El
the election of their chief ruler, carries upon
its face its dangers and its infamy. [Applause.]
But, do not desplir of the Republic. [Ap
plause.) It will pass the ordeal imposed upon
it by Disunion Demucea. y unscathed , and will
rise redeemed and sttengthed to march onward
in fulfillment of its high mission. Pennsylva
nia will, in Octot.er next, speak in thunder
tones for the Union, fur Protection, for Free
Labor and for Free Homes. [Applause.] These
principles will be triumphantly asserted as due
to ourselves, to our State and to our country ;
and we shall rear out standard victoriously to
the world; it wi'l be a triumph proclaiming
equal and exact juetice.to oar "free brethren of
this Union, of every clime, and it will be in
harmony with the great sentiment—" Liberty
and Union, now and forever, ne and. insepa
rable I"
When the speaker dosed, the applause was
deafening and continued for aome-thpi4tik--
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
9P' =NOM
THE E E'VR, CANDIVATE
POE. TIPB PB,EIHDENCY.
SkateV of ills isife and Character
Although in the present campsignthepeople
are contending for the success ! ef great prime
plei, and not for the elevation of mere men, it
is proper that we should know sonothing
the history and character of the. non woole
nameiltthe rallying,cry for these;who are bat
tling for the.rights of mankind. In- this.con
test the undying principle involved I the
rights and the 'powers _ of the,people•of this Re
public. This hartg a People's movement, it is
eminently proper that a man of. the people
should be our stand ird,bearer. That Abraham
Lincoln is a man of the people, and whose every
act and s-ntiment of life has identified him di
redly with the masses, a glance at his history,
private and public, will show.
Abraham Lincoln was boln on thd 12th.of
February, 1899, In what was tbe a Hardin county,
In the State of Kentucky His grandfather and
his father were both born: in Rockingham
County, 'Virginia. Hizt,more remote ancestors
came from Barks county, in PennsylvaniA r and
are said to have been of the Quaker persuasion.
Abraham Lincoln, grandfather-of. our, Presi
dential oandidate, emigrated. to .Korttnokh
where he was k,Mhed by the Indians; The As,
Abe fatber of our subject, maul, d.in the,
:IWB Nancy Hanks, also a native cif Virgin*
- Who was the mother of Abraham Lincoln, now
`df hiinois
Abraham. Lincoln was sent to , primmysolapola
in Kentucky, in, his early years, where bem.
guired the fitit rudiments of an edunation r --
When be was in his eighth year; his fatinif
moved to Spencer county, Indians. This por
tion of the country was then,an,alutost 'un
broken wilderness, and Abraham•lobored„. with
his father in. clearing forests fields
until his twenty-first year. In the year, 1818
Abraham's meth( r died, and a sear afterwards
his fattier again married lady of Kentucky.—
During this period Abraham attended schooli
bat'not regnloily, and all his schooling did not
o .more then a year in, the aggregate.
able amount of knowledge,
howev r, by that - tvey,, L. a . young.
CM of moderate means and tissre—reQingenen
books as he could obtain.
At the age of nineteen he made a trip On a
flit-boat to New Orleans, accompanied by, the
eon of his employer; In this trip they were.at,
tacked one night by Raven nagroes, who At
toputted to kill and rob them. After a desper
ate battle, the negroes were driven off, and the
youthful pair proceeded on their voyage.
In the Spring of 1.880, the. Lincoln family re
moved from Indiana to Illinois. in two wagons
drawn by oxen :They settled at a place on
the Sangamon river, ten miles west of Decatur.
Here they built log pabin, while Abraham
and hie father went to work anti split rails to
fence their new farm. From that circumstance
Mr. Lincoln derives his popular soubliput.—
Dnring-tho succeeding Winter young Lincoln,
bireifout to go to New Orleans on a flit-boat,
and made. the journey to Springfield; Where he
was to start, in a canoe with-Iwo companions.
They then had to. build- their boat on which;
they performed .their inteadtd .Mr.
Offot, iho.eauployed Lincoln to perform this..
vOyage, then engaged him to t the charge of is,
atom and mill at New Salem, . in Sangamon
county.
On the breaking out of the Hawk war,
in IsB2, Lincoln joined a volunteer comp ay.
of which he was.elected Captain.. „ tip did good
.service in the canipaign, end endured many
hardships. although he wa4 . In no piomfne,nt
battle. He still owns land in lowa, which he
obtained'for warrants wanted him for his sap:
vicef triads war.
.
In die same year he wet run, for the Leg!shy,
trtri 'of MS State and beaten, the only nin4"
Atbraham lAncoln Otis eier Oefeeled by a direht
vote'tifthe'people.' - 'illich m0t:4144 Out itity di
home, that his own precinct, which gave Jeck.
On at naajority of 1 lb- over OLty,. save Litioihn
217. sates eku7'llgtdost birei althea gh lie was•
au airrowed Olejo num: - This i,-ao unpara hied"
balance of personal. poptdirity ' ' -t
, Atioutthis -tithe r. Sintinn opened a store(
imoompany withenot her men, but tho did not
mimed, He w.isapplAnted , ,Ptlstbiaei, r - it Ntiice
Salem, notwitbilanding his •.politinc.-Ibe ter it
being of very little value. Heiken colon* .00d
tbatotudy-oPlaw, horrovilois What baolts lie
could, mord soon mastered the itt iluniribi of Ilis
ptokilelort.; Be .was.appointed DePhty littiveyor
ottlenganioni ant executed his 'Work satiable -0
gorily:: - ' *
-1a.1.1184 he Ste looted to the Legislature. - fo
caving the- highest vote of any eaedid to. in
the-Skate, and Weloreelleetedift 1836 i 1888 -nh
1840 . In 1880 he. stislitensedlii itrattide low;
.sari itetainftd to B,ringlieldi Wire* he wni t Lao'
padovicthipsvith 2r. 43 11i.C.. Bid encCer. wog
remarkable audchasamin - hadda Okliaatatincial
tire pit icikti- .• fhi ifatateferait thins app_ i .ted
a Pvesideuttal FleotorLtlu the-Whig'. tithe*. in
Il :Mole Ele.vras tear . .'ng frteod'. n 1 attieftl 'ad
tul, et of. th .3' patient . fdeer itf ...IL'et.tudki7."
and in 1844 ca .va-se I the enird state of It lie
nctis, dui or battle. for the noble larNif arbulloPt
bearer. He also 3:o.eed over into ludistm., ea •
I,,eed over . the greatert portion of that State,
milking speeches for fle,ory.alayi and.dutia.in
ciples of the Whig party, of that dot. The.
main contest in Iltitmis. wee on the tariff ques
tion, Mr. Lincoln taking clecideditrottud with
He nz7 Ciay in, f tvot of the.p4m4plQof i r too,
ii irlito.
