New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-25


TO Alexandria, Va VIII CHI viii be the proper address
for all communications until further notice.
j. p Luse of The Lafayette Journal has paid visit
to the President elect From this letter we make the
following extracts;
"Nhst strikes every stranger upon bis first inter
view with Mr. Lincoln is the utter absence of all afec-
tstion the simple plain almost blunt directness of his
character This i ohservant in his manner az in
bis convUIation. One IL apt suppose that he would
now Observe something If official retcence vet no sub
1ect he brOaohed upon which lac TO hesitate ia the
frank preston Of bis opinion. One needs q be in his
preeeDce but few minutes to be convinced that
wiihstaing the swfuly responsible and even critical
position in which be is laced he has lost nothing of
his lroverbia genAty Of disposition his buoyancy of
elrie biz love Of dry humor good Jokes aud drUil
eoriee. The nan has terrible penchant for story
ceiling. lie seemed to forget at times his position
President elect in his reception ROOM aud to feel that
Ac WAS again on the CircuN In country county
seat, court adjourned attorneys, udges and clients
about the bar-roOm fire, Willing away the evening
hours with amusing "reminiscences and udicroas
do;es. Iverily believe he would crack joke at the
crack OF doom. He Is unquestionably fellow of in
finite vii and most exquisite humor and who will
set the table In roar even though the gloomy counte
Lance Of Toms glowers the board the wrath
tul vlage Of Wigfall frowns at the merry company.
e In reply to an inquiry as to his opinion of Mr..
Noeis tof Missouri proposition TO abolish the Office
Sf President and substitute executive council OF
three, TO be chosen from different sections of the con-
fedeIacy, he said Ileasanly that he could not favor
ternhat be opposed 10 interference with vested
rights
I" Among other odd presents which have been sent
him Is tog-Cbain which has been cut out of a rail Ii
seemed To be twelve feet long and every link
perfect. Some remarked TO him that he would
Iced that TO bind the Union together. He replied
laughingy, Something much stronger than that Will
be required, if matters continue long TO go as Of
late"
Lincoln in conversation, is very apt to take what
the garcons of the cafes of Irs term &c tr p0soae
d Ia
bis feet-enormous feet, toO-are very apt, in the
ctemeDt of conversation, become elevated to posi-
ton a stove convenient table, ten inches
higher than his head Through the space between his
elevated heels the American statesman is supposed TO
be gazing speculaiyey future fields of conquest and
anneXstion while at tie time steRuy bidding the
rest Of mankind defiance Ii the French Interpretation
Of our American POsiuriDg be correct, am happy to
be able to say that know Linceln takes the true
American pOsition-takes it often and readily When
that long form swings itself into the White House door,
doubt but II will create CONSERVATION among many of
the exquisite habitues Of Washington; but before there
have been many gongs-in and comings-out of that
miracle Of anatomy respect fear fright, flight and ter
ror will have seized the whole tribe, and the precincts
of the Presidents mansion will be- for the first time in
eight years rid of the horde OF SapPsrs aud miners
which have 70 long infested 1t.
