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Lincoln's Political Record.
!WWl* WANTED TO THAN ZOI.E. TAYLOR.
&nee Abraham Lineoln has been
nominated for the Presidency his friends
Are trying hard to make him out the
gmtest man 1n America. But unfor
tunately his history will not sustain
gash a character. What bas Lincoln
ever done that he should be eallod great,
sr worthy of the lOpeliiency of a great
p.ation ? A bsolute,v ffothing : lieteas
been a member of the State Legislature
of Illinois two or three times, and for
/one session a member of Congress—
and that cc,rttpletes his paitical career up
to this time. NV bile in Congress he was
celebrated for only one thing, viz: op
gpmition to the ..11exwan scar; and that,
too, after the war had been in success
fal opperat ion for nearly two years.' lie
took his seat in Congress in December,
1847, the battle of Buena Vista having
*en fought in the Febrpary previous.
Did Lincoln while a Congressman, en
deavor to bring the war to an honora
ble termination, or was he engaged iu
the discussion of measures intended to
uniburrass our Government, and on•
towage, the Mexicans in their acts of
kostility ? Let his record speak.
On the 20th day of December, 1847,
Eon. Win. A. I:l , :hardson, of Illinois,
introduced the following resolutions
pelatlre to the war :
Resolved, That the existing war with
Mexic,o. was just and necessary on our
part, and has been prosecuted with ti,e,
sole purpose of vindicating our national
rights And honor, and of securing an
bcworablo peace.
Resolved, That the rejection of our
repeated overtures of peace leaves this
-Government no alternative but the'
most vigorous prosecution of the war,
in such manner, consistent with the,
1/aws of nations, as will make the enemy
feel all its calamities and burdens, and
until Mexico sha:l agree to a just andl
bonornblo peace, providing satisfactory
i
indemnity in money or territory fort
pilot injuries, including the expenses of
the war.
Resolved, That the amount of the
indemnity roust necessarily depend up.
.on the'Obstinacy of the er.emy and the
sltrration of the w ar.— Vide Con. Globe,
1847, p. 69.
Mr. Lincoln voted against these reso
lutions, as be said in his speech le the
'House on the 12th of January, 1848,
from which the following will explain
his position. Mr. Lincoln said :
But in addition to this one of his
colleague! (Mr. Richardson) came into
this House with a resolution in terms
expressly endorsing the justice of the
President's conduct in. the beginning of
the war. So that ho found himself
bore, if he was inclined to give the Presi
dent his supplies, and say nothing about
the original justice of the war—if ho
was inclined to go with him, to look
, ithead, and not back—in a position that
,be could not do so. Ho should fool
compelled to vote on this resolution in
the negative."
Does not this show clearly, that Lin
coln not only opposed the justice of the
war, but would even have voted against
''the President's supplies," if that ques
tion bad come up by itself? Richard
eon's resolutions were for the honora
ble prosecution of the war, but Lincoln
opposed them, and thereby placed him
self on the record in favor of a dishon
orable termination of tlfe same. In
short, be was in favor of withdrawing
our troops, and telling Mexico and the
world that we bad b een engaged in an
unjust war of aggression.
When resolutions of thanks to Gen.
Taylor were introduced in the House,
January 3d, 1848, Mr. George,Ashmun,
the President of the bite Chicago Con
vention moved to add as an amend
ment, the following : "/n a war un
necessarily and unconstitutionally begun
by the President of the United States."
Lincoln
Lincoln voted for this amendment--
1 , -5V Con. Globe. 1848, p. 95.] Hence it
appears that Lincoln desired to thank
Gcn. Taylor for "obtaining a victory
over the enemy (at Buena Vista,) which,
for its signal and brilliant character, is
unsurpassed in the military annals of
the world," but “in a war unnecessarily
and unconstitutionally. begun." That is
the kind of thanks that Lincoln desired
to give Gen. Taylor "and , the officers,
and soldiers of the regular army, and
of the volunteers under his command."
In another place in Lincoln's speech on
the war, ho thus spoke of the Presi
dent : " The blood of this war, like the
blood of Abel, was crying from the
ground against him." - Thus it will be
seen that Lincoln regarded the blood
that our soldiers shed in 44:ito ' as
crying from the ground against them,
like the blood of the murdered Abel.—
Were our officers and soldiers in Mexi
co murderers ? Lincoln answers, in
effect, that they were! For his speech
see Con. Globe, 1848, page 155.
