There is a great
army of earnest men in Chicago to-day, brought together from all parts of the
country by a common impulse and for a common purpose. Every free state in the
Union, and several of the slave states are largely represented and by men who
belong to the very best, because the most intelligent and liberal, class of
citizens in their respective states.
If any one has
settled into the belief that the nominee of the Chicago convention cannot be
elected, we think the presence of this earnest multitude, representing the
hosts of freemen, and reflecting all sections, ought to dispel the illusion.
Never before has a
national convention been attended by more of the representative men of the people,
and never has such a firm, determined purpose been exhibited to wrest the
government from hands that have proved unworthy of the trust of a great people.—Chicago Journal, 15th.
SOURCE: “The Delegates,” Janesville Weekly Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, Wednesday, May 16, 1860, p. 2, col. 5.
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