"A correspondent Of The Jamestown Chautauqua
Co.. Journal, while travelling met with Mr.. WIN
Butler Treasurer Of the State of Illinois and learning
that he resided at Springfield the correspondent sd:
q You then must be acquainted with Honest Old
Abe az we call him" He replied, 81 ought to- for
have known him tlirty-four years and he has
lived nine years in my family. We both came
from Kentucky many years ago. In the Summer Of
1894 be worked for me on MY farm near Springfield,
breeking up prairie, and in the Fail went down the
river boating. Previously he had by hard study ac-
quired know leoge Of surveying, and bad procured
horse and surveying instruments. Before he left he
signed note with friend of $780, and on his return
be found him gone, leaving the note for him to pay
lie said that be must cell his horse go down to Salem
vOFka NAY q note Al IL honest i
SAID: Lincoln 1t will take long time TO work II ont
Will sell your borse, take mine, go down TO Salem aud
do your business. Come back 10 my house and carry
out your expressed vi h to study law. Make my
house your home. My wife has fixed up your clothes
from The beat, and will the holder OF the note
and be will rot trouble you about IT.. Lincoln re-
phe1: 81 cannot be dependent any as long as
can labor" i went down aud paid the note without
his knowledge and the mau told him he would walt on
Linn as long as I wanted him 10. He finally concluded
10 stav-to work aud etudy-and such another student
/ never saw: night and day he tolled WIN Tspid
strides he reached the bar and iHInediatey TOOK nus
place at the head CT 1t. Soon he got me money! went
10 UaVAn the holder of the note TO pay It, FINDING
had irid it long before, he med TO pay me- refused
He then tried To have my wife take H. out sue re'uSeu
alsl--ro well We loved the man.
Gle lived with us nine years-was repeatedly
elected 10 the Legi lauIe-as long as be would go
and fnay to Congress wien ne got mailled ana went
to live in house Of lis Own. tie never gets III ueDt
ntc into 10 speculatons, but has pursued DIS probes
sion and the cqurement OF know ledge with u9weared
diligence. He earned the name OF Honest Aoe year,
an honest legal opinion If the rarty could not c0a-
Tiace him he had right and equity ON his side, he
,orld NOT espouse il for love money, for friend
or foe but if he could make II appear ina,
HI, cause was Just, rich poor, he would take h9d
Of IL with all bis power, and Kno"Ieugc
Of this fact had great weight with the CouL'
and Jury, He has not been known to utter an oath,
or taae drop Of any intoxicating liquor Tor twenty
80 and we ALWAYS supposed he WAS a member OF
;e Prebyter ian church. which he regularly ATTENDED,
1kine nan in the Sabbath school exercises Dat my
wife who is q member Gays be Is not coinhuiical',
though Lis wife IT, An ddreTSaTy eg.H0l SS'.e =.
9yirs him. and uhat as more no mar he'HS, H0VetL
,,,o, bjs Giepd. can persuade him from dong Ehat
b. tk,s&s as ripht or turn ham ON kn0~H gftH ~
Tt NJ t5s r;ght or left. tel you he Is real Old
Hirkory vet he is fine good-naured genial cenpah
ION: in short Ne is the best man ever was
with and you may rely upon IT. ne VIII prove niN'e
equal 10 the position assigned him'
We copy from the Aimanaeh de coma ioF 1891
dts 9sh year. which has just appeared the following
information respecting the sovereign houses OF Europe
Europe contains at present, including the dspIs-
Ee4eed italian Princes, AZ Soyerei8s Vi mH 30 'n
ldest The King of of Wurtemberg IL nearly ~ years
~ sg91. tie youuRest, Prince Henri AAiL OF heus
Gnei2 il H. After the King OF Wuriemberg come Tue
Tandgraye Of Hesse- Homburg, who IL ~, ana tne
Prime Of ScbaumburgLippe since dead, VINO u 20.
In the order of ave- the King OF the belSans Htanus
9Th the Pope 7tb the King OF Prussia iU'h inc hLe
al Soxouy 18th the Emperor OF the French loth !uo
Fnncrr 81 Russia 9th Queen Victoria 28thShe Mug
a Sardinia 3lst, and the Emperor OF Austria 40th'
according TO tie le 9Th Of their reigs the S0VeeSH
arr thus rlassed; Tie Prince Vt Schaumbnig-lhPPe
ITfN+e accession dates back IS years; the DGHe ol
-Meiningen who has regned 81 yearsi the tIlno
of SsbwarzburR -Rudohtadt So years. the DUKE Oh
a,bnIf nrssa.(, oetben a years nine soyeTelYns
srnong whom are the King of the Belgians and the
SJ,9 have rtigned from 20 to 80 years 49, conpIl5