But the most noted, as well as the
most ridiculous act of Lincoln's Con
gressional career, was the introduction
into the House, on the 22d of Decem
ber,lB47, of his "spot" -resolutions. This
was after the war had been going on
for about twenty months. Among
other wherettaes and resolves, the fol.
lowing aro the pith of the "spot" mani
festo ;
AND Wl:tastes, The Holm is desir
ous to obtain a full knowledge of the
facts which go to establish whether the
particalar_spoion which the blood of our
ettisetis was•rihed, was or was not at
that Um. oar own soil ; therefore,
Resolved by the House of Representa
tives, That the P.resident of the United
States be respectfully requested to in
form this house--
lat. Whether the /pot on which the
blood of oar citizens was shed. as in his
message declared, was or was net with
in the Territory of Spain, at least after
the treaty of 1819, until the Mexican
;evolution.
2d. Whether that spot is not' within
the territory which was wrested from
shy the revolutionary government
Salim
iid. Whether that :Tot is or is not
• ini,thin a settlement or people, which
settlement has has.existed ever nine long
Wori the Taxes resolution, and until its
inhabitants fled before the approach
of the 'United Otago army. .
-Thus Abraham Lincoln instead of
trying to produce merunnltte to Bring
the twee Jo au honorable termination,
- woe npleuroping about the u 6 partiiiefa" , r
71 01 . d Abe" nes btcb the t; found the
t A or
f ' 4r- Asa there is f WON "9 0 e
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gill .*. ` neirerreet upon, via: the
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TEE COMPILER.
it. J. STa.llll., ZOLTOIL lAD PiebrEILTOR
WitTllolllllUati, PA,
MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 18. IFTO
FOR GoVERNoR,
lION. HENRY D. FOSTER,
or wr.s - rx•nuLA NO
SENATORIAL ELECTORS
tion. George M. Kelm,
DISTRICT ELICTORS
1. Frederick A.Server. j 4. 14saac Rockhow.
2. Wm. C. Patterson. 15. Geo. D. Jackson
3. Jos. Crockett, Jr., IG. John A. Ahl.
4. John G. /Stennis, i 7. Joel B. Danner,
5. G. W. Jacolg, XlB. J. R. Crawford.
6. Chas. Kelley. 19. 11. N. Lee.
7. Oliver I>. James, 20.. Josh. B. Howell.
8. David 80.0,
2i . N. B. Fetterman
9. Joel I.eituer, zl. Samuel Marshall
10. S. S. Bar Boar. 23, Wni. Book.
11. nut. li. Walker. 24. B. D. Hamlin.
13. S S. Wiudiester, 15. 6 . ..1) turd Church.
13. Jvs. Lautach,
The Baltimore Convention.
The representatives of the Democra
tic party will re-assemble, at ligitimore,
to-day, for the purpose of finishing tho
work left undone by them when they
adjourned at Charleston.' Binee then
the delegates have mixed with their
constituents, hftve ascertained their sen
timents, and are, therefore ; better pre
pared, perhaps, to carry out the popular
will than they were at their first meet.
ing in NVionid Convention. May we
not indulge the hope that they will
comae together, animated with ono de
sire, and that is to sacrifice All personal
preferences----all likes and dislikes—and
unite heart and hand in giving the Dem
ocratic party 'a candidate who can
proudly and gallantly boar our time
honored flag aloft to a glorious victory.
The people—the masses of the Dem
ocratic party—are heartily tired of
this contention. They want a candi
date—,-soine sound and unflinching
statesman, whose past political life is a
sufficient guarantee for his fa tuna course
—around whom they can rally, mid
with whom they can successfully en
counter the legions of Black Republi
canism. There are plenty of such
statesmen in our ranks—men who, in
sunshine and in storm, have been trap,
as the needle to the pole—and the Con
vention need be at no loss to find a
suitable standard bearer. Cur the present
crisis.
Lincoln a Conservative.
On Monday, the 4th instant, Senator
Sumner declaimed violently against
slavery and slarcholders, attempting
to prove the ono a "barbarism," and
the citizens of the Southern States
"barbarians." Ho announced his de
termination to pursue his "sacred ani
mosity""to the bitter end, "until negro
equality shall be installed everywhere
under the National Government." To
effect this he will support Mr. Lir.cotn,
whose "Irrepressible Conflict" and oth
er doctrines are identical with his own.
Senator Sumner wrote the subjoined
letter to the ratification meeting at
Buffalo :
Senate Chamber, May 30, 1860.
"My Dear Sir: My duties here will
not allow me to be with you at, Buffalo;
but I4all unite with you in every gen
erous word uttered for Freedom, and
in every Wedge of enthusiastic support to
the Republican candidates.
t , e have a Platform of noble princi
ples,and candidates,each of whom, through
his well-known principles and his integ,
rity of character, is a Platform in him
self.
"Accept my thanks for the honor of
Soar invitation, and believe me, dear
sir, faithfully yours, ,
CneiLts SUMNER.
A. W. Harvey."
JA. Lincoln appears to be a man
after Joshua R. Giddings's own heart.