Ile was then, considered *noblest deba.
in"his party, and his , speeches of that date
' mo !els for sutuni senseaud vigoious reason
.
In 1846 lir. Lincoln. am c lecte Ito the Mir
.
t tell), Congress, anti toojs le is seat at the open• ,
leg of trio sullen, in. December,. /847 Of the
seven F,epree ntatives,fiem,, Illinois,. all were
Democrats but, 114...„ I t inCelp,,.. ,la itua goube
were 117 Whige, ALP Doi,ecrot4 wad .1., Amu:
limn.
.
Amutig the first useaeures : bsetight , Were the
Rouse wcie two reeottgionasotatieg
.. .to tun
powers of Coogrtss to exproveb rivera atuitiar
bets. As this is a question of sotto imparance .
ant Mr. Liocolu pi,col aitnieil sa Kneel,' alk
t
th r ecord in favur of internal insprovetesetei
R e kite the resolUtiunp . :
td, Th at if, in the ;judgement of Quo-.
ET , tert t be eeeeiKerY :to improve the antriga
tion of a rive; to expetlite and render *utopia
- the. movements" of our array, and save from
delay and, lime our arms and munttiorukof war.
Cvlaiireda has the power to.linprove.aueh riv e , „
griesed,:ll. t it it bjneuessary fur the preset:-
vatiO. pt the P vere 41.,-.Pec•Lielfeseei:reeteaßk. saf e , ty, ehF.4ollo . a* at ,our vessels of war, top*.
pron . a, ii a, or in et, either on our. Attu*
or Lake coast, Congress has the power to make
such improvement.
Mr. Lincoln, with the other Whigs voted
against a motion to lay these resolutions on the
table. Afterwards a resolution embodying pre
cisely the principles of the above was passed,
Mr. Lincoln voting for it.' ..
On the 23u of December Mr. I inoolti"offered
...-
a preamble and resolutione in - relatiorr.to the
Mexican war. The preamble set foith'that the
President (Mr. Polk) had, in his message, de
clared that the Mexicans first invaded our terri
tory, and shed the blood - Of Our
and that our country "had ample cause of war
against Mexico, long before the breaking out of
hostilities." The resolutions called upon the
President to inform the House whether it was
true that the first blood was abed on our soil,
and whether hostilities were not first com
menced by the American army.
The derfign, of- these, resolutions was >merely
to establish the frith - Which was impliedly
subverted by the President's message: The
Mexican war was never popular with the Whigs,
and-Mr. LincediSharedthe leelingfif hitt party
on thirteubjecti considering the begirtring ofthe
War both unneceesattenci unjust. When hos
tilities commenced, holVever, Mr. Lincoln, as
did the other Whigs, recommend. d and voted
to-prosecnte it vigorously, 'as We shill presently
6013.
On the 28th of December a petition was -pre
stinted from citizens of Indiana fortheebolition
of slavery in -the - Disttiet of Coitimbier. Mr.
Lincoln voted in- favqr of the reception of the
petition. Though-opposed to slavery agitatim
he always upheld the right ofpetitiou.
On the 17th of January, 1848, a resolution
was introduced into Congress authorizing the
Speaker to appoint 'a Committee to itiquire - into
the expediency of repea'ing'such acts of Con- .
gress as sustained or authoriz-rd the slave trade
in the 'District of Columbia. Aftr bL ing modi
fied, the reseintion was laid on the table, Mr.
Lincoln voting against laying 'it on th- table.
Febaary 17th, Mr. Lincoln voted far .u r ,flp I ies
for the Mexican war. H.: vu:ed in favor of a
bill to raise wenn of sixteen millions to p. 9 off
the debt contracted by the war iu td sico.=
The, bill passed by a• vote of 192 p as to 14 nags.
Lioo.d&to vote be n 4 r, , toided iu the aifir
outlive. Mr- Lin: o'n also voted twice to take fonrteen thousand. Mr. Douglas was returned
up-the Ten: Regiment ilin. • to the Senate, but Mr. Lincoln was the choice
On the 19th of June, 1848, the'tirst tariff (tithe people.
movement wet made iu the 'House, and Mr On May 16th, 1860, the National Convention
Lincoln put himself aquartly on the record on of 'the Republican and People's parties met at
thisa:runtime. Mr. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, Chicago. There was Much interest In there
moved to suspend the roles, in order to enable snit of this Convention'e work, for on it de
ttior to intreduce the fo'lowing resolutiOn: paned the success or failure of the opposition
•Resoked, That-the Committee of Wage and to the
„miscalled bemocracy in the present
Keane be instructed totinquire into the expedi- Presidential campaign. There were two parties
emu of reporting a bill increasing the duties on in that Convention—the People's pviv Of
foreigreluturianotall kinds, end on such for- Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with those trim
elgivnianufltottirest as are now coming into had heretofore acted with the Republican 6i
rubionadompetitiOn with American labor. ganisation, but Were now willing to, take con
atdr- Lincoln for the rtsolutian• servative ground, and the Republican party
a., Orrithe 28th of July the bill• to establish terri- proper. These two parties, haviog many prin-
Waal governments. for Oregon, California and ciples in common, and , a common" iater.st,
New , Mexico come tip in the Hou.e. Tue bill desired to unite for the surety of success.
