume.
No man can justly claim to be a thorough and in •
tclligent politician who has not studied these de
bates, and made himself familiar with the arguments
of the advotes of Squatter Sovereignty. The book
shonld be in the hands of every vottr.
These debates are authentic, having been report
ed by the -friends of each—Mr. Douglas's in The
Chicago Times, and Mr. Lincoln's in The Chicago
Press and Tribune." The volume will make 280
pages, large octive, printed from new type, on clear
white paper, at the following rates :
60 cents a Copy, Bound in Muslin.
$350 per Thousand, Bound.
$35 per Hundred, unbound.
$250 per Tbousaad, unbound.
They will be boxed and sent by express to all parts
of the country. Committees and individuals will
please write Follott, Foster St Co., Columbus, Ohio,
and designate how ) many copies they will want. —
This should be done at once, that the edition may
be largo enough to supply all orders.
So soon as the work is out, which will be April 2,
parties sending orders will be notified, and the
books will be sent on receiving tho remittance.—
Will your friends aid in this matter promptly ?
Respectfully,
GEORGE M. PARSONS,
Chairman Republican State Central Committee-
WILLIAM T. BASCOM, Sec'y.
Columbus, Ohio , Feb., It>6o.
We had repeatedly urged Republicans to buy
and circulate this discussion—had ourselves
procured and sold some hundreds of copies of
it— before we ever dreamed that Mr. Linooln
would be onr candidate for President.
How is it with The Post ? Has it ever, even
yet, urged anybody to purchase and read that
disanssion ? Has its party ever got op an
edition of it, or circulated copies of that got
up by Republicans 1 If Judge Douglas really
triumphed over Mr. Lincoln in that discussion,
why not ?
—We might proceed to show that The Post
is entirely wrong in asserting that Mr. Douglas
in 1858 received a majority of the popular
voN of Illinois. That vote (for Members of
tho Legislature that was to elect a U. S. Sena
tor) was correctly summed up in our article
of Wednesday as follows :
For Members of the Legislature.
Lincoln, ~ 125,275
Douglas, 121,090
Lecompton, 5,071
For Treasurer.
Miller, 125,430 Dougherty, 5,071 Fondey, 121,609
For Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Bateman, 124,556 Reynolds, 5,173 French, 122,413
—These figures show that The Post's as
sumptions that Mr. Lincoln ran bebiud aud Mr.
Douglas ahead of his party's average strength
are entirely mistaken.
Equally baseless is its assertion that the
"Americans" supported Mr. Liueoln in a body.
Maay of tbem supported biiu ; but many like
wise supported Judge Douglas, being impelled
thereto by a letter from Senator OrUtcndeu.—
(See comparative returns from the counties of
Alexander, Carroll, Clinton, Franklin,Gallatin,
Hardin, Jackson, Madison, Massac, Morgan,
Pope, Saline, and Williamson, in the Tribune
Jl/manac for 1859.) In fact had the "Ameri
cans" of barely the three counties of Madison,
Morgan, and Sangamon unanimously supported
Mr. Linoolo, he must have succeeded.
• -We trust no one will understand us as
disparaging Judge* Douglas's conduct of the
can*#ss on his side. He made a great race—
k: taimwiflp. creditable in his energy and
capacity—and it is neither wise nor fit that his
friends should seek to di.sparge the abilities of
his competitor. Judge Douglas himself does
not. For our own part, we say—lf any one
fancies that a fool will answer to stump a State
agaiust either Lincoln or Douglas, just let him
try it! — JY. Y. Tribune.
Mr. Fillmore's Home Organ for Lin
coln and Hamlin.