That old fanatic has made a speech at
Oberlin, warmly commending Lincoln
to the support of the Abolitionists of
that neighborhood, and has also writ
ten a letter to the nominee expressing
his plearinre at the nomination. The
following is the noto:
Dear Lincoln ..---Yon're nominated.
You will be elected. .After your elec
tion thousands will crowd around you,
claiming rewards far services rendered.
I, too, hare myclaim upon yon. I have
not worked for your nomination, nor
for that of any other man. I have la
bored for the establishment of princi
ples; and when men came to me asking
my opinion of you, I only told them
"Lincoln is an honost man." All I ask
of you in return for ray services is,
make my Btatement good throughout your
administration. Yours, GIDDINGS.
Gen. Henry D. Poster.
In all our political experience we'
have never seen so much enthusiasm
evinced for any candidate in this State
as greets the nomination of Gen. Henry
D. Foster for Governor. From the
Delaware to Lake Erie, the Democratic
newspapers come to us filled with exul
tations_at the course pursued by the
Convention at Reading, and every
member of our party whom we meet is
sanguine of triumph, now that the Key.
stone Democracy is united. Hundreds
who had grown lukewarm on account
of the dissension and personal differ 111
-
ence which for the bat two years have
weakened our organisation and caused
its defeat, are new ardent in support of
our principles and nominee. Every
Deniocrat is prepared to do his duty,
and ;bet our State will be moat glori.
ooaly redeemed from the disgrace of
iikpabboan rittartivimon ria t aint he ntsbt,
tat—AH=lW ,14:q4itI,
A Philosopher, it would seem, is not
exempt from the cointion 4iilings of
humanity. For example, Horace Gree
ley, the editorial head of the .Neac
'York Tribune, has always been held up
to the world, by his s pe cial admirers, as
la model of personal beneveleuee and
,
'political dllnnterestedness; somewhat.
; eccentric, it is true, and verdant., too
' —as innocence is*apt to be—in things
• that constitute the wisdom of worldly
men; but conscientious to the last de
, gree, and unselfish to a fault. The
worst that even his enemies presumed
to say of him, remarks the Reading
Gazette, was that he was rather irasci
ble, strong iu his prejudices,* and rude
in speech—apt to swear and call bard
names, such as "liar' and " viilain"-,-
when out of temper. But, as for ambi
iion—thst, 0 last infirmity of noble
minds"—that " sin by w hich angels
fell"—nobody ever suspected him of
that weakness, any more thsn of a li
king for courtly politeness of lan
guago and manner, whose elegance is'
but. the• smooth varnish that conceals
its insincerity. Tian truth, however, '
has come out at last. Horace, the
Philosopher, is "no better than he
slituld bo"—in short, no better than
the horde of oflice-seeking politicians.
xwbo have, for so many years, afforded
the theme of his most scathing editorial
philippics. His quarrel with Governor
Seward, and subsequent determined..-
we might almost say, vindictive—op
posi,ion to the political adfancoment
of Mat gentleman, have beon traced to
the most selfish and sordid origin. The
motives, avowed and undeniable, of hie
desertion of his old associate—to whom
everybody thought ho was attached by
the ties of purest friendship—are a reve
lation to etartle a great nisny people
who now learn, for the first time, that
this vaunted philosopher has been a
persevering, but unsumessfui place-hun
ter, both for honor and money; and
that, disappointed in his desires to par-
blip of the glory and profits of office,'
he charges all the bleme upon his old
friend, repudiates him for failing to
servo his private interests, andithonce
forth devotes him to punishment and
political destruction. Verily, there are
some men, even among the much-despi
sed class of profession al politicians, who,
in point of disinterested fidelity to their
friends, might shame the philosophic
Greeley.
The revelation of Horace'a hitherto
unsuspected lust after the spoils of of
fice, is contained in a letter, which it is
said was addressed to Governor Seward
six years ago by Mr. Greeley, but
which recent events only have brought
to light.
Hon. Richard Vans
In 1837, HENRY CLAY, then a member
of the U. S. Senate, introduced - into that
body the following resolution :
"Resolved, That any attempt of Con
gress to prohibit slavery in a territory
of the United States would create seri
ous alarm and just apprehensions--
would be a violation of goad faith to
ward the inhabitants of such territory,
who have removed thereto with their
slaves—end bemuse, when [not before]
such territory shall be admitted into the
Union as a Slate, the people thereof
shall bo entitled to decide that question
exclusively for themselves."
Such was Henry Clay's doctrine - on
the subject of slavery in tho Territories,
and the right of elaveholdors to be pro
teeted in the enjoyment of their proper
ty, under the Constitution, and such is
precisely the doctrine now and hereto
fore entertained by the Democratic par
ty. We have italicised the words to
which wo wish to direct the special at
tention of oar readers, and also added
two words, enclosed in brackets, for the
purpose of more fully impressing the
whole sentiment of that distinguished
statesman upon their minds.
