The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-14
Special Dispatch to the New York Tribune
The Elecsion at the Home Of Mr.. Lincoln

SPRlNGEIELD, Ill, Tuesday, Nov. Ga P. NJ.
| The election in this city has been quietly con-
Quoted, notwithstanding the heavy importatloni
of nominal residents to overcome the expected
Republican majority. At this hour the result In
the city and county is uncertain, although the
friends of Mr.. Lincoln fully anticipate the success
Of their county ticket.
Mr.. Lincoln has passed most of the day in the
Governors house, receiving numerous visitors,
entertaining them with discussions upon various
topics, not exclusively political, but sometimes
humorously touching upon matters as foreign to
the business Of the day az the splitting of rails.
The city has been enlivened with perfOrman-
ses Of rowing bands of music, discharges of can.
non, and other manifestations of popular feeling
The multitude at the Court House, where the
polls are fixed, was very great during the fore
noon and the early part of the afternoon; but,
toward 8 o'clock it diminished sufficiently to al
low tOlerable free passage. Mr.. Lincoln, who
had intended to delay voting till five o'clock, was
counselsd to take advantage of this opportunity.
He accordingly, after surveying the Court House,
and the crowd surrounding it, from his window,
and stopping moment to read fragment OF
good news sent him from New York by Simeon
Draper, started out, accompanied by few OF his
more immediate associates, and walked leisurey
over to deposit his vote. He was not observed
by the masses until he reached the Court House
steps; but, at that moment he was suddenly sa-
luted with the widest Outbursts of enthusiasm
ever yielded by a popular assemblage. all
party feelings seemed to be forgotten, and
even the distributors of opposition tickets joined
in the overwhelming demonstrations Of greeting.
Mr.. Lincoln passed through the hall and up the
stairs without impeachment, but, on reaching the
Courtroom the crowd gathered about him with
such excess of seal that it was with some diff
Guilty that he made his way through. Here, as
in the street, there was only one sentiment ex-
pressed-that of the heartiest and most undivi.
ded delight at his appearance. Mr.. Lincoln ad-
vanced as rapidly as possible to the voting table
and handed in his ticket, upon which, it is hardly
necessary to say, all the names were sound Re-
publcans The only alteration he made was the
cutting off of his own name from the top, where
il had been printed. As he emerged after vo-
ting, from the temporary inclosure. the manifes-
tations of enthusiasm were doubled and Mr..
Lincoln, removing his hat, bowed in acknowledg.
ment. Many persons pushed forward TO take
his hand and exchange a cordial word with him;
but the crush was too great for comfortable con-
ver.atiOn, so he was soon released, and escorted
out with all the popular honors that could be law
ished upon him. He at once returned to bis
room in the State House, after All absence of not
more than five minutes altogether, and resumed
his quiet Intercourse with his visitors, COM
pOsedly "a if he had not just been the object Of
as overwhelming testimonial of public affection
as ever any man was visited with.