The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-08-23

aIUentlon OF the pu0llc, #H
We have conversed with many gen
Itlemen in prominent political positions
: {bnt to Abraham Lincoln must we &C
cord the palm of frankness. He had
no disgui; es. The subject of Southern
slavery was touched upon, and Mr..
Lincoln emphatically declared that ii
was his principle not to touch it where
1T exists, but to prevent It's spread into
Territories now free. He spoke oil
SLAYER as an institution that did not
meet the universal sanction of the
Sodthern people. ''Public opinion is
mot always private opinion" he said
and instancing Lamartine's account of
the execution of Louis XVI.' wherein
it appeared that, although the leading
Irevolutionists were publicly obliged to
declare in favor of that deed, they
were privately opposed to it. He said
that it was the same with many peo-
pie In the South; they were obliged to
sustain slavery, although they secretly
abhorred the institution He would
protect the South in its institutions as
they exist, and said that Southerners
did not comprehend the position of
the Republicans in regard to Slavery.
The Southern mind, he said, was Ia
boring unde. the delusion that the Re
publicans were to liberate the Slaves,
who were to apply firebrands to the
fields and dwellings, Of their masters,
massacre old and young, and produce
a state of anarchy and bloodshed in
the south He swept this assumption
away by a decisive denial gifts correct
ness. He said he should like to 90
South and talk to the Southerners on
this topic, were it not that the minds
of some were SO infamed against him
that they would not listen to his rea-
soning, but, on the other hand, might
be inclined toinfict lynch law upon
his person should he appear among
them. se ..a
The conversation was lively, and
occasionally interspresed with some
brilliant flashes Of wit and good nature
from the Kentucky lady, his wife. aa
| HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
| Mr.. Lincoln.s personal appearance
has so often been described in the
newspaper prints that it is unnecessary
tor me to enlarge npon it here; but as
a great deal has been said about his
ugliness, will say. word or two on
that score, if only for the purpose of
enhsting the attention Of the ladies
North and South. Men of the West
may care for personal beauty in WON
an, but in a man beauty constitutes a
very small claim upon their regard.
But Lincoln is not an ugly man. His
featui es may appear rugged to the cas-
ual observer, but when engaged IN
earnest and entertaining cow ersation
assume an aspect at once pleasing and
engaging, Many men called hand
some by bellies lack expression in their
features when in conversation, whereas
the man of genius telegraphs his mind
to others not only by his language, but
| by the masculine charm of facial ex-
preston. Else how could Lincoln have
courted and welded so charming a
young lady as she whose realm is now
his domestic hearth? IF Lincoln ever
gets into the White House, you may
! be bound for it that there will be thou
sands Of beauties from all parts Of the
country who will acknowledge that the
pictures and the prints have sadly be-
lied him, and that his cheek bones are
not so large, that his mouth is not so
big, that his figure is not 50 lank, as
they have been led to imagine, tall =,
good looking, middle aged gentleman,
who has offices at his disposal.
VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEv-
Err GROWN FAT IN WASHINGTON.
Among all the candidates for the
Presidency of the United States now
! IN the field, Abraham Lincoln, Of Him
ois, seems to be regarded by the peo-
pie here as the only one who presents
the appearance emphatically and
literally of the Truly chosen
man of the people. Without ostenta-
ton, without reserve, without any of
those exqusitely polite attentions one
finds in the man Of the world, and es-
pecially in the aspiring politician, nur,
tured in the patlician atmosphere of
Washington, Lincoln both looks the
man, acts the gentleman, and mirrors
at once the keenness of the astute
statesman and the 6rmness of the rig
| id executive officer The people say
they have long wanted President
free from the corruptions which long
official residence at the seat Of govern.
ment is calculated to entail; and from
what | have heard and seen, Within
the space Of few months, majority Of
the people of the North, and not a few
at the South, are satisfied that in Lin
coin they have found a man who
comes nearer to q representation OF
their ideas in this respect than any 9th
er named candidate President Harri-
son and Taylor-good men in their
good way-did not, it is true, vegetate
in the hotbed Of Washington political
influences: but unfortunately, they both
soon withered and died under them, af.
ter brief occupancy of the Presiden-
tial chair. But Harrison and Taylor
were old; and one was superannuated
before he assumed the rcins of govern
ment, and the other became so shortly
after he did Lincoln is in the prime
OF life and vi9or-as strong, 1.-the and
energetid as almost any public man of
his age, and showing in his features,
his movements and manners, his intel
lect, his knowledge of law, govern
ment, and the organic rules that sway
men and found systems, evidences that
he cannot be easily swerved from a
purpose he conceives just to his coun-
trymcn. That's what his friends say.
A REAL RELIsHER OF JoKE.-A
man lately received twenty lashes, well
laid on at the whipping post, in an En-
gllsh town. The culprit, instead of
believing when the constable applied