The Republicans profess great regard
for the memory of Mr. Clay, and some
of them aro wicked enough to claim
that they are following iu his footsteps !
Could anything be more revolting to
the sensibilities of every sincoro friend
of the deceased statesmitftlithan such
arrogant assumptions on the part of a
faction of sectionalists to link in his
great name with their crusade against
Southern institutions and their efforts
to disrupt and destroy the Union—the
glorious heritage bequeathed to us by
oar fathers?—lntelligencer.
The John Brownitea Support Lincoln.
At a Republican meeting recently
held in Boston, R. J. Hinton read a let
ter from James Redpeth, the British
emissary and coadjutor of John Brown,'
in which ho stated "that he should not
be present, but thought it was time
that slavery should be abolished, by
political parties, if possible—if not, then
by armed parties of insurrectionists. His I
heart throbbed for the slave of to-day,
and ho thought that it would be a
blessing to send some of the slave-drivers
out of the world. When he was in the
South he bad endeavored to make the
slaves strike out for their freedom, and
be thought be should live to go again
amongst them, and incite them to insurrec
tion. He did not believe in an armed
insurrection first, but if slavery could
mot be abolished otherwise, then they
' must enforce their sentiments with
arms. He alluded to John Brown, and
concluded' by stating that he should vote
in _November nezt for the nominee of the
Republican party,' he believed that
sword insurrection oat of slaves makes
men, emancipation out of slaves makes
'free niggers.' As. the friend of the
j o l e o * he would ratbar lea today a oe.
gra:Heenan, than a negro Frederick
Pougias.
Greeley with his White Coat off.
Henry Clay's Doctrine
Out.rageoas !
The means adopted by the Ropubli- i
cans of the Honse at Washington to
strengthen their plurality is in keeping'
' with all their acts since the commeoce.i
ment of the session. 'f hey have
the Democrats whose seats were con-
i tested by Republicans, and refused to
consider the cases where the seats of
; Republicans, or those acting with them,
arc contested by Democrats. Mr. Bar- i
' rett (Democrat) was ejected from his '
scat, to which ha wits elected by 7&)
plurality, and Mr. Blair (Republican) j
substituted, without a shado w of right
or justice. The most respectable Re•
publicans of St. Louis condemn the act !
as palpably unfair, and are ashamed of 1
I
the men guilty of the gross wrong.—
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Bar
rett proved his right to the seat from 1
which he was rudely thrust by an irres-
, ponsiblo majority, all his direct evidence i
was unheeded by a majority determ
ined to make a vacancy for F. P.
Blair, Jr., upon any pretence, no
1 matter how flimsy or disgraceful.—
iWhile this act of injustice to strength-
en the Opposition majority was con- 1
summated, the same majority have r
I
i l hitherto refused to consider the case of
Mr. Cbrisman,(Democrat)of.Kentucky,
, contesting the seat of Mr. Anderson, ,
(N.now Nothing.) Tho poll books of i
the election show that Mr. Chrisman
was elected bye majority of eleven
votes, and it was discovered immediate
, ly after the certificate was given by the,
judges of the election to Anderson that
an error had occurred. The ease is a
clear one upon its face, and Anderson
should not have been l allowed to retain .
the seat two weeks a ter the organize
tam of Congress, but he issitill kept in
the place to which hwas not elected,
while the legally ele ted member calls !
4.
in vain for justice. , Anderson's vote !
was necessary ton seat Barrett and
his vote did it. By t o same system of
' fanaticism, remarks t e Patriot &Union,
the House has reit'l.6 consider the
i
eases of Winter Day and Harris, of
Baltimore, who.weris elected by the
most unexampled fraud and violence.—
These men, who obtailned their seats by
the aid of bullies and bludgeons, and
whose certificates ttee*ained with the
blood of unofrending citizens, aro per
mitted undisturbed Possession of seats
to which they were never legally elec
ted I clnsideration ofiservibes rendered
to the Republican party, by assisting
to eject teen who were legally elected.
Winter Davis bas been so useful to the
Republican party that they aro ready
to disregard ally evidence invalidating
his title to a seat in Congress—hat they
can put out Democrats upon mere sue
pieion, without direct proof. .
An indignation meeting of the Dem
ocrats of St. Lo.iis was held in that city
on Wednesday night. Several thotts:rtid
were in attendance, and the preceedinge
were quite spit ited. Specebea were
made strongly denounting the action
of Congress in displacing Mr. Barrett,
and resolutions of a similar eh:tractor
were adopted, terming it a tyrannical
and unscrupulous exorcise of power in
the majority, and scornfully repelling
the imputation that the election was
carried by fraud. Mr. Barrett was re
nominated by acclamation.
tier Tho friends of Stephen A. Doug
las in Philadelphia held a meeting on
Monday evening week, at which HMI.
