The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-04
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SPRINGFIELD III. Nov 90 1850
Shs rosbes of Proisen Elect Liacolw Beet by Po,li
csans-An 0ncremOnEw R>csp,ios-fh R<puo,can
Jubilee Complies sa,ure-sxne at Lineolas prioa,e
DTeliins-A Speech from &na,or Trunsbll-u Effect,
| dc DC
Todsy's work was the haries. "Od Abe did snoe hts
election he had hardly Appeared At the State House
when he was besei By eager cwd that had been
The lookout for BIN ever since daylight They gave him
time 70 occupy himself he usua4wo hours previous
TO the morning receptions with his private Secretary but
curs 10 his coat tail with obstnscy worthy Of potter
He had TO admit them CO into bis apartment
ard then submit for nearly ten long weary 70 tn
opportunities u STEADY tide Of callers. Limited the
space required by the lean proportions OF the President
he fund difficult tax to nnA suiclen. standing
room by const.S; epsresiies to make room only he
maintained h,m'sl 10 olore proximity 10 the door, wncb
position he had chosen with . view 10 facilta
ling The Inevitable hand rnakipgs. But he found
to bis nten,e bodily inconvenience that this dof
10 The comfort Of the callers not the most practice
plan be might have adopted. The curious deeled pas
him. after squeezing the Presidential fingers, into the
and settled either the sofa chars remsined
standing for prorac,ed observation Only after having
,tSsd wth open mouths 10 their hearts ntent-many
empo. Cd hours In that agreeable psstime-hey would
gu. OF the and enable others 70 gain admit
lance tight jam prevailed, therefore all day around
the President, Who found him,eh frequently driven TO
the wall
B.yord the customary exchange Of satuts,iors and
some commonplace remarks, little was spoken The
moro ony varied a. tmcs only by some intended
compliment OF doubtful poteness and propriety from
the lips Of some unsophisticatcd yeomsn.
Ibe reception was anything but cere nonious. Few
ors took the trouble Of removing their bats and sesss
and The affair looked indeed like the trial before
country fqure Than a Presidential levee.
kany sargimon county youths brought their aw,e.-
hearts along and presented them 70 sod Aoe )"
at times wholly surrounded oy robust beauty
Place seekerB were in dispsir all day. In they
Ihd to gain the Presidential Il monopolized
from early The morning pn, late IN the evening by
the "people"
As predicted by days ago, he republican oli
Goation OF TO day war 10 dirray or enthusiasm and
number Of attendance, comparative failure, although
held =, TIE capital Of ire state the homo Presi-
dent elect The Americas people known to be able
10 foster protacied excitement particular sub
ject., Having been treated ad na,seum 70 wide
Awake processops, meetings, speeches, fireworks &C
during the campaign, they are Sicx Of all ouch
empty demonstr ations, and wish 10 OF them
for some time. TIE aggregate number o. attendants
from abroad dd not exceed two thousand and that OF
actual participants ell below Ave hundred.
The Wide .wakes that joined the torchlgat process
sion . sorry locking body, hailing a. they did,
mostly from country towns They revealed all cau
siness, tlowpe,s OF movement and lack OF general
vvscity that distinguishes rara from city youths
The illumination was One bat not general. Too State
House presented brilliant sp pearance, every wndox
being lighted up from the eupols to the base nent
A lot Of distinguished Iinoissns were 10 town, but,
with she exception OF Don Pls, from Ohio, ami John
caor. 49, ~,.r
Although "0s Abe" had been rearly tortured 10 death
during the day time, tho people gave him after
dark even his private rcsldepoe AT han past ak DC
wss sded upon IA bis parlor, AMI had to
undergo sno,ber ssony OF presentations. The whoe
lower story OF tho building died oil The ug with
veil dressed ladies' and gentl mon, whose comfort was
however, greatly diminished by the stSnt Inf OF
nj hammered popclsce Mrs Lircoln had 10 endure a
many impor the head OF the family. she often
had 70 callers AK other "Is that the old
mani" tho Presidents offspring, however, seemed 70
enjoy the fu,s hugely. The cheering outside always
responded 70 by their Juvenile ycs
M Lincoln repaired front Of tho HOUSE, while the
wide Asake procession drawn up, In response 70
call made BY . especially enthusiastic admirer,
whose s,eBtoriar voice. rsng far above the camor Of
the multitude, epjoined upon "od Abe 70 como on,
and show his hosest lace What little said by tho
Prssisept wss spoken with great dcliberason emphasis
and dis,inciness.
The mes. nomentoue event OF the day vas OF course
Mr.. Trumbu's speech. II prepared under Mr.. Lin.
coins direct supe vision, and already In type Monday
evepins Ccmips and full denaiiton Of Lin
coins policy, alter the aiier's many seeming
fusas his administrative plans previous 10 the
oh Of March, u created great surprise.
That such proounciamento was desired even by .
majority Of the republicans plainly shown BY the uni.
vera, sa,ssctou u produced Is conservative tone IL
but echo Of the conservative ve~s Of this part OF the
country. MS believed BY oil that vii 90 . great
Ways In clearing the Southern sky OF the clouds OF
deuDiou.
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 40, 1890
Lssooln as a B,y-Hh Posgnai Pcp.idvty-An ocigiaai
Anscdo,e- Is7s1se Of he freideais Correspynden.e--
H.s Newspaper RssdinS-EGed ef SoSiArn Nsss-
Mr. Alexander N asrhens' Cntor s-sA-rtGl u tn
sscretary efne Na1~s' 2eT1esccn Oomm,ts,, &c.
ms beipg Thanksgiving day, quite large nanser OF
country people came 10 eat the custo nary
turkeys With their city icpds and pay their resoeo,s
70 the President elect A. she hotel 4 your
ponden old couple Pot up In tho Of tho fora
moor that nom The Of their arrival would tax
Of nothing but "Old Aber They were exoeedasiy
mrp,ca,ive and hesrirx from tho landlord tia. they
we're smopx The Oldest settlers 10 the county aud od
ino~n Lincoln many years, made u object 70 g.,
into Conversation with tsem. The Earruoui ola aiy 5000
delivered highly interesting stock Of Lincoln remu's
ceues she said that she bal beer scquau,ei vita the
nov President Of the United States when people didn
call him aold" Abe but simply "Abe.' 10 fas tat she
eel rene bcrcd him ~hen s,l boz IN his old hone 10
kentucky which she hsi also been rs'sai sae en-
tresscd great a. his elevation 70 ne highest
once In the land. "way,' shs sail, "hs as ,ha
gsvsiest dulles, looking boy Jon ever ,as." "sst,'
she addsd, "tbcre Ting rsmarsabe about hlu.
He could assays remember hngs better than az o;her
boy IN me neishborhood"
rhe best evidence Of Mr. Linoolnr pczJua' poprlary
IN Tbs vicinity, where he b. lived for nearly thry
years 10 nshed BY The fact that 4 Ia altogether nP5s
.be 70 converse any Oh resident about HIN Sooai
si,cltus one moro stories ilus'ratlve q BIZ
ever ready Wit, ineshaastbie humor, qaisx re
par,ee honstt fraSkBcss aud good unaerandiDg Win