The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-06-01
A Visit to Lincoln.

of otIors that went to Springfield. after the
adicurmont of the Chicago Convention, 70
call upon tho Republican candidate tor the
Presidency. has described the visit in pri.
yats comm unication 20 US, from which Wo
make the following extract:
"It had boon reported by some Of Mr..
I,incoln's poiticai enemies that he was q
man who lived in the ''lowest Hoosier style"
and I thought l would SEQ for myself. Ac-
cordippIy, as soon 50 the business Of the
Couvention WAS closed. took the cars for
spring fold. found MIR. Lincoln living In
q handsome, but not pretentious, double
two story frame house, having a large hall
running through the c6nter. with par ilors oD
both sides, neatly. but not ostentatiously
furnished. It was just such dwelling as d
majority of the wel-to.dQ residents Of these
fine western towns occupy. Everything
about il had d look of comfort and ind&
psndonce. The. library l remarked in pass.
ing, particularly, and I was pleased to see
long rows of books, which told Of the
sch0larly tastes and culture of the family.
'Lincoln received us with great, and ~
me. surprising urbanity. had seen him
before 10 Now York. and brought with me
an impression Of bis awkward and u.gainly
manner; but in his own house, where he
doubtless feels himself freer than IN tho
strange Now York circles, no had thrown
this of, and appeared easy, il not graceful.
He Is, as you know, q tall. lank man, with q
long neck; and his ordinary movements arc
unusually angular, oven out West. As soon.
however. as be gets interested 10 converss-
ton, bis face lights up and his attitudes and
gestures assume q certain dignity and i'm
pressiyeness. His conversation is fluent,
agreeable and polite. You see at once from
it that bo is q nlaD of decided and original
character. His views are all bis own; such
as no has worked out from patient and
varied scruti0y Of life. and not such as he
has learned from others. Yot ho cannot be
called opinionated. He listens to others like
ono eagor to learn, and his replies evince at
the same time both modesty and self.re-
lance. I should say that sound common
sonse was tho principal quality of his mind,
although at times striking phrase or word
reveals peculiar vein Of thought. lie tells
a story we'll, with strong idiomatic smack.
aud seems to relish humor both 10 himself
and others. Our conversation was mainly
political. but of Q general nature. One
thing Mr.. Lincoln remarked which ! will
venture to repeat He said that in the
coming Presidential canvass he was wholly
uuCOuufttcu 10 guy CbUhie VI C'qucs. tuhs
he meant to keep himself froe from them,
aud oil pledges and promises.
e.. -
"Not man of us who saw Mr.. Lincoln
but was Impressed by his ability and char.
acter. In illustration Of tho last let me
mention one or two things. which your
readers, I think, will be pleased to hoar
Mr. Lincoln's early life, as you know. wal
passed in the roughost kind Of experience
on the frontier, and among the roughos,
sort OF people. Yet, have been told that
in the faco of all these influences, he is =
strictly temperate man, never using wine
or strong drink and stranger still, he does
not "twist the filthy weed, nor smoke. MOI
use profane language of any kind. When
we consider how common these vices are oil
over our country, particularly in the West
It must be admitted that it exhibits no litt!s
strongth of character to have refrained from
them. s..t.,. t.|.. Lab .....
"Mr Lincoln is popular with his friends
and neighbors tho habitual eqoity Of hi
mind points him out as pcace maker and
composer Of difficulties; his integrity il
proverbial and his legal abilities are re
| garded as Of tho highest order. Tho sobri
qusi of Honest old Abe." has been won b.
years of upright conduct. and 10 tho popular
homsge to his probi,y. He carries th'
marks Of honesty in his face aud entire do
pertinent. .....
II am the moro convinced by this per
sonai intercourse with Mr.. Lihcoln that the
nctinn Of our Convention wss altogether ju
dicious aud proper.--N Y. Post. j.