Richard Vaux presided. A number of
speeches were had, aradng them ono
from Lewis C. Cassidy, which was made
up almost entirely of abuse of the dele
gates from this State opposed to Doug
lass. His zeal far out-ran his discre
tion, and did more harm than good for
his favorite. The most commendable
resolution adopted was one pledging
the support of the meeting to the nomi:
nee of the Baltimore Convention. To
show the position of the renegade
Forney, wo clip the following from an
editorial in his paper in regard to this
meeting. He says :
" Wo regret but ono of the mole
tions of the meeting, and that was the
one which pledged the meeting to sup
port the nomination of the Baltimore
Convention. If this should be Douglas,
the resolution is right; if not, it is apledge
that frill not be made good."
This is a pretty doctrino, truly.—
But, tho man who could tako office un
der a Black Republican Congress, must
havo very little Democracy left in him.
The Japanese Embassy were re
ceived in Philadelphia Saturday week
with the largest military display since
the reception to Kossuth. The fire de
partment bad a torchlight procession.
In Baltimore a member of the embassy
had two swords, ancient and highly
valued, stolen from hie room. A re
ward has been offered for their recovo
ry. The pony express from California
bungs a rumor that the Ty-coon of
Japan had been assassinated. The re
port, if it appears likely to be authentic,
will probably largely influence the
course of the embassy, and perhaps put
a sudden end to their visit.
ifirTbe Boston Courier is authorized
and reincetedby Mr. Fillmore himself
to say that there is no truth whatever
in the report as to his intention to sup•
port the Chicago nominations.
lifirThe revolution ID the island of
Sicily is succeeding. At the last sa
boante Garibaldi bed entered Palermo
and it was expected that Walla
110011 fully triumph.
alirgoa. Joao CiNSIXA t of Bodbrds
dad*. tiu Demoorstio nominatiop for
Congress in this District.
ISM
Row Lintels' Mode Two Hundred Dollars.
Last winter Mr. Lincoln lectured be
fore the Young Men's Itepriblietn Club
*I New York and other cities at tho
gust, receiving in every instance log
for his lectures. ror his lecture at
New York ho demanded of the club
$2OO. Tho amount was paid, but the
president of the club was justly indig
nant at the charge, aud, at a meeting
held the next evening, took occasion to
volunteer his opinion of Mr. Lincoln,
free" of charge, in words as follows :
" 110 thought that for a prominent
political man, and a candidate for the
Presidency in some parts of the coun
try, as Sir. Lincoln was, to charge $2OO
for addressing a Republican meeting
was shameful. [Applause.] [The were
to receive a nomination for the Presi
dency, and this fact were known among
the generous people of his own State,
how many votes would he get ? lie
did not believe that prominent men who
bad won their w ay to high office by a
devOtion to the Republican party, if
they were invited to speak before this
committee, would charge anything for
their services in such a case. [That's
so/ was willing to pay Georg
Christy for dancing, or Airs. John'
Wood for acting at tho Winter Garden,
or Porrest for impersonating the char
acters of Shakspeare ; but he was riot
willing to pay men for addri!ssing Re
publican meetings. It was wrong
[That's so.] It was wrong ; it was
Wan; and ho meant what ho saki"—
[Applauso.]
Onmner Once More.
Senator SUMNER is evidently on the
hunt of another caning or cowhiding
affair to teach him good manners. Af
ter :a four years' rest at the expense
of the Government, lie has turned tip
again in the Senate, and a few days
ago delivered ono of tho most rabid,
disgustingaud infamous tirades of abuse
against our Southern brethren that ever
wasi uttered anywhere in the United
StatOs ; and this vile speech is endorsed
in Full by all the Republican papers
of the North, and even, to some extent,
by Forney's Press ! Poor BROOKS is
dead, or, perhaps, SUMNER would have
been sent on another European tour,
at the public expense, d ip recruit leis
hearth. We marvel dug the ancient
Commonwealth of linssach asetts—once
rept,sented in the U. S. Senate by a
Wxnsmt and an EvEttErr—should per
mit !herself to bo disgraced by such a
pestl , lent fellow ! But this is the hind
of stuff that the Republican leaders are
composed of, and SUMNER is considered
ono bf the shining lights of that party !
0 te4npora !—O mores !—Lane. Intel.
Republican Love for the Irish.
