Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-12-20
Special Correspondence of Gin. Commercial.
From "OId Abe,s,, Home.
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 20, 1860.

SPRINGFIELD, Nov. %, 1860.
The President elect returned from bis
trip to Chicago on Monday evening last.
Your correspondent .was delighted to be-
hold once more his angular form. His oc-
cupation was absolutely gone as soon as j,
had been removed beyond sight. The re-
lapse of Springfield into the wonted dull
ness, was instantaneous. The Capital Of
Prairie State without Lincoln, was worse
than Washington without Congress. 1t
struck the listless sojourner like one grand
Quaker meeting house. Hotel parlors were
deserted; book-keepers enjoyed an uninter-
rupted leisure; billiard tables stood unoc-
cupied the capital looked like dead house
in fine, of many distressing place your
special correspondent has visited in bis
time, he feels constrained to pronounce
Springfield the most distressing of all.
Lincoln was glad to get back. They
had worried him nearly to death with din
ners, parties, Sunday school meetings,
church visits, levees, etc. The Scylla of
Springfield was nothing compared with the
Charyodis of Chicago. The bores here
were mostly villagers, who made no other
pretensions thgn to take good look at
"Old Abe" In the Garden City they
claimed him body and soul. They hauled
him all over that city of respectable dis
tances. They surfeited him, who yearned
for his plain roast beef, with French din
ners. They annoyed him with parties,
ATTENDED by the beauty and fashion" Ex-
pectants Of distinction, from all parts of
the Northwest, clung to him like burs.-
What wonder, then, that he felt his heart
gladdened on reaching once more the COM
parative quiet of his old home?
Human nature is capable of many eccen-
trcities. Negative and positive traits are
frequently combined in one and the same
character. Mr.. Lincoln's experience since
his election, at least, goes to show this
Just think of men, claiming the full pos
session of their mental equilibrium, and
yet addressing him with the modest re-
gust 10 resign, "for the sake Of our COM
mon country 1t may sound incredible,
that such odd human compositions should
have any claims to the existence of reason
able beings. But the act of such patriot
ic demands having been made, is undenia-
BILE. Men came here in person from dis.
tant portions of the State, to urge the
propriety of like step upon Mr.. Lincoln.
Letters conveying similar appeals, reached
him frequently. That opposition papers
should importune the Republican nominee,
during the campaign, with impudent sug-
gestions to resign, was not surprising
But that men, pretending to be of sound
m.nd, and even such as supported Mr..
Lincoln's Presidential aspirations, should
walk up to him after the hard fought bat
tie was won, and ask him to sacrifice him
self and his party, in order to restrain
Southern rebels from attempts at secession,
truly surpasses all comprehension.
As fruitless as the iabors of these weak
kneed patriots proved the powerless means
OF intimidation employed by unscrupulous
policical opponents. Flaming printed man
lfestoes, with the most threatening passa-
ges underscored, were mailed to him by So
called theater men. Some scurrilous let
tiers replete with coarse denunciation and
vindictiveness were also received by him.
Vile drawings and obscure caricatures were
likewise forwarded to him. But all this
exquisite mode of vengeance will avail
them nothing. Mr.. Lincoln reads and be-
holds everything philosopbically, and pre-
serves the most valuable literary and artis
tic gems, and consigus the balance to the
stove or paper basket.
The scheme of the Washington Repub
licans in regard to the starting of an "or-
gan" receives no countenance hereabouts.
Mr.. Lincoln's independence and selfreli-
ance precludes the idea of his consenting
to wear the contemplated journalistic fet-
ters.
II seems that some of your cotempora-
RIGS in the sourness of their temper at be-
ing somewhat behind time in the publica-
ton of the exposition of Mr.. Lincoln's su
pervision, and that it was in type long be-
fore its delivery. There is not person, in
Mr.. Loncoln's confidence in this place, that
has ever attempted to deny or conceal the
fact of its being an exact reflection of the
executive plans of the President elect. The
attempts of the journalistic slow coaches
to doubt its official character remind one
very decidedly of the fox and sour grapes.
As many a reader of the Commercial
is doubtlessly itching to make his bow to
the powers that are to be, with view to a
slice of the spoils, it will perhaps do to re-
late for their special benefit what happened
on yesterday to gentlemen from Iowa,
supposed to have come on similar errand.
He came into Mr.. Lincoln's reception room
introduced hlmself-talked pleasantly
for a long time, and after doing his utmost
TO produce favorable impression on the
President, retired. He had hardly closed
the door, when the latter asked: "what
name did that man give?" No one could
remember. Thus. if you come at all, be
sure not toilet your name slip the Presidents
mind before you turn your back on him.
On Saturday last, the morning from the
East, landed Ohio yeoman, who had
travelled all the way from the Sciotto Val
ley for the purpose of seeing Honest Old
Abe Lincoln, and presenting him with two
immense turnips be had brought along. /
Lincoln being gone, he waited patiently
for him until Monday. Not being able to
loose any more time, he departed, with
sorrow in his heart. The turnips, however,
he left with friend of Mr. J,incoln who