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Show Hamlin and Johnson. Gath In the Enquirer. It is strange to see bow the -men whom we slighted seem to get their recompense re-compense in longevity. Iu isc,4 as a rather ungracious act, aud probably an unnecessary one, certainly an unlucky one, Mr. Hamlin was not renominated with Mr. Lincoln. Andrew Johnson was put on the ticket, it was said, by those who had expectations under him to conciliate Democrats. Iu a little while the Democrats Demo-crats like litttler, Logan and Routwell, were tho principal impeachers and prosecutors pro-secutors of Johnson. Hut relieved from a second Vico Prsideniial term, Mr. Hamlin was also relieved from the designs of the assassins. Mr. Hamlin has led the roost successful life of any man that I know of; he has kept all'his youthful habits and has had all the offices he w anted, and has finally refused to have any thing more to tlo with ollice holdind of any sort. There is hardly any situation he could not haVe, and he walks around among us as the official companion of Abraham , Lincoln to our wonder and admiration, j |