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HELPED NAME LINCOLN. ther of Rev. W. L. Seabrook Gives Graphic Account of Famous Convention. The Lincoln number of the Balti ore American contains an intervieW vith William L. W. Seabrook, of W;estminster. Md., the last surviving member of the famous Baltimore con vention which -renominated Lincoln for t1he presideney, in which Mr. Seabrook gives an interesting ac count of that convention. Mr. Sea brook is the father of the Rev. W. L. Seabrook, who served ithe Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Newberry for five yers, up until about two years ago. 'During that time, by the many warm and true and lasting frienships which he made, he became one of Newberry, and his father's ac count of the famous Lincoln conven ion will have somewhat a personal terest for the people of Newberry, n addition to being Pf historic inter t. An insight into the elder Mr. Sea rook's character may be gleaned m a paragraph in the story in hieh he gives his reasons for voting or Diekinson for the vice-presiden nomination against Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, and Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine. Mr. Seabrook, it will be noted, says: "I voted for Diekinson. My reason for that ae tion was itwo-fold-I considered John son too vindictive toward the South ern people, and I thought the loyal Demoerats of the North deserved that mecognition. Dickinson was a pro nouned war man. In the light of subsequent events, I believe my jadg mevt of Jomson was justified, and I have never regretted that I voted against his nomination Mr. Seabrook is senior editor of the Westminstar, Md., Sentinel, the jun ior editor being his son, the Rev. W. L. Seabrook, who, sinpe returning to Westminster has been associate l -with his father an the newspaper busi ness, in addition to serving a pastor rte. His acount of the Lineoln canven tion above referred to is contained in a Westminster dispatch ito the Balti more Amexican, as follows: Westminster, Md.-William L. W. Seabrook, of Westminster, who was a delegate to the convention which, in 'Baltimore .eity, irenoninated Abraham Lineoln for a second term as presi dent of .the United States, today talk-, Sed interestingly 'of that body and its deEiberations.. "It was- my good fortune,'' ae said, ''to be a miemfber of .tle Mary land delegation to the convention which placed 'his name for tihe second ttime before the American people for the highest office in t.heir gift, and I am the last surv'ivor of the fourteen delegates who represented the State on tAhe oeasion. These delegates were elected at a State convention, held in Baltimore in February, 1864. That distinguished and brilliant Marylander, Hen-y Winter Davis, had taken a strong stand against the renomination of Mr. Lincoln, and it was .understood that some of ithe gen tlemen likely to be named as dele gates -were in sympathy wit.h 'him. But the Unionists of ethe Stat.e, gen erally, could not . ibe swerved from their confidenee in Lincoln's ability and steadfast purpose to prosecute the war for the preservation of the Union to a teiu.mphant conclusion and~ this -sentiment was almost unanimous ly shared by the delegates to the State convention. Ironclad Resolution. "As one of these-I represented Anne Arundel county in the conven tion-I assisted in the preparation of an ironelad resolution binding the de legates to vote in the national con vention for Lineoln 'first, last and all the time,' and it was adopted 'with o t division. As there were no con ventions by congressional districts at that time to eleet delegates ,to nation conventions, all the delegates from Maryland were fast bound by the re solution. As stated by the American, in irts issue of the 8th inst., they were: At large. H. H. Goldsborough, Harry W. Hoffman, J. A. Creswell and Al bert C. Green. Districts-First. Col. William J. Leonard, Levin F. Straughn; second, Joseph J. Stewart, Edward M. Allen; third, Archibald Stirling. Jr.. Hugh L. Bond; fourth, Frederick Schiley. Col. Isaac Nesbit ; fifth, John C. Holland, W. L. W. Sea brook. Mr. Goldsborough was the Mary land member of the commnititee on cre dentials. Mr. Creswell served on t committee on permanent organ1za tion, Mr. Bond on .resolutionls and Mr. Stirling on order of business. Mr. Green was vice president for Mary and. Mr. Straughn was one of the iee presidents of the convention. Mr. offma.n was the Maryland member f the naitional committee. "The impression I retain of the ational convention, whieh met in the Id Front Street Theater, .June 7, 4. is that it was a business assem we from start to fi.nish. The maehes withonit exception, were terse al1 Free !11 1, )(1. r . nl II-.n ll de and t.here was ino wild nor lon-con tinued applause. There was a