contained a provision prohibiting thb territorial It was soon found that a union'could only be
legislatures-of California and N w Mexico from effected upon a coneervatise basis. The =-
pulsing any law restricting or esablishing tonne Republicans detrited the nomination of
slavery, and that all blialtotial 'Uwe should be Mr. Seward, on a platfotm of uncompromising
subject to the sanction of Congress. Mr. Web- hostility to slavery. The theagatee of tbe Peo
ster, in the Senate, opposed t..tat bill , in one of ple's party considered that the agitat i on of the
his most powerful speeches. Mr. Cor win, then slavery question at this prt seat time would pro
lb the Senate, also oppostd the bill with oharac- duce no good results, and that the, nomination
teristic ability. Mr. Lincoln voted to !ay this of a man contid red so rAdical as Senator Sew
bill upon the table. On the 2d of Augu-t the and would insure defeat. They were d sirens
titUnar the orsanis Alen of Oregon Territory to pledge t' e united party to the ritsalleas ou
being, a l p:Fre - tea ssamee_a motion was math to which alone it could hope for i '"''')et.l.o('
Strike oat the provision extending the °Hi- Pennsylvania a nt i N og 1 PriemPle or
mince uf 'ITN ...was w hiu t o T •
, . _ ernto r y. Mr. Liu- protection to Anierican tridinstre s dto make
coin voted against the tens--etin favor of be slavery question secondary. e c ins I've ,
retaining the ordinance , --, ... ,t_ LlLea triumphed In the C toveroloo and a prat
On the 12th of December, IRS, another tariff form embodying the issues of protection, a
resolution was Introduced into the House Jr homestead policy, internal improvements, and
WWI submitted by Ur. Eckel t, and - was as ful- a Pacific Railroad, was adopted. Roue few
lows: compromises had to be made with other etc
.ffax4sed That the Committee , of Ways and meats, and one or two indiftelent pianists' were
Means. be instructed, to inquire into th e ex p e di inserted, which msy be 'crmstreed in a manner
envy of reporting a tariff bill based•upori the not quite satisfactory to our people, although
principles of the tariff of 1842. taking them in their dkclargi intent, they are
&Tr, Lincoln voterfin fame( this resolution, not particularly objectionable.
tistis s a second time proving. his devotion to the On the third ballet Abraham LinColn, of Illi
principle of protection. . - . nois, received the nomination fer the Presi
nOn the lath of the same . month, Mr. p a lf rey, dency amidst the wildest excitement. This
of Maawbusetts. asked leave to introduce a- was the greateitt triumph of COllllerltall6ll3 in
bill abolishing slavery , in the District of Cotten. the Chicago Convention. In the evening of
bits. Mr. Lincolu, opposeeao agitation on the the same day (the 18th a Mollie' Hamlin, of
s4s.yery questioo, voted against, the motiou,--- Marne, was nominated ref Vice President on
the 2 isFilir. Gott offered a resolution pro- th first ballot.
WI/Wog the slave trade in the Jr.:Patriot ag o . The news of the nomination of Mr. Lincoln
lunibia. ' Mr, LiacolmAlesiring to modify some was received everywhere with'the most intense
features 'ofithe resolution, and bead& certain satioactiir, except perhaps by a few pensonal
restrictions, voted to , lay - it nu the table: The l'llett B 4 of neat candidatets at Chicago. The
motion to lay, it on the tattle failing, -Mr - lain- PeePieenivertally responded with enthusiasm to
cola voted against the resolution, which passed. the nomination of Mr. Lincoln, for they - felt
On the 21st of Degembee Mr: Lincolnarated that he was of them and one in whom they
directly in favor of the principle of a home- could place the most implicit confidence -
stead bill. Mr, McClelland offered tbe follow
.. Every e, enemies as well as filen-de, felt that
inn resoltition: 1- Abra incoln was detailed to be the next
.
the public, Preen'. f the Quit d Stat.a.
Resolvd, That the pre-ent traffic in
lends should ceaseoind that they should be Mr. Lincoln is a man well worthy to be the
Chief Executive Calder of this government.—
' dienosed of t 0 ezeurmats and cultivators,. on
No fault whatever can be foun I With him, aro,'
proper conditions ; at atieli .PrioEB as wilLnearly
indesanifa the cost of their purchase, menage. his most litter "
p 'ii ical opponents are obliged .
Mont, and seln.. to confess that-he is perecnadlytsb.tve reproach.
4 es.O.i,ton Dokeistriktlt , )ley the resolution on Alt they can say amaima him , i s to etteMot`to
the
,a e sn e , . Mr., ; Lino ao ; voting
„eg i aost t h e ridicule him for his all gad want of education.
motion aa he was is fee aof giving the ouhin Mr. Litotoin is not an ignotaut man, although
lauds, to , actual ssettl ro,, awl not to Moneys di hie early oPPortutti lee were very poor. He has
sp culno f ra. „ , _ .„.., . I been a the-longetudent, and possesees a fund ti
00 the 16th of J snuary„ th e que s ti on o f two ,
_general ' knewiedge tnj yed by few. Slum
Lib tin: the t.loAfe• trade in 111 e allistdot_ao leairit.g Conga.tap, he bats mastered the s`x books
a'llinflb-a‘eg an tame bet , ra • the Rouse, , Mr:` of Ede hi a tie- metry. Any person wee will
Litidelu 'lti coda sue au anterma k e e ,t,„p o . th e , ,reaf the deb teas between Vetter& Lincoln and
g.allusi *fedi ion of siavemoirt theeDiatriat. . Douglas, antinssett that the former la ighorant
!xi s „ uva d oni t p rov id e d ta in t a ll p ,, tvetne mein be sadly deficient its utiderstsuidirg. He
obw held in. sLiamy in the . District- stiould.re% ,exhibits a ' t ad of flusetti knowledge;-of the
main so at the will their owners; but thet aelNre - „„ of out' *Willett and '''
statesmanlike
statesaelike
p moos born of slave _parents after :a bedside- ability P giriNe by low pu blic men
'
data, shottld be free, and Atat nnaatote AIM& The Materiel( account of Mr. Lincoln's fleet
"shook:I ttelptroduo d, exattiottmehasao t ennitede and only duel, which was not a 'duel, is taken
ied thitir masters, who were t traperary_egionv u from - a Cuic go - mird:
eta *which case they ehouldoeatnej e t tn e etet t •A great deal of tun was had by the jokers, in
with. ' , Putt the children ot plavapareetaehoule Idorthgtie A; about an affair, in which a long
be reasonably eupp Tt• J and admitted by the tithe ago ttir good friend Lincoln, the candida , e
ownere..9l tear mottle ta until tbOyarrirt stet, for the poisidency, was engaged, A young
' a ent tan "Et‘'• Any .rteelt ,Jsolding,sinvan., iledy of that, cir y, new the wile of a distinguished
- on ad innnoo a t ti kenket ,w w tg ookee k mn a tiodesmish,: wtottr:a paregraph in .a blurtsaqua
'their. ful t v...ilise tram tboXleaseuty of ttre M i tt . , ; vein; for `thlig/Cigarnow I-Visit:lh Which Gott.