READ, PAUSE AND REFLECT.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser a journal
of great ability and influence, arid which in
1856 supported MILL ABD FILLMOHE for Pre
sident, and is still ardently devoted to him,
has run up the LINCOLN and HAMLIN flag, and
comments upon the latter as below. Its re
marks, of course, will not please the Republi
cans of 1856, for its views and theirs in regard
to that struggle differ very widely ; but we
think they will go far towards satisfying Fill
more men who may read them, that in view of
all the circumstances attending the campaign
of 1860, it is best to unite upon Lincoln and
Hamlin and so drive out of power the villian
ous Rogus Democracy who are now so sadly
misgoverning and plundering the nation. We
We comuteud the piece to the calm and dis
passionate consideration of all;
"The Republican party approaches the at
tainment of power, and with its growing con
sciousness of strength comes a new sense of re
sponsibility. At Philadelphia, in 1856, it was
vehement, intemperate, fanatical, because only
by appealing to the passions of men, arousing
their prejudices and inflaming their zeal could
it acquire that hold on the popular attention
necessary to the building up of a new political
organization. That work is done now. The
same party which in 1856 denounced Slavery
as a relic of barbarism and affirmatively de
clared for its prohibition in all the territories
of the United States; which rested itself on
this one issue alone ; which was all at sea upon
other aud most vital questions of political
economy, and presented no claim upon the
suffrages of the sober-minded aud conserva
tive ; this same party, we say, has met at
Chicago during the week just closing, and
enunciated a political creed so definite in afl
its matters of real importance ; so free from
sectional denunciations; so true to the old
standard of the relations which should exist
between the North and the Sou th, that it ap
peals strongly to the confidence and support of
those who have hitherto stood aloof from an
organization which seemed—and under certain
management was—dangerous to the perpetuity
of our beloved Union of States. That danger
no longer exists. The Chicago Platform con
tains no insult to the South, demands nothing
which should not be yielded in a free govern
ment ; protests strongly for the maiuteuauce of
State rights and the security of the domestic
institutions of seperate sovereignties, and briDgs
us back ouce more to the fathers ou those
other grand questions of political economy
which relate to our revenue and tho general
duty of Government to foster and give safety
to commerce.
Of candidates we have littlo to say. Mr.
Bates and Mr. Cameron would have como
within the scope of that wish we have so often
expressed—that the Chicago Convention would
unite the Opposition by presenting a platform
ancficandidates worthy of conservative support.
Wo have often said that only at Chicago
could the union for which we labored at Syra
cuse in 1858, and which we were instrumental
in accomplishing in our local politics, be effec
tive. In the hope that this might prove true,
we withheld our support from the noble but
hopeless ticket nominated at Baltimore, until
the field of view should bo more open.
Tbe result is before the people. Abram
Lincoln of Illinois is tbe standard-bearer.
So far as tho Opposition is concerned, th' ;
choice rests between Mr. Linsoln and Mr. Bell.
For the latter, ail conservatives have a respect
so sincere, and affection so earnest, that only a
strong political necessity could lead them to
refuse to him their votes.
But what prudent man, wishing to oast his
vote where it will tell against the iniquitous
power uow enthroned in Washington, can hon
estly say that he expects to attain that end by
voting for Mr. Bell in this State 1
The fates have so ordered that not evsm his
acknowledged purity of statemanship can meet
its reward, aud though we and all those who
think with us, should bend our every energy
to his support, it would result only in a failure
or worse than that, in a Democratic triumph.
Where, then, lies the path of duty ?
Mr. Lincoln is nominated by a powerful
party. His Bucoess is more than possible. If
he is not personally objectionable, if there is no
reason in the man himself, why he should not
merit the support and endorsement of honest
national men, then it is the plain duty of every
old Whig and American who hopes to do any
thing for his country in this campaign to cgrne
up squarely aud pledge to Abram Lincoln that
aid aud comfort which a true urau's help can
give.
His colleague on the ticket the Hon Hanni
bal Hamlin of Maine, is a statesman of culti
vation and experience. No man can doubt his
ability and adaptation to the place, or would
fear to see the reins of the executive office
placed in his hands in event of the death of
tho President.
With such views of the Chicago platform
and nominations, with the knowledge that tbe
little strength belonging to Johu Bell iu this
State is already diminished by a considerable
secession to Sam Houston, aud with tbe old
Whig hatred of Democracy, norsed in with
our mother's iuilk, and as strong to-day as in
1844, inouc.- hearts, we conceive it to be oar
duty to place the names of Lincoln aud Ham
lin at the head of our columns, as a pledge
that we will extend to them such honorable
aud faithful support as may beloDg to our po
sition aud influeuee,"
The Hew Tariff Bill.