The Black Republicans just now plv
fess 'great respect for our Irish fellow
citizens. In the infi.mous Helper Book,
an electioneering document which these
unprincipled men are now circulating
hreuilcast threlughout Pennsylvania,
and :Which all the leading Republicars
in qongress endorsed, and to which
Wm.l Seward gar° a special recommen
daticin, the following specimen of bigo
try and intolerance is to be found :
" With the intelligent Protestant
*mint dr the Fatherland (Germany)
on Or side, wo can well afford to dis
pens4 with the ignorant Catholic do
mentJ of the Emerald Isle. In the in
tlaenio whichthey exert on society there
is so little difference between Slavery,
Popery, and Negro ggroDrivingDemocracy,
that wo are not at, all surprised to see
there going hand in hand in their dia
bolical cork of inhumanity and disaolu
tidn.':—./lelper's impending Crisis, page
63.
Stand from Under.
The friends of Seward in New York,
a powernil majority of the Abolition
party, are already manifesting symp
toms, of a grand bolt. The Tribune,
anti• Seward organ, thus sneeringly an
nounces the fact and threatens its au
thors :•
" We hear that some prominent mem
bers of the Albany lobby, who have
hitherto professed to be Republicans,
express their determination to bolt the
Chicago nomination. tibia is good
news: If a low members of the Legis
lature of the same stripe would join
them; it would be a great blessing to
the party, and a great help to the
ticket:" •
" The statements which have gained
currency, to the effect that leading Re
publicans remonstrated against Mr.
Sumner's speaking, or have since dis
approved of his effort, are unfound,l.
Some 'of the best friends of Kansas here
have expressed their gratification in
strong terms."
liiirA.So says a Washington despatch
in the Tribune. Mr. Sumner, instead
of being censured by loading Republi
cans, is commended for delivering the
most insulting and disgraceful speech
ever uttered in the Senate, which for
ferocious Abolitionism out-Garrisons
Garrison and out-Phillips Phillips.—
Those Republicans who have " expres
sed their gratification" no doubt highly
applaud the enlogy on Garrison, which
is orie.of the getus of the speeoh. How
long will it be before the Republicans
circulate Garrison's speeches as can..
t documen ta ?
A itepubboan club has been formed
at Perry, Pike county, 111. Seventy
voters, and a large number of ladies
and boys, joined it at the first meeting.
.Capt. Jamas a: Wood was chosen
Prosident.—N. Y. Tribune.
aril the Black liepabliFane have to
eke ont their numbers with " i ladies and
boys" thus early in .the campaign, they
will have to cell in the babies, or import
4001100, before the campaign is over.
Twix Zost.—d correspondent en.
quire*. after the twin that *As in the
old ROpublican platform, bat is.left out
of O k i' lest one;-:namely, the I/ twin
niacin( barbarism," Rouraiscs ? R
41214,7 gunrAd ikawsy is *US brooch se
pocket ?
fA Curious Article of Stationery.
We hope that some person will do
lvoto himself to ascertaining whether
'the following, which is credited to the
t' Washington correspondent of tho Lou
isville Courier, is true or not. Wo are
loath to believe that any representative
of a congressional district could be
' guilty of anything so disgraceful and
ineffably moan as this act charged upon
Abraham Lincoln,representativo of the
whole abolition party. The correspon-
Ident writes:
" The best thing, however', I have
heard about Lincoln is connected with
his record whilst a member of Congress
in 1847—'49. its you are aware, the
General Government supplies each rep
' resontative with stationery, usually
consisting of paper, ink, envelopes,
&c. It is said that in the stationery
bill of Mr. Lincoln may be found the
following item :
3 pair of boots - - 825
! "It is the only instance on record, I
believe, where boots have been regarded
as stationery, and when the Government
I has supplied l& representatives in
Congress with tnt desirable and highly
useful article. Whether a further ex
amination of the stationery bill will
disclose the fact that the Government
supplied Mr. Lincoln with his shirts and
I 'unmentionables remains to be seen."
Can this bo true ? Washington Con-
stitution
More Aid.—The organ of the "culled
pussons," in Now York, has raised the
Lincoln and Hamlin flag, and it appears
that the distinguished darkey, Fred.
Douglass, has returned to this country
and taken charge of the editorial col
umns of .tho paper expressly to battle
for thoyepublican candidates. It will
bo remembered that Fred. disappeared'
in a harry a few days after the Har-
per's Ferry raid.
In connexion with this, the Ppriot
d• Union mentions that there isu rum - or
afloat that the colored military com
pany of Harrisburg, heretofore known
as the " Henry Highland Garnet
Guards," is about to to re-organized
under the title of the "Lincoln Grars!"
Very appropriate name, as would ho
Sumner Bluoii or*Lovejoy Greens.