blft ! es. Tula, the
~ autigwistfts of ..w h a t h lA t,„ ,Shiel.!ts Was goud Itumoredip tidiculed for his
and Qrsoraet ore obi/old prnvidejalleieut means eu en e cit4tt 'with tsim Pub& m were The
f or ,:iha, ve d . g up to th , i, qmora fugitive
st i n t s Gin: . relives greatly incensed; and iiimandel
escaping tat/ the Distrret...-Thet this Iset.shoulti• ,td m then me of theta nditig party. the edit-
I 8 p teal up n by the qualified voters of the, :041 Sde put him ,ff with a request for twenty
, itiqct, anti ehauiti not nueutne a law, i n a n a t four hootePte bon - Mier the Matter, end, shertay
tanotiehed . hy & Lel ;qv o f stie h. vott . m . ~, „„ , , afterward 'meeting Lineoln, told hini his per- '
Such are the Prineirles of lite.ktill Amtvelmak ',Plettillfr' `Tell him I *rote it,' sail Liticoln;
iutrodp. ton our enemies LTAltie Mrs bis ta ,,l oo 4 told tell tirn he did A' ter a deal of alipletnauy
being an Abolitionist. Every one rs erowevea •to get a rettacti, re of the offensive parte bf the
his, up i t 4 o „, , the subject of stay, , ry, will ate paragraph le question; Shielati emit a challenge,
• thit there was.uotiting in the 4111 ie w hinh, env , wake- lairita.lu texte a ted, named broadewords
man could obj et. ~ Indeed, it wae the `must as the weapons. and an uttfrequ• tiled, well
eq.italkla measure en that subject ever brought weeded We .d lu the Miltsissippi; just- beluw
before Cougose, , .. -., , _ , Atom, as theytte,. - Old Abe' WCIB first on the
On die 2let of Feuruary,..lir4,o3 4 ,ll, l ,vobyd gt timed, and when Shields arrived he lonia his
•its femur of abAiebing the franking privilege, entitgenist, his swoedeirt dim band and a - hen:llW
A bill allat thit object was I (dors she Henan, i t the other, with his e mit t if, cleat ing allay'
and artartioa bttug male to lay it pu the hello, I he' nikti rbrush ! B ore the Prilimit.kY lir' .
Idr:Llucoln voted against the motion. , r, dlgeru -tits were c moletel, -John J. - Eitsrdit4 .
liNsiog Mr. Lincoln's-short , cateer in b e n.• wee, somehow. hati got wind , orwhat wag
gress,.it will be team taut he plea d Aimsed $4O ati.et, am :Arad du the Soened
. °ied them h- iii
.tee record in - favor of, every ptineipi.e fat sebLat .11, ed fettle and by hie eat:merits; a liireseed th
the.partiee eupporting him are nor , . conteuding ',t gerethat they, t vso well-grbsvn, he4rded men,
es heir cam= Ju tense, and by his tidkule of tbf;
fi
tie voted fur a pro wive tat iff, foraheprincipie
of a Homtead b.ll, for internal imerovemsuts, we•emakiog there, eeh witli efrog-stickerin
ngainst slavery ext ntiun anti against travery his head, broke-up the fight. We do' trot kite*
agitation. Oar candidate has a record, anti it bow Gem Shleide fitelsatut wii-baiafaheard'ults
Lincones eaykag, that the aceeptance of the'
i 4 exactly what we should desire it to be
challenge was the meanest thing ha ever-did
quting his public .ife, he did not cast a vote or
ie his lit . Hardin—than whom a braver man
salvecate a principle that he or we would wish
tp see,hlcatted from the record. , t , never etood—n..ver came out Of that terrible"
s Mr Lincoln was a delegate la the National charge a' BuOU , • Vi-iii , to Which he led'' the
Whig CoeVentiort - of 1 848, and"employed all his . 8 '0' 44 il . gi'' ' 4 diotde Volunteers. If
egotts In aiding to ,seestoLthe nomination o f the even aof t. .4 0 -1 in yotidvaevierw -be
fie r i ztlTaylor .4 He alta r s matasanithe States lore his mind, tor e e woundelf Act ci r nk,„
of .... 4 ." da p oinsir4 ,l 3 , ooBo s wt h e c l a i m aka fat sl resin .übtasetr Wit tic *Whig
Qf Viiik of BhwilarVlVAU-3 i B_,: Et 30 I, _e" A hi Which he 1) , :• taso'really breve men
:tt ArPaNagii A thio Kanftaitigaird P .°ol 4 o lMgi . . „ inrifor rtamotothe least
'...'s .Ai ttAit agedmotoOk tlwileld, and Is atiof the '' 'tatodtitten latinta - ..'s
I
- -
penneptuanitt o f Celcgrapt), Saturban afternoon, September 29, 1860.
hi,. efforts an Opposition Legislature wag elect
ed for Illinois, thus securing the election of
Mr: 'ft umbull to' the United States Senate.—
Daring this contest Lincoln and Douglas had
their first p•issage at arms before the people.
In the opinion all candid men, the "Little
Giant" forind'mere than his match. After the
Legislative contest were decided, Mr. Lincoln
was tiken up"att . the Opposition candidate for
United States Senator. The Anti-Nebraska
Democrats alone voted for Mr. Trumbull. Mr.