A new Tariff Rill, increasing the rate of du
ties aDd giving especial protection to coal and
iroD, with specific rates for the latter, has pass
ed the House nf Representatives. It embraces
all the essential features of Protection to Amer
ican industry, and its enactment into a law
would at once ensure geueial prosperity in
Pennsylvania and throughout the country. It
was warmly supportod by the Republicans, aDd
most violently opposed by the Free Trade Lo
cofocos, who endeavored to kill it outrigbtly by
amendments, or slave it off by parliamentary
uianceuveriug. it is very muoh to be feared
that it will be defeated in the Senate. The
latter body is not only overwhelmingly Demo
cratic, but its Democracy is of the Southern
ultra, free-trade stamp. The vote on the final
passage of the bill was as follows:
YEAS. —IN FAVOR OF THE BILL.
YEAS.—Messrs. Adams, (Mass.) ADAMS, (Ky.)
Adrain,* Aldrich, Alley, ANDERSON, (Ky.) Ashley,
Babbit, Beale, Bingham, Blair, Blake, Braylon,
Briggs, BRISTOW, Butfington, Burnham, Bulterfield,
Campbell, Carey, Case, Colfax. Conklin. Covode,
DAVIS, (MdJ Dawes, Delano, Duell, Edgerion,
Edwards, Elliot, Ely, ETHERIDGE, Farnsworth,
Fenton, Ferry, Florence , Foster, Frank. French
Gooch.Grow. Gurley, Hale, Helmick, Hickman*,
Hoard, Humphrey, Huichins, Irvine, Jukin, Kel
logg, oi Michigan, Kellogg, (111.) Kenyon, Kiliin
ger, Leach, of Michigan, Lee, Longnecker, Loom
is, Lovejoy, Marston, McKean, AlcKnight, Mc-
Pherson, Mil!ward, Montgomery, MOORE, (Ky.)
Moorhead, Morrill, Morris, (Pti.) Morse, Nixon,
Ol'ti, Poller, Reynolds,* Rice, Riggs,* Robinson,
of Rhode Island, Royce, Schwartz,* Scranlon,
Sedgwick, Sherman, Somes, Stewart, (Pa.) Strat
ton, Tappan, Thayer, Tompkins, Train, Trimble,
Vandever, Verree, Wade, Waldron, Walton,
Washburn, (Wis.) Washburn. (111.) Washburn,
of Maine, WEBSTER, Wells, Whit t ley, Wiudom,
Wood, WoodrutF.—los.
Gs**Republicans in Roman type: Administration
Democrats in italics; Southern Americans in SMALL
CAPITALS: Anli-Lecompton Democrats marked
with a star (*.)
AGAINST THE BILL.
NAYS.—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, of Mo., Ash
more, Avery. Barksdale,Bocock,Bonham, Branch,
Burch,;Burnelt, Clark, of Mo., Clopton, Cobb,
John Cochrane, Cox, Crawford. Curry, Davis,* of
Ind., Dejarnette. Edmundson, Garnett, Garlrel!,
Hardeman, Harris, of Va., tjotman, Houston,
Howard, Hughes, Jackson, Jenkins, Kunkel, La
mar,Landrum, LEACH, of N. C., Leake, Logan,
Love, Alar;in,of Ohio, McQueen, Miles, Millson,
Moore, of Ala., Niblack, Petit, Peyton, Phelps,
Pugh, Reagan, Robinson; ot 111., Ruffin, Simrns,
Singleton, Smith, of Va,, Smith, of N. C., Spenuer,
Stallvvorlh, Stanton, Stevenson, Taylor, Thomas,
Underwood, Vallandigham, Woodson, Wright—
-64.
Democrats in Roman; Re
publicans in italics; Americans in SMALLCAPITALS;
Anti-Lecompton Democrats marked with star
[*•]
RECAPITULATION.
FOR THE BlLL:—Republicans 91
ty Democrats 2
Americans 6
Anti-Lecompton Democrats 6
Total 105
AGAINST THE BlLL:—EF°Democrats 59
Republicans 3
Americans 1
Anli-Lecompton Dem. I
Tola! 64
The] above vote shows distinctly who are the
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true friends of protection, and who are its ene
mies.
Fremont's Declination.
The following Doble letter was written 10 lion.
D. C. Stanton, of California, in view of tho
presentation of the author's name to the Chi
oago Convention.
DEAR VALLEY, Mariposa County.—April
12, 1860.— My Dear S'r: I have had the sat
isfaction to receive your thoroughly sincere and
friendly letter of the Bth, from San Francisco.
