, 1860-05-31
A Fialf to Sprtnpnerd. r1t..Tha n.
publican Candidate ut Home.
. CoHespondeuee Of the c.pclsna, Gazst.s.1

srHEeII1ID. H., Asy Is.
lineage st length rests from last weeks uni.
sstsM , tomolt. The only scattering attendants
upon the great Convention md lis snpauded ~.
curstons, who have not long since depsrted. ara
noT tusn.ng their faces homeward, well pleased
Wt1n tae liberal ho*pitalities Of the Garden Civ.
Ana yet more with the results Of the most re-
maskaole popular gathering the country has
ese1 seen. Half dozen Of us, ,tardy stragRlere.
afe nefe doubtless tbs last OF the 1ei1ine
wave, paus1ng between trains to pay cur re.
-spects to the looming man." From the Tre.
mont House, the grand centre Of business and
ponies, With its two Thousand guests aud its
pefpetun hahbub; from the Wigwam, with its
tweive thousands Of people and lis tornadoes Of
applause and exultation; from the streets out
sloe, "lih their twenty thousands Of additional
transition 10 this quiet rural town is most strif
The 1l@inois Capitn], albeit in the center Of
enc On Of the most beautiful regions Of country
tne sun ever shone upon, has acquired alto.
gether a new interest, and its chief import
ianse, to the wide world, since the 18Th Of May
seen the distinguished Presidenti1 candidate
nere residlng, the temptation to tarry for
Eesistible.
There n1e several finer and more costly resi-.
9ences IN Springfield than that Of Mr. Lfncolc,
Esldentty it has never been bis ambition 10
oashfne bis wealthy neighbo.s IN external dis
play: let his two.story dHe]fing-house, of
wood, IS in 40 agreeable locality, md has IN air
Q. substantial comfort, elegance and taste, both
within and without.
Ths personal appearance Of Lincoln has
oeen too frequently described Of late, for me
70 add much On that subject. lie is plain. vet
iron any exhibition OF vanity or copcsit and
manifestly as firm and self-reliant as be is good
natured aud afAble. He has fought his own
way. formed hts own opinions, and has Lis own
methods Of thought and action. He ia an eri1
and< mon, and no mere imitation. And ret, q
sagacious New York poli!ir;an, who knows
whereof he afir1ns, aud who made his passing
cal On the same day IS myself, remarked thai
no man living 50 nearly resembles Henry CLAY
as does abraham Lincoln. When you Lare
7nce heard him converse, and have seen his Pc
cullar and indescribahle smile, you will forget
that homeiiness Of features or angularit7' Of
manner we're eEer attributed to him. On oil
who approach him be, be leaves the same ira-
preston OF a truly noble character.
Few men, perhaps, hare been so fortunate IN
thelr domestic relations as Mr. Lincoln. The
accomplished mannets and viracious converse
tion Of Mrs. Lincoln hare been noted by all who
hase met this lady in her quiet aud hospitable
home. She is one emioently worthy Of the
man with whose high destinies she hos become,
~ 1IA %14'y to4 A40hEAAs4 ASfuElaIGQ&
aud in whose present fortunes she takes 80 live
y an interest.
Mrs. L. Is one ef four daughters Of Col. Todd
Of Lexington, ky., all Of whom, by happy CO.
incidence, have, on their marriage, settled at
Springfield. I'm the mothers side, learn,
she is related to the Preston family Of her NJ.
tive State.
Should Mrs. L. be called on to preside at the
White House, as there can be little doubt she
wi]l be, If she lires until the 4th Of March
next, the hospitalities Of the peoples palace"
nity unsurpassed during gan any previous @ a'P Prtsi
Dental term.
The letter Of acceptance, which Mr. Lincoln
has not Jet published, will be brief and to the
purpose. He will approre the platform, and
obey the call of.the people to assume the po-
FREE LABOR. Here, Democrats and Repub!i
cans alike antiipcate his election, BY an over
whelming popular voto.