Lincoln would have been elccted to the United
StateilSenale;had he 'followed the wishes of his
friends. But feming that some third candidate,
lees acceptable` than Judge Trumbull might be
concentrated upon, he persuaded his friends to
withdraw his own name and to vote for Trum
bull, thus securing the election of the latter
If Mr. ,Lincoln has not been more In public life,
and occupied higher positions, he owes it to his
self-titierillcinetenerOdty:..- The. people will
certainly not condemn him for that. 1n.1854,
he was offered the nomination for Governor of
Illinois, brit declined in foyer of Mr. Bisset, for
whom he labored sealdimly.
In the year 185/3 the famous contest,. tor the
United States 'Senaterildri to . k place f"errirAir
Mesars. Lincoln and Douglas The pod i
Mr. Douglas had taken en the L ompteti.guts
dun, Made hint very popular just at this. time.
A lamanumber of , the Repuoticans thought it
due to Mr Douglas that he should be returued
to the Serrate for his opposi.lon.to the Leriomp
ton fraud. Mr' Grit endon wrote a I,tter, ad
wising the' Old Line Whigs of Illinois to vote
for Dougl as;'
The conteht was_unegnal for Mr. Lincolu, yet
by his ienso 'al popularity and his elogm nce,
be succeed. d act]. ring a majority of the pop
ular vote. The two candidates traversed 'Abe
State b gother, - sdternatfly addressing the peo
pie. The debatee of Lincoln' ,and 'Dottglas at
thii time are intenielyinteresting. Mt. Lin
coln is conceded by the best judges, even
friends of Douglas, to have greatly distanced
his competitor
The result of the contest was that Lincoln
received 4;085 votes fibre than Douglas, though
hoar thetnegual atportionahuit Mr. Douglas
had a majority hi 'the Legislature Mr. Lin
anises net gain on the vote hi - 1866 Was over
Mr. Linculu deeply and actively eympathized ; SPEECH
with the American movement, an I b Heves C F
with us, that Americans should rule America.
Although not of the most radical Sort, he
isiANDREW G' '
AT LANCASTER, SEPTEMBER 19, 1860.
still a good and true American: On the slavery ‘ • CU_ ItTIN,
question be is mire cuaservative than many the Republicans, and in reply to a' charge: o°l.' AT
Mr. Douglas, he said, in relation to the subject ____..........—..
of negro equality: Fellow Citiz ns—l have spoken often nod al
"Now, gentlemen, I don't want to read at , ways in toe open air If the audience behind
any greater length, but it is the true complex ; me will keep petf<ctly quiet, I will b? heard by
on of all I have ever said in regard_to the- tease la front. You will notice by my voice
institution of slavery and the black race. Tnis
that I have been speaking too much for an ordi
is the whole of it, and anything that argues nary physical man.
me into his idea of perfect social and political I desire now to speak to the people of Lan
iequality with the negro, is but a specious fan- caster county. Fellow-citisens—forty-seven
tastic arrangement of words, by which a man
can prove.* horse-che-nut to be a chesnut times have I proclaimed my principles and the
horse. I will say here, while upon this subject, prinei tee of my party 'od. Western Pebisylva
, ale, and I believe I have spoken acceptably.—
that I have no mpg's-, directly or indireotor, Nowitav i ni , mow e d. la y eaga gea l eat y a the
to intelibiev 41h4116 initiffition of shver y kV west, it is ;roper that I should speak to the
the Suites where it now exists. I believe I .
.
- •%g-hiold of the ancient Henry Clay Dm
..-
hdve no 1004 crii
t/ dote,
troduce
out ciXnr—Caceliet,l
went, that will pro)
living together upon tos. _.ing . pet.
equalith anti...inasmuch ws it •becomes a neces
sity that there must be a difference; I, as well
as Judge -Douglas, -am in favor of the race to
which I:belong-having the-superior
The foaotting shows his`position on the sub
jeCt of the IJui n and the disunionists:
"But you, Demborats, are for the Union, and
you gristly fear the succes4g . the Republicans
would destroy the Union. Why ? Do the Re
publicans declare against:the Union.? Nothirg
like it. Your own statement •of it is. that if
the Black Republicans elect a President. you
wool stand it! You will break up the -Union.
That. will be your-act,- not ours> To justify it,
you Meet show that our pulley gives you just
cause for such daperaie action Can you.do
that 1 When you h tt,ulpt it, yee`will find that
our po:icy is exactly the policy of the men who
made the Union. No , Ling more and nothing
less." Do you rally think you are justified to
break the Goveratueni rather thanotiave it ad
ministered as it washy. Washington. and.other
great and good , marl h s made it? If you do,
you very uureasonasle, and more-reason
able men- cannot and will nut submit, to you.
While you elect Presidents we submiteliebiter
breaking nor attempting to break tip the Union.
It we shall Constitutionally elect a President, it
will besur duty to ase that you .fila. submit. , -. •
Cid John Brownirse been executedlor s treason
rig:twist a State. We cannot object, even though
he.agreed with us in, thinking slavery wrong
'that cannot excuse violence, -bloodshed and
trete:in. It could.tpaff him „nothing thatdm
might think hiakself Constite
tionally we elect a Preeldent,- and, therefore,
you undertake to destroy-the Union, It willhb
oneduty -to-desi.• With -youyas n
ld John 'Brown
has been-dealt. With: We shall try to,-,do 14w
duty. We hope andd believe that-Ina/election
will a majority so act es to render such extreme
measuresnecesatry." . •
A litxtlent4 who was :Present at Kr. Lin;
coin's house ' when the official , announcetrient
was made ofhis.homination for the :Presidency
of the United States, thus-describes him:
"Arsainest Luca m's appearenosis striking.
The first impreasion produced in looking At him
is, that he is a hard featured; ugly, min, but
his (inlet unobtrusive -dignify of bearing and
manner, soon dispels this impression. He is
U . t
- -r• - Aprime of life, apparently not over
fift, 0.16--basemes to be known as 'Ow
AB y B, " I owiliot itatiVaez -- --1-e-lwinton he is tall
and Btu. Iha height is „
half luches, maids extremities appear • •
disproportionately long, his neck unusually, so.