1 hare to thank you equally for the warmth
with which you urge your propositions in my
favor, and for the very strong expressions of
regret for the position 1 have taken. Sinco tho
campaign of 1856, I have been laboriously oc
cupied with my private affairs, und so exclu
sively that I have beeu entirely shut off from
the political life of the country. In the begin
ing of that contest, if I had neither political
prestige nor party organization, 1 had at least
uo organized bodies opposed to my nomination.-
Now the case is wholly different. You will
give full faith to what I say when I tell you that
I have personally no desire for the Presidency,
but I do most earnestly desire to preserve un
diminished the great honor which the vote of
the North reflected upon me in that campaign.
In this respect it would he no benefit to myself,
and certainly none to the party, whieh I wish
to serve, if under these circumstances I wero
brought here before the Convention, where 1
could only he one of the elements of discord, I
prefer, ou the contrary, to contribute as much
as possible to its harmony, and leave it, to this
extent more free to make a prompt selection
from among the distinguished leaders who have
been actively engaged in maintaining and ad
vancing the principles of the party. Letters
and other indications had led me to think that
my uatne would be placed before the Convention
at Chicago, and wishing to have the certainty
in this event that it would be promptly witk
drawn. I asked you to do this friendly act for
me if it became necessary. I rely confidently
upon your assistance that my request will be
faithfully observed. The contingency which
your very frieudly feelings make appear as pro
bable, 1 look upon as merely possible. In such
an event the nomination would be accepted, of
course, as the choice of the party, and not as
the result of the struggle for a nomination.—
But this, I repeat, 1 consider impossible.
Renewing my thanks for permitting me. to
avail myself of your friendship on an occasion
of so much importance to me,
I am, very truly, yours,
[Signed.] J. C. FREMONT.
Addressed to Hon. D. C. Stanton, Delegate to
the Chioago Convention.
Interview between Mr. Lincoln and
the .National Convention Committee.
Tne committee appointed by the Republican
National Convention, comprising President
Asbmun and the chairmen of the State delega
tions, to officially announce to Mr. Lincoln his
nomiuatioD, arrived at Springfield on Saturday
night, and proceeded to Mr. Lincoln's resi
dence, where Mr. Asbmun, in a brief speech,
presented to Mr. Lincoln a letter announcing
his nomination. Mr. Lincoln replied as fol
lows:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the com
mittee: I tender you and through you to the
Republican Convention, and all the people
represented in it, my profoundest thanks for
the high honor done me, which you formally
announce. Deeply and even painfully sensible
of the great responsibility which is inseparable
from that honor—a responsibility which I
could almost wish conld have fallen upon some
one of the far more eminent and experienoed
statesmen whose distinguished names were be
fore the Convention. I shall, by your leave
consider more tully the resolutions of the Con
vention, denominated the platform, and with
out reasonable delay respond to you, Mr.
Chairman, in writing, not doubting that the
platform will be found satisfactory, and the
nomination accepted. Now, I will not defer
the pleasure of taking you and each of you by
tho hand."
The various members of the committee were
then presented to Mr. Lincoln, who greeted
each of them with a hearty shake o( the band.
PROPER PRONUNCIATION OP LINCOLN—The
Lancaster Express says:
"Ths nomination of Abram Lincoln, as tbc
Republican candidate for President, has raised
the question of its proper pronunciation—many
contending that it should be pronounced ac
cording to its literal orthography— Lincolltn.
All the best authorities, however, agree in
pronouncing it as they do out west— Linker*.
Below we give three leading authorities on the
subject:
LINK-ON— Ltppineott's Gazcieer.
LLNK-UN Webster's Unabridsfetf.
LLNG-KUN— Worcester's j\ew Dictionary.
In Illinois, where everybody claims the
privilege of familiarity with "Old Abe," they
have somewhat improved on ti-e above, and
speak of the distinguished Sucker as "O/J
Jibe Lick-em."
DOUGLAS AND LINCOLN.—Some inquiry
has been made as to the precise vote of Illinois
at the election following tho great campaign of
1858. As the issue was wholly between Mr.
Douglas and Mr. Lincoln, as competitors for
the United States Seuatorship, the vote for
members of the Legislature showed the popu
lar preferences according to the following fig
ures:
For Abram Lincoln, 125,275
For Stephen A. Douglas, 121,190