Newton Ills 26th May 58
Hon A. Lincoln
Dear Sir
I addressed you the
other day inviting in behalf of
the Republicans of this place to
pay us a visit on the 7th June
and give us an address--
Today the Olney Times comes
to hand and I see by that, they
are to have a County Convention
to meet on the 6th.
I have no doubt but they
would be highly pleased to
have you attend their meeting
and give them a speech, altho'
they may not have given you
an invitation, not supposing
that you would come so far
to attend a meeting of the kind--
They are not aware of our meeting

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We have taken the liberty
of announcing in our 
posters that you will give
us an address on the
occasion of our meeting--
If you cannot come
we will take the blame
on our selves, but we very
much hope you can come.
You could give them a
Speech at Olney and
come up here on Sunday.
I think one of the Kitchels
of Olney wrote come up
with you--
If you come, come
direct to our house,
we will be please to
entertain you.
Enclosed I send a clip
from the Olny Times
containing the notice of
the meeting there also

one of our Bills.
Very respectfully yours,
C.D. Hay

P.S. I will write to the Shep. A.T.C. Kitchell


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A desperate effort will be 
made, the coming summer, to unite 
the different factions of the democratic 
party, and many who left 
the administration and followed 
Douglas, will swear before the campaign 
is closed, that there never 
was any difference, and will insist 
that the English compromise is all 
that was necessary to complete the 
triumph of their most sanguine 
hopes; and while our opponents are 
doing all that is possible the unite 
the different factions, the Republican 
party and all who are in favor 
of keeping the territories uncontaminated 
with the negro race, 
should meet with a view to a concert 
of action for the perpetuation 
of free institutions, and say to the 
negro-worshipping democracy, if 
they love the institution of slavery, 
go to more southern and congenial 
climes, and there indulge, undisturbed, 
in the associations of their 
choice: as for us, we want the free 
territories of this government preserved, 
as a heritage for white men 
and their descendants throughout all 
time - with a view to these benificent 
results, we hope to see a general 
attendance at the court house, 
on the 5th of June, and let a demonstaation 
be made on that occasion, 
that we will show our opponents 
that we are determined to be 
free.

Illinois, are unknown as a party, 
and as an organization, will soon 
cease to exist.
Mr. McGinley is a young man 
of the same school of politics, and 
having distinguished himself in the 
campaign of '56 as a leader of his 
party in Jasper county, gives him 
the advantage; and Mc. being a 
great favorite among the ladies, 
will be a formidable barrier in the 
way of his advesary. We hope 
they may have a good time of it; 
and in the mean time, we will endeavor 
to find some man to beat 
them both.

Republican State Convention

By virtue of the authority vested 
in us by the State Convention, held 
at Bloomington, May 20, 1857, the 
Republican State Central committee 
of the State of Illinois, hereby 
notify the several counties of the 
State to appoint delegates to meet 
in Convention at the State House 
in Springfield, on Wednesday, the 
16th day of June next, at 10 o'clock 
A. M., for the purpose of nominating 
a candidate for State Treasurer, 
and a candidate for Superintendent 
of Public Instruction, to be 
voted for at the general election to 
be held in November next, and 
for the more perfect organization 
of the Republican party in Illinois.
The counties will be represented 
in said convention by [npon] the basis 
of the total popular vote in the 
several counties cast for presidential 
electors, at the election in 1856 
the representation to be apportioned 
among the several counties in 
the ratio of one delegate for every 
400 votes cast for all the candidates 
for electors, and one delegate for 
every fraction over 200 votes so 
cast.
N. B. JUDD, 
D. L. PHILIPS, 
C. H. RAY, 
J. C. CONKLING, 
B. C. COOK, 
Executive Committee.

Springfield, April 22, 1858.
In pursuance of the above call 
by the State Central Committee, 
there will be a meeting at the Court 
House, in Olney, on Saturday the 
5th day of June, for the purpose of 
appainting delegates to attend the 
State Convention, and for the 
transaction of such other business 
as may come before the meeting.
It is hoped that every Republican, 
American and Democrat who 
opposes the Lecompton fraud, and 
English swindle will attend and co-operate 
with us in our deliberations.

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