He is straight. angular and wiry, without any
redundancy of either fist or muscle. Ilia hair •
is dirk, and the eyes-are full, dark and expres
, site. Hie held and face indicate a powerful
intellectand an ; ron, will, and yet his sunny
smile and gegiat.exptereion discoverthim to:be
a man of great amiability of temper and getter,
°airy of disposition. His - atrongly developed
features, prominent cheek hones; andthe harsh- ,
ly defined rugged-Rues, Which- mark the light
and shade Qf hie whole. expression, when his
leitures are in,fepose, ark in, strong contrast
with the agreeable, cheerfulness-.and.humor
which sparkle in his eye when engaged in-con-.
versation, and. Which render hint moot the
moat attractive and companionable gentleman ,
it has ever born my good...fortune*, meet,--.
air. Lincoln reminded me forcibly of , Henry
Clay,. There is muck in. are. appearance. of
theaegrest welkin commm, anti - mach -more
in their intellectual structure. - Nry. man- mu
converse wittLhim , without : feelingOW -tor twin.
!he presen3e. of au _intellectual gloat, an& no
men can leave him without k..regret tlutt;the
pleasure of his sectety has been broken.T How
it is that the ,fin3t impression that. Abraham
Liucoln is. _a homely,- awkward 'nekton.. man,-
was so suddenly dispelled; was , to numtstaussle i
fur afterwards I saw nothing but graCe,:ealtere,...
and inteliectuai '
his teateeh to a mil)! to Col. McClure, Chair
man ot the State Central Committee. I have
not read Col. McClure's speech, being engaged
More the people. Of Western Pennsylvania;
but I :deo understand thatfrhe answered General
Fobtel's speech in the Wigwam in Pbiladelpida,
and to these gentieroen4- will leave the C 012..
troyersy. Having known COL McClure since
his. Mature manhood, he vr,Mild not baveleen
where:hgri&now if I haancit known himr and
I leave my distinguished_ competitor to his ten.
der mercies: - -
Ha.says, however in hisepeech, that-he will
give me ten dollars [laughter] :for every-Sena
tor to whom I spoke in Ikea of..tho Morrill
tariff bill and in the same-speech helps/ides
the fact: that he went to,-Washington, ndlim4
Oared the Democratic BenatetOpasa the bIII-
that Measure-that would bring relief to 4.lthe
entitling interests of femmylveuia. I NM. kirk
(apt the challenge=; if he will give me .ten
dollars.,for every-Repnblicran Senator to whom,
I spolte,,lwill give him one hundred dollars
for ..evary,fiegator . , be. converted. [Langhter.3
I will call, him...out. [A voice—" elect
you anyhow," followed by 'renewed -laughter
and clieete.] Yes, fellow-eitisenol didgo. to-
Washlegton to do what might be in.my power
toproonre -the passage of the Morrill tariff
[A voice—" •I saw you there"—with cheeps-and
laughter.]
All the , friends and relatives I hareem later,
esttd.in the. protection of labor in Pennsylva-'
Wit All that I have save the house Ihve in,-
is invested in manufacturing. My friends are
interested in manufacturing; but.when nudist,
tinguizhed competitor who.now offers me ten
dollars a head fur my fidelity to the tariff, sup
ported " Polk, . Ratak. and the. tariff .of
I was under the immortal bier of-the Whig
party, Henry Clay. [Cneenk]r From him Lae
.: • early leeching* in. 'lieu.
tuwayst trrpresectionokedlyet.Mr. Stipa
ter rotors and offers,. me.teaMbßes-Ara
,Senator voice to. I-would have hineoknow
'that I -spoke many of -thoSenateahnot
nolitioniLfeltb. and :1 , fountietinn.-11L-Sigh
[Cheers.] Noel t will.gieeldmone thousand
clollaut for:every -Senator: . .dcatatertedt •
.more I will give -it tohlreefort every Senile;
Buct4utao,..Beckman and himselt.convected.„:'
Now, let es -understand-where weetaudt...end
not .baraught.try clap-trap: [A.:Voice'. •`*thet's
so.."], I have,interpretedAhem with. the ,greot4,
est Minnow; I:have spoken et , f4te gentaeman.
with.respect, and shalbconMeue to do. so, ;bat
when he is driven to, a, corner forced to such
shifts, reserve canuot be:charged uponmeend
my patty, My party was: faithful to the pile ciplesr of prot,ction. in the p .ssage of the Dior
rilltariffsbill. - There Wes op image of tbobiir
in the Rorie, and there was a rejection-of the
bill by the Senate The .ilollllo •was Of -my
political , party; "and: the. Senate was of his.
Whether,Gee. Foster should be elected Gover
nor of Penusylettnia is of-small account. We
must bel.;meesured.by,thocompany we keep,
and bream/ewe act with.• the National organisa-
tion, arid in- favor of therprinciple of .proteo
don • woare feeble as • -infanta, when. taking the
words of, the ghost- _
I have no doubt- General ;Soder las tariff
man, hecante he sake •he ie.; Is-heve no doubt •
many the Democratic men of Peensylvsnet,
are tariff ineryandfor a.like reason: If men
are successful anterthey must go with the
national , political organiattion. AP favor of a •
t .riff, opsettainly they can *of littlte.aexemt
in precedes/Abe paws. geof such Smeeaure.,, -
But, my.frhokle, itsatrakta very--little:differ-
OM 1 to the State of P.-nnsylvantri;wit m they
e set se s t i bekOoverorx you, eeekone of you,
b t ee d s td•s much right, oeopect that;
oil bonor -aa.either General• Foster or, his
soma
, patios., ,Thaionly dfrfference between you and
them_ciatidetit, thl4,-,the circle, bet grows
smaller Wog elVeller until but two men. stand
within it.l• ,
I have • nu doubt Goers( Fosterdeshei to .be
'eleott...d, The 'enmity of. ambithouleads him
to be deed' to-be elected G4vernar. Frank
onnpeis me to Say. that I feel a little ot.
that it.hor.itymystelf ; .[A. voice,- 'fial 4). y,"
Another voice, •••.tou will•be el cted," voices
.* cher G 41 willing,J will be elected
I.mede uppmy mind L would. be. I have gone
on the spoken to, the, proole, and
disco proved guilt and pleceit, ..thave pox:deka!
ed pduefpicis in. the faatitkof-..kooeat- people:
Lrt-us kok at the I.laoitlon,--Borne: of you
read-in the rteatspripentef-Abonar of-Altetelltee.,
of our orators in that protmetedstruggiewhiph
resulted in tee election of Mr. Pennington.