solem nity and dignity about the proceed ings which must have impressed spec tators wit1h the fact tahat the delegates realized the gravity of the -conditions which confronted the nation; that they were engaged in nominaitions and serious business and 'had no time to devote to side shows. Opened With Prayer. "The convention was opened with a fervid and eloquent prayer by Rev. Dr. Robeirt J. Breekinridge, of Ken tucky, a Presbyterian clergyman, and an uncle, I believe, of General John C. Breckiliridge, of the Confederate Army, and the secession candidate for president in 1860. Dr. Breekin ridge was a man of c6mmanding pres ence, and upon assuming the chair made a powerful speech in favor of ithe Union cause and the importance of destroving the heresy of secession at the cost of any sacrifice, however great, on the part of the people. "I thought Governor Dennison, of Ohio, who was elected permanent chairman of the convention, lacking in -personal magnetism. He presided with dignity, buit was prim and pre cise in his manner. "There was little discussion and not much speeeh-making. None of the delegates from Mairyland spoke at any length. Apparently the work <of the convent-ion d2ad been cut out for it in advance and the only thing to do was to carry it through as promptly as possible. "The Maryland delegation occu pied seats about the center of the wing to the light of the stage, and had as neighbors ithe delegations from Kansas and Vermont. Among the former was "Jim" Lane, who thad been very prominent in the " bor der Iruffian' .troubles' in the early days of the State. Solomon Foote, a United States senator, and a grand old man, was one of the delegates from Vermont. In the left wing, and facing these delegations, were the trepresentatives from Pennsylvania, headed by Thaddeus Stevens, who do minated ihis associates and exercised strong influence over the convention. The Platform. "Henry J. Raymond, then editor and publisher of the New York Times. as chairman of the committee on reso lutions, sbmitted a platform which may be briefly sunmarized as fol lows: " 'The Union must and shall bec preserved; unconditional surrender and return 'to just allegiance to the constitution the only alternative for the arebels; slavery must be extermnin ated, root and braneh, and the consti tution so amended as to fonbid it for ever; 'the army and navy deserve the ibanks of the Ameriean people; Pires ident Lincoln, by his fidelity to the constituition, his general conduct, and especially by 'his proclamation of emancipation, has won the regard -and comimendation of the people; unani mity is needed in the national coun cils, and those officers who indorse the principles contained in tahis plat form are worthy of confidenice; all men in the army and navy deser-ve full protecetion from outrage a.nd re dress should be insisted upon for any violation of the laws of war; foreign immigration should be encouraged; the Pacific Railroad should be com pleted; the public debt must be kept inviolate and the credit of the na tionii currency preserved; the efforts of foreigni powers .to impose monar chical governments upon ,any part of this continent will be viewed wit,h ex treme jealousy by this country.' "In submitting the platform M>r. Raymond, who was a small, wiry many, made a rather impassioned speech in favor of its adoption. George William Curtis, 'editor of tihe Harper publications, and the stern old commoner, Thaddeus Stevens, al so spoke strongly in the same vein; but the discussion was not prolonged, and the resoluitions as reported were adopted withi substantial una,nimiity. "Some discussion followed the re pont of the credentials committee, which rec-ommended the admission of delegates from Arkansas. Louisi.ana and Tennessee, and also a contesting delegation and the -regular delega tion from Missouri. In the vote on the ad mission of delegates from the sec-ed *ing States mentioned only one Mary lander was accorded in the affirma tive, the other 13 voting against, it. I do not recollect the name of theC so ltaryv *(elegraire fromi the State who vted yeaZ (on the qjuestion]. The Balloting. "The ballot for a ,presidential can didate wvas practie~ally unanimou-. The contesting delegation voted for General Grant, but joined in making Mr. Linceoln the unanimous choice of the convention. "The names of ;three cadia e. for the vice presidlential nomninatw'n were beore the convention. They we're: Andrew Johnson. of Teninessee; Han nibal H.amlin, of Maine, and D)aniel S. Dickinson, of New York. It was understood that Mr. Lincoln favored TO Thoroughly You Must B< It is always a decided compl hear his or her friends speak c person. It carries with it the e tion and culture This opportl Newberry by MAYES' BO reasonable prices. You shouk new books we have on