New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-14

many members of your Common Council. In short,
there is arstOcracy about it, but it ia comfortable
cosy home, in which il would seem that q man could
enjoy life, surrounded by his family.
HIS FAMILY AND THEIR CONNECTIONS.
Enjoying life in easy manner and yet practciug
attorney in all the courts Of tn State and of the United
States MIR. Lincoln seeks repose in tie midst OF MS
family whenever the dn les of his profession and hrs
political engagements will permit him to d, so Col.
Lincoln came from the best amorg our revolutionary
stock, and from among those who were the hrstto
p netrate the Western wds and sacrificed their lives
in clearing the road for the advancing tide OF civzi-
ton. His grandfather, whose ancestors came orig
inalIy from New England, whence they were driven
by the prosecutions of the Quakers-a society with
which they presumed by the fanatics OF that day
TO be afhiated-was born in the county OF Berks,
Pennsylvania. Here there ars traces OF German In
Lincoln lineage Removing in after life to the valley OF
the Shenandoah in Virginia. the father OF the subject
of this sketch was born. Moving west ward before one
Revolution Colonel Lincoln's father penetrated the
wilderness, and in companonship with the renowned
Colorel Booze participated in many OF those heroic
conflicts with the savages, the records OF which crlm-
con the pages of our early Western history The
dark and bloody ground are words familiar 10 al
ground the father OF Colonel Lincoln fought aud finally
persisted beneath the to uahawk of the savage.
In what was then called Hardin County, Kentucky,
but in that part of il which constitutes Larue
County Abraham Lincoln born, in the year lSO9.
His mother was the daughter OF a man OF nerve and
energy and she herself possessed those distinctive char
acterisics which have since rendered her son man OF
mark in our country Lincoln had limited education,
and removing to Illinois, he passed through various
spheres in life at one time in humble as he is now in
an exalted position in the estimation OF his fellowciti-
zens He exhibited the grit of his progenitor when
the savage Black Hawk commenced his warfare npon
the citizens of our North Western frontier, and he
entered into that contes-of brief duration when fairly
commemorative all his then youthful energy and
spirit which seems to be but little impaired In this
war he held the rank of captain but he was deserving
Al &c hx,t hn koaU I'M haa
was not unfrequently 30 addressed Passing over his
subsea tent career as a practitioner az law, having
studied law with OF Ninian Edwards, at Edwards
vile, Illinois, member OF the Illinois Legislature
for several sessionsdurng which he dire ted his at
tenion TO the ntere SITS Of the people than to per-
sonal spRrandzement-and az member of Congress
during the term of AZ and 49, the country at large be-
acquainted with his name by bis political battle
in 1863 with the then invincible " Little Giant"
Douglas. Here his political history becomes identical
with that of Ibepresent day.
WHOM HE MARRIED, AND HIS wIFEs FAMILY RELA-
TIONs.
Colonel Lincoln married Miss Mary Todd, daughter
of Robert g. Todd Esq, highly respectable citizen,
living near Lexington, Kentucky, where Miss lodi
was born. Mr.. Todd is now dead. He was Clerk OF
the Kentucky House of Representatives led other po-
sitops of trust ard was allied to some OF the most en-
terprising and worthy in the State Of Kentucky
among them the Helms, one OF whom was formerly
Governor of the State; the Winersmiths, family OF
infu epce and Others of whom have lately called
Lincoln, at Dis nome III DpTuBJtlu, duu TcucWcu
the remembrance of those family ties which in some
cases unhappily sink into oblivion Mics Mary Todd
was a pretty young lady, and the grace and accom-
pshmen of former years still serve in maurer ones
10 adorn happy family household. They have three
children-all boys-one of whom is now studying at
the academy in Exeter, n H., where Daniel Webster
began his actual educational career. The two other
boys are at home with their parents bright little lads
and seeming to care fer the hurrahs with which
their father lie received than if they were bestowed on
any other man. They appear to take the enthusiasm
as matter of course for they love therfather and
their mother applause seems less than their deserv-
ing.
After a pretty thorough investigation, find that
there is not a man in this region who says word
against the honesty of Abraham Lincoln. They like
his tocabily and his familiarity. He is universally
regarded plain, uDassumng man, possessing strong
common sense, welded TO quickness of perception
that detects the right from the wrong and wnnows the
cha from the wheat, wbeher the question be one OF
legal character or the selection of true man from an
impostor.
I" What do you think Of Lincoln as man 7" asked
Of resident Of Springfield.
81 like him as a man, and everybody else can't help
but do the same lie is honest talks sense and is not
too proud to sit down upon his doorsteps in his shirt
sleeves and chat with his neighbors. have always
been Democrat, but am almost inclined to go for
Lincoln"
"Wil the split in the Democratic party prove of any
service TO Lincoln in Illinois r.
" Yes, Sir. Egypt is almost wiped ont a Demo
cratic stronghold, and with scarcely hope to elect
Douglas to the Presidency, there are many who will,
from State pride, vote for Lincoln they think there
is good chance for his election"
PERSONAL APPEARAEoE.
COL Lincoln personal appearance has often been
described in the newspaper prints that s unnecessary
for to enlarge it here; but, a great deal
has been said about his ugliness will say word
two that score if only for the purpose of enlisng
the attention of the ladies North and South. Men of
the West may for personal beauty in woman but
in a mo bpQuty m m
their regard. But Lincoln is not an ugly man. His
features may appear rugged to the casual observer,
out when engaged in earnest and entertaining CONVEX
sation they assume aspect at once pleasing AID
gaging. Many men called handsome by bsles lack
expression in their features when in conversation,
whereas the of genius telsgraphs bis mind to 9TH
charm of facial expression Elfe how could COL Lin
coin have courted and