•Sneaker .of the Boni* of ;RI gresentatiaM
Washiogtoo. then Southetnere• slid that the,
electhon.of a &pub lean Speaker wpuldereate.,
tendenci a which mildrt result-in adi Watt
,of tina ham of :g' -I
ItjAttow *aid; my fellow-ciiiaens...that of the
many men now named for the office of Presi-
d*tt of, the ;Voiced States, and now betore the
people fop th.it d titingelebed.h . nor, That the
electiots of one ' .I them will tend to the dissolu
tioo of ti.e 'Cuitm Bell, Breokinridge, Doug-.
Houston; . Smith , Uncoils •[e. to lee--
"T-ney."] . Of all them:ill. istraid ,the election of
! iS not poasible by.the.peoPle. It-ittstriaday.
p jai spieehes orochtito- d. frem . ode, .
(Ady to tho if he A attunes Genus has just invent e
Pre IJeitt , ti p er , ol , diss.t l u o rn
, pe ti t ie ti c co r.: l n t o t i El in y e t i h s e r a ii r o o f
a f
follow -1 7 4 , e1 nevus heard-this from riolue,4o b o lts , A. - ., arid is iuflAtt ik
Ak.s North , eho fia..r the dissolution of th e ,Preserver, the air furnishing any :HI
Unttat z _ , on required, to git e a cheers.
l
'lDatielf,•l4.hat If all- thimatididateernunteL itv saf say , a quarter of a mile. 1 114,
t ch he e y die lyo ti u n l g d u be ishied po - w h e, o r o kw er. w w i he th i: i l • 7tb l ir r e ohili ado set aort. '071 . 11138 of the iuvetition thi,: I.
adviiers and tarty were to 4),
-13114-3913410- 11aUt wooer need ouly touch
a diatoltni.lllof tti s ham of goyeinmem. t
„ ‘t the dress, and the air
rranged to. communtcate in s t . h it e ll
LtautiLs ,is a de., d ;qt. ex. in IS Cln. Wi4Sifi take tie'eutkof the , giaat t egostwe
""4"-Action a musical attachment, not or.
try ' th d , • te•,;t,.t.e... n A ri s tu 'To which '490 4 . P tea I ag.tetni Wal l y the 4,mlaza
the "G t t d " Lik
r ! ,l s!±! . stfentY it Or - • *
of a n y tie tm -t h e s- mot - bird organ, ;doting a variety t
-t toe vis ot the operas to a our t)
t a reset Sc) cusaations
mthar.„”44.ls4 le.t.tire,7- wiA, ,be sent to • - • ..rwtmot—it,s,totio
Waehlhgtcrn ". {liberty and to tit, est g i ge ..,the venter confidently declare.
frts ed tire form of Gov omeat thay.fouuthxt, loTtl'O r rclichtras may 10 entirely ‘ 1,, 1
it U 11.114 toß i e I ) and h poleig ilitaK •th thee weatir
4 . Ari in uet -.G a testeals i a sanitary sea ti*e d „ . .pe ev qe ddi.
401- 411 - 4h,Yetnrrieut , key l ff „, m i 44 4 47.41.poo0.eile'itacisn'' „ a
provide
.1 "
—or • wm.
tide w yahr -CMO• tAd yes) . Ple b al*est mid
. . - . - W n es . pull
= 14, . v hmett umotkty et the triople ohei r w i de coiteut.
A D'Ancizietfir RThe TO WIN ALore.—As
the freight trian on the Logatieport, ,Ppetie
and'Burlingtonr,Railway *at coming . west
recently the conductor was accosted, at
1-11kuna tati3.-n, in Indiiva, by nmart,„intel•
,ligent amignod-lookinglemale, who solimtt
ed She explained that, she had
eloped, from,het parents` on accouttrof theme
oppositoadtolter union-with a youurmati to
whom she watt attached: Condnetor 'Moore
advised , her to reconsider her determine - tit:in
to 0160N -end decline r taking heron , board,
and the train mOied on, leaving her, aa'Wes.
Some after, :one ,of
the train men liadoecaidun tti palm over tine
oars, and found the girl ; lynch, her bind
boxes, clinging to a, cal loaded-with timber,
just back, ut, the- e wine• she. had only a.
space of about six= inches of the car t Maud
on, and in that. perilutis position, with the
sparks of the locanuitive 'beating upon her,
she had riddentivel Milos. The train Was
stopped rin.i the girl taken hoop the Condos
tor's oar and li3tt at Ketit• i het with uncurl- :
,quesed will, ehe secueecled in rasing sus,
Weill money tfier,fkroti,e subsequent
passenger ttato, and up Wedee , dayeyeuilig,
she passed throub this city,Chillicothe,
where sho met-her lover. .
Boas men thin beeline°, as Has been
sai I, a bataMulit lie in some degree,inaane,
Chat they are . Akron!. for the reason that
they are devoid o: brains, believing they
are born poets when they are only born
fools. •
CH Bag msays: " We'require four
things of woman: that virttie duvet" in 'her .
heart—.h.ti modesty Way on in:r'broarl—
that triiettiese flow from hat - lipstliat
industry occupy bey hand."
Coesurr nuoaz 4:shown 'ne but one side i
of the, world,, tor s as ,it surrounds us- with '
friends who wiltaelt u only'odninerita, sol
s.
St silenoealltose - enetniewfrom- whom alone
we eanlearn- tour detects.
will notimme hhi name again.
I notice' that the distinguished gentleman
whnisniy Coinpetitor for the highest honor
the gift of the people of Pennsylvania, has at
last broken silence. On Monday night Gener
al Foster seems to hive made a speech to the
people of Philadelphia ; a verygood speech.—
( l aughter.) Certainly it.affortia me much
pleasure and increased gratification to be in
nomination and contest so distititimbed an
houor, with; too distinguished a gentleman as
Hl,l..erat Henry D. Foster.