The Reason• for It.—Ono of the lead
ing speakers—Mr. EVARTS—at the late
Black Republican meeting, in New York,
said in substance, that Mr. SEWARD was
net aside ineauso it, would not do to put
forward Republican p inciples nakedly,
and yet that, Mr. LINCOLN was just as
ultra as Seward.
• tar An A.be Lincoln rail, that cost
$lO in Sagamoro county, 111., was sent'
to one of the Republican clubs of Pitts
burg, Pa., it is said under Ito frank of
a distinguished M. C. "We appeal to
the public (says the Despatch) against
these outrages; we protest against
them in the name of the laborious clerks
in our distributing offices. Are all the
rails in Sagamoro county to be chucked
into the mail bags, and, under the
frank of M. distributed from Maine
to California ? Let the Administration
look 1.8 this matter."
Belting Lincan.—The St. Lunis News,
the home organ of Edward Bates, Mr.
Greeley's candidate for theTresidential
nomination at Chicago, refuses to en
dorse the Republican nominees. After
hesitating for some weeks, it has at last
taken its poEition and comes out boldly
for Bell and Everett, declaring the in
tention of the Bates men to support•
those candidates in -Missouri.
IfirMr. Lincoln is now said to stand
six foet four inches in his stocking feet.
A month ago ho was six feet three; this
shows the effect of a Presidential nomi•
tuition upon physical growth. lt•is more
rapid than manuring with guano.—
/V. Y. Times.
Good manuring tends to rapid growth
-in the vegetable world, generally. The
way Lincoln grows, we shall expect an
"early heading out"—and a "run to
seed"—and a " bound thrashing," in
November.
Prophetic Verses.--Tho sybillinc leaves
from which thou priestesses of Republi
canism are accustomed to road prophe
cies, contain the following ominous
words :
-" As I walked out by the light of tho moon,
So merrily singing this old tune,
I came across that same old Coon
A-scum' on a rad.
A-setting on a rail, and sleeping very sound."
This indicates that the unlucky Lin
coln will go to his last sleep early in
November next, "a-setting on a rail."
The Richmond Convention.—Tbo se
ceding delegations from the National
Convention at Charleston, which as
sembled at Richmond on Monday, have
adjourned withmt, action to await the
result of the Banff:nor° Convention.
The Ebensburg .Qemocrat says
that. "the success *filch attended the
efforts of the outside pressure men at
Chicago in securing the nomination of
Lincoln, has induced the active friends
of Douglas to make arrangements for
playing the same game at Baltimore."
An immense crowd of Douglas men may
therefore be looked for in that city,- to
do up shouting in a tremendous fashion.
sir Abraham Lincoln, when in Con-
Vega, voted •against the bill giving
bounty land to the soldiers who served
in the war with Mexico.
- aor The New York Tribune is very
chilly about Sumner's speech, and inti
mates that it will do Lincoln and Sam
lin much harm.
,/War is expected between China
ou the one side, and England and France
on the other. The former nat.,
ing to accede to the demands of Um,
latter.
itrßoth Houses of Coolpoimi — bito
Agreed to adjourn to-day.
ao cte-za 3xrirev'wo.
FAT AL ACCIDENT. --It becomes our izishin
choly duty to record the death of Mr. Navnitstit.
rusoocrti, who but last spring removed from
this county. with his son-in-law, Mr. 0, M.
Clio - tam, to the State of Illinois. It seems that
be was riding on a wagon, seated upon a chair,
- which accidentally up -set and threw him to the
ground. He fell upon the back part of his head
and shoulders, and with such violence as tont
, feet the spine and paralize the body from the
breast down. He was insensible to pain, and
lin full possession of the faculties of his mind
Ito the last. The accident occurred on the 23 4 rd
of May, and he lingered in this condition until
' the 25th, when death .came to his relief.--
Prayer, which is "the Christian's vital breath,"
occupied nis mind up to the moment of disso
lution.
NEW OXFORD.—Out neighbbr[ng town of
New Oxford is still on the high road of im
provement. Building lots are now bringing . a
hundred per cent. more than their admitted
value before the construction of the Gettysburg
Railroad through the place. The elegant resi
dence of Mr. John R. Hersh is nearly finished.
Mr. A. F. Gitt has commenced a commodious
dwelling. Mr. Fieser is erectibg a two-story
brick building—J. C. Bilis, Esq., a two-story
brick—and Mr. Blair a frame house. The ma
sons nre at work upon the new Lutheran
Church edifice. The first class residence of
Mr..l. S. Gitt h receiving the finishing touches
—one of the best buildings in the count]
DESIRAB
.LE RESIDENCE FOR SALE.—The
very handsome residence of Rey. Dr. &VIM,
on the North side of the Borough, is offered for
sale—the Dr., as President of the College, In
tending to take possession of the new dwelling
in the Campus as soon as completed. The
Property in market is beautifully located, com
manding a'bandsome clew of Gettysburg and
the surrounding country. It is, altogether, a
most desirable home. See adv
RAIL
.ROAD -TO CHAMBERSBURGL—The
Ch ambers bu rg spirit is urgently advocating the
extension of railroad fitellities between that
place and Baltimore. The only thing neceaaary
to be done is to build a road from Chambers
burg to Gettysburg, and it propms that a
mecting•be called and a delegation be selected
to lay the whole matter before the merchants
•
of Baltimore.
COMPLIMENTAR.Y.—We find the following--
complimentary notice in the. leexington (Ky.)
Statesman, of the 29th ult.:
"JOB% W. 111TTINGIR, Esq., latent this city,
has located at York, Pennsylvania, and also
ciated himself with Hon. W. 11. Maim in the
practice of kw. Mr. Bittenger Jived several
years in our city and left it with the esteem and
confidenoe of all who knew him. A sound
Democrat and a good Lawyer, he deserves su
ms. We wish the firm of Welsh and Bit
tenger the full measure of success they deferve."
star-Mr. JOSEPH BROADEIgAD requests us to
state that after the Ist of July next, tho Sys
and Clipper will not be delivered to subscribers
at their residences. Those wishing - either will
please stall at his Periodical Store, in Carlisle
street.
S.;?'Caletlonia Springs will open on the 4th
of July, under the management of Mrs, Coosa
and Mr. Lit.rentssos. The Mechanicsburg
Brass Band Las been engaged for that day, and
no effort w•il.l be spared to make the opening a
grand sink.
reirOn Monday last, )Jr. Amos Coasts; of
Straban township, met with a serious accident
while tssisting to raise a barn for Mr. limy
R'u'se. A heavy piece of timber tell from the
frame work above and struck Mr. C. on the
head, iatlictinia severe, but not dangercitis
wound.
girl new Postoffice is established at Green
Ridge, Adams couny, Pa., and John Heagy
appointed Postmaster, on the route from New
Oxford to Carlisle. .
seir The crops present a promising appear
ance, and sbotild no accident happen the grow
ing grain, the yield in this county will be very
large.
sarilay-making has commenced in this Ti.
ciuity. Grass crop good.
gmEir-We were much gratified a few days ago
by a visit to the Notion House of Mr. Law
asses D. torn, No. 151. Franklin street; Bal
timore. We agree with the Hanover Spectator
that this is a very fine establishment and con.
ducted upon correct principles. The proprie
tor himself is a business man of rare tact, and
by the excellence of his goods, his moderato
charges, and accommodating disposition, but
seldom fails to secure the permanent custom of
any who may chance to patronize him. His
trade is very large and growing-rapidly—a sa
tisfactory- evidence that his enterprise is appre
ciated, and the inducement be offers to purcha
sers real, and such 10 his advertisements
re
present.
McK ELLIE'S SYRUP.—Mr. H. G. Cana bas
placed in our possession a bottle of /dcliellip'p
Syrup; a medicine which is fast gaining a world
wide reputation for the cure of Cholera, Cholera
Morbus, Diarrhcea., Pains in the Stomach and
Bowels, Vomiting, Arc. We have not had oc
casion to test the virtue of the article ourselves,
but judging from the long list of certificates
from doctors, ministers, lawyers, farmers and
others, who have experienced almost instan
taneons and certain relief from the use of it, It
must be a remarkable medicine, and something
that should be in every' family. Call at Mr.
Carr's, in York street, and get a bottle at once.
The U. S. Census.—Prosecutionfor Re•
fusing to Answer Questions.—As the
deputy U. S. marshals are n ow g ag
ed in taking the census, the following
from the Cincinnati Commercial is not
without interest here:
U. S. Marshal &fiord served sum
monses yesterday against three citizen",
two gentlemen and a lady, to appear
before the U. S. Circuit Court, and an
swer for refusing to make returns of
their property, etc., according to the
schedule prepared by the Secretary of
the Interior, under authority of an mit
of Congress for taking• the census."
By the 15th section of that law, au,:
tbority is given to the U. S. marshal ;
to prosecute all persons refusing 40
make the returns required of them, the
penalty imposed being $3O and costa;
A Terrible Catastrophe.—ln the great,
tornado which recently swept -thrOngh
lowa, destroying among other plium
the town of Camanche, a terrible salami,
ty befell Mr. Tohn Westphal, who Ibr
merly owned thagardeninown by his
name. The house in which he lived
was entirely destroyed by, the storms
and he with his whole family, nine in
number, buried in :tbit rub* : 'Report
enya . that all wertiltittesll ,
Ber.j. luppaisch eri
"'at": of - eeeeAr, died- sti ,
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