exhibit,: find the following: The Spenders. Dri and I. The Southerm The Waters ol The Kidnappe, A Man's Wom The Last Hop( A Thief in the The Ordeal of We give these as a sample c in the book line for the reading BOOK STORE your hea hours, and thus become acquail fine books and periodicals we h Moses'B stroke of policy, and he became the choice of the convention. Twelve of t.he M~aryland delegates voted for him. Isaac Nesbit voted for Ham ln; I voted for Dickinson. My rea, son for tihat action was twofol-I cnsidered Johnson too vindictive 'to ward tihe Southern people, and I thought the loyal Democrats of the North deserved that recogniition. Dikinson was a pronounc'ed war man. In the lighit of suibsequent ev ets, I ibelieve my judgment of John son was justified, and I have never regretted t:hat I voted against his nomination. "With tihe ballot for vice pres ident, tehe business of the convention was practi-cally concluded, after a ses sion which did not cover half a day. Its -proceedings were several times in terrupted for the .reading of tele - grams from 'Grant 's army, then fore i:nz its way itoward Richmond. The messages conveyed no news of bat ties. but spoke 'hopefully of thle out lok and were heard with markend.t isfaction by the convention. Notifying Lincoln. "I was named as t:he Maryland member of tihe committee to notify the candidates officially of the action of the convention, and it was resolv ed to pay a personal visit to Mr. Lin coln in addition to 'the formal letter to be addressed to him. T'he day fol lowing the convention, therefore, the eommittee left Baltimore for- Wash ington in -a body and went to the old Willard Hotel. Mr. Lincoln was noti fied of our presence and sent his pri vate seeretary, Mr. Nicolary, to ar range for the interview, which we were informed. would take place in the East Room at an thour specified. In the meanime George William Cur tis was selected to write the official letters of notification. "At the appointed hour we repair ed to the White House and were punctually met by tepsint n iurround.ings wvhich we're anything' bu invitine. The East Room was un :.1rneted, bare ot furinjiue and harn like in appearance. It was not a time for -luxurious living, and I hap pn to know that other rooms in the White House 'were as bare as unat tractive as that in whieh we gathered around the eihief magistrate of the natin to tell him the purport of our vist. Thle ratifica:tion speech was made by G-~overnor Den.nison as the chair man. ex-otficio of. the committee. It was briefly enlogist ic of ithe president and denunciatory of his enemies. The governor, in his manner was just as inlurestil'g E Well Read. iment to any man or woman to f them as b ing a well read vidence of knowledge, informa .nity is offered every one at OK ST ORE, and at very [call and look over the many It 50c. Among which you will rs. Caney Fork. d Millionaires. an. Night Elizabeth. f the many good things we have public. You should make the dquarters during your leisure ited with the large number of ave on our shelves. ook Store Newberry, S. C. presidng over the convention. But Mr. Lincoln seemed 'embairrassed and ill at ease. He constantly shifted from one foot to tthe other and appeared to be anything but elated. His man ner was cause for 'surprise ~to those who did not comprehend its cJeeasion. I thought I grasped -the meaning of it when at tihe conclusion of the gor ernor's harangue. Mr. Lineoln, who stowered above us all and' wore *a black frock coat reaching fully to 'his knees, stept out, a long stride, wit'h his left fooit and tihrust his 'right hand 'behind 'him and into the tail pocket of the cosat, from whiebh he drew a half a sheet of writing paper on Which he had written his 'response to the noti fication address. "His restlessness, I am sure, was caused by tie apprehension that something might be said of a charac ter dangerous to the cause of the Un ion in whieh :he was bound up, body and soul. lie seemed much relieved when the ceremony was over, and as each member of the committee was presented to him, grasped 'his hand, ~hook it cordially and expressed his pleasure 'at ou'r .presence, with a word of exhortation to be firm in sustain i'ng the cause of th~e Union." A-styp-to-dyn. Cough remedy for colds and coughs, pile ointment for piles, pneumonia and eroup salve for pneumonia or eroup. For sale at Mayes' Drug Store. 12-11-08-taw-tf. The Crime of Idleness. Idleness means trouble for any one. Its th'e same with a lazy liver. It causes constipation, headache, jaun dice, sallow complexion, pimples and blotches, loss of appetite, nausea, but Dr. King's Nr,w Life Pills soon banish liver troubles and build up your health. 25e. at W. E. Pelham & Son's, Newberry, S. C. 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