His sp ech.is full of ingenuity. [Laughter.]
I noticed, however, that herontioes himself in
elect such officers as they see ti
ytaird they are called upon to elect .t ~
wt and now are told if we legally t
of ou: choice, it will dissolve the r,
ray tl.e people can't elect them I , y
vote, hut that they at '.l take the ;
the House at Representatives i t t
Now the design is apparent that .t .
elect Abraham Lincoln President, t.
will be dissolved But my (tit w
such rtsult can follow But it it
and strength is to he laid in bin ,
name let it come now. (Chet r;) 1 - ,;
right to transmit such a red legac f
your children. How is it, my teib,w...
Once, in the early history of thht Lt . ; Not ,
the people failed to elect a President
serealliispea they balloted in the 11,11....
Went, and one single vote would ha
Aaron Barr President of the Welted
lOWA who was afterwards a traitor of
character; who watt to his grave with 1.i,; ;
dyed with the blood of one of th,. rro,•
in the Revolution. Thomas
elected, on the forty-eighth hal'ot,
vote. •
- •.
-In -WU trey, tried the exretin•n t
The 'Union was egitated from its ( • nip':
circumference. The great men If tho
tarnkhed. Falsehood and defannat6,6,.;
great and noble heart of Henry t:
pointment and sorrow to his grape "N„,.
the people have a plain,
Constitutiol al .1
perform, why let them do it, and let
Lincoln be elected by tho voice of 11.•
But suppose the Union is dih.oiv e
will it be divided? Oat fathers form, d;:
perpetual. They kindled upon its alt+r•
light of liberty designed to illi,nun, t
world. South Carolina and Virg!! la .!
that on the election of a President by th
ple, they will dissolve the Union , I. t
By going out of it? They can g.. out n.
they please, but when they go they •
their chattels with them, and tier :
aronnd which they cling with so or .
city; they nay - leave the country 1,,1 1!
Virginia and South Carolina will htl
map of the Union, (laughter.) and
take care that the sentiment so
planted in the Aigin Saxon race, tl. tt
'free labor loving men will go and Nu ,t
the land they left.
And now in maid to the tariff of I . 'l.
that time the Goternment, so far fr In
ing the interests of Pennsylvania, has 6,
tually at war with - her.
The speaker proceeded further in 1.
important remarks, and introduced Mr
Grow, the Pennsylvania or Beth p
expounder, who made a few brief at.cr
priate remarks, In his section of th,
they had two parthis—one the people tt,
the postrthisters.
Philadelphia Wean
Politico in a-Prayetlineting.—A
Bakke.
The present campaign is dieting tee
featluteWlerOminerstly at by the gre at
of wait-behaied, olds:ski% respectal lc a.
mirably officered and drilled Linc. In an,
tin Clubs. They have added great int.:
the meetings and procession'', and ear •
to enlistlrs leffitjeal,ppinuits many y ,
who would - otheriiise be idle and
and the. cause of freedom and protevt
much to thitienflarts. - Still more bon -
due them if the full Peoples' vote FL
their means be brought out, and Cu::
Lincoln 'should carry the State.
But the anti-Lincoln people, artery
cannot tarn out such well-d4cipl
matittreve taken °Very opportunity of
and - Vilifying the Peoples' Clubs, notvet
int the facit that the Wide Awake I
Orintittentels, &c;, have had toe
Self-respect to, embroil themselves in
- Within a day or two, some :,
ppaamb~y ,sickly hodieldual cistiuguished
Aty,At 'the" 'Noon Prayer Mee tin _
Was instantly rebuked therefur by one
most venerable, distinguished and I'
vises in the city. Our nen:thy-weepy
hattniade a three 'minute speech, in ay
asked' the prayers of the congregatien
yeititig menen the political clubs. Ili:, I .
might` be surprised to learn (ho went 0:
theeki elute were not all vagabond., and
but - that many respectable young urn ,
their degraded and rowdy ranks Th..
things grieved him so much that I.e
prayers of all present!
Ilse eminent add experienced d
to above, then rose. He remark .1 t.
young men were in danger, and th e. -
pray for them unceasingly. We .
for all classes and conditions of pee;
still, he theught that the tnembete
clubs could - not be better employ, dth
patriotic work of endeavoring to re:,e
affairs of this great Republic. It wa,
preiltge, and should be sacredly
'Again : -I)eittginetubers of these urg ii • .
kept young melt from licentlousb,e.
lupines:attests. Irma idleness, front ;11 I.:
kindred vice s, and brought them lei r
plined ants toward a worthy end. A ,
tieing drilled and malformed, and te t •
the meetings, he would merely say
discipline 'Was one of mooing. Bed n„t :
iceetegossa. held in their lei d fay
'rather t au et colirazt
li d it . Would
them go to a me thug in a dirord
rink by rank, antler soldierly drill
We give not fie words but the aideral
the remark's of the reverend Doctor,
'h teby rider him our most hea
his just rebuke to the priciding ap "1
theta hi one thing that ends owed
America, it is that cowardly, Miss Faze).
water spirit which would keep alt h.n
_high minded, respectable men out of p
and would give the control or the law, I
tittati.ts of this glerious Union .11 Seel'
the hands i.f ta.e batons, pris ere r.
and reset - de who are always trying. t. ex
that, control. No! the man who re u-•
vote ear Whit his conscience and c .win
lehigt itepitrli.tic and right, does d -
the right") of citizenship ; his on claiw
protect'.,n 01 the' law. If hie tulle
feleon this able of right, it will be lit
side of artueir We are as responsible
infiriencele4 tor any act of our lives
We du not , One at to infer that +her , •
defects orAanis l'' - .r ''
`Lite alt - gfeat plivileges, the contr. I (1
is liable la abuse. But becalm. the
64 xIttlitY:•to 'hurtful to the e e. we sh. u
rive•inleteller ; because sowe b wits ire. ,
should miorefuse to yarn tha Kip).
too erllleeinlitice; drat:kennel:a end ,0,.:
eustdonAsiekery and fraud are goat
evhe 7- but yon du not cure thew I .Y . 1
the drtnakarde, rioters, triiketeri and
box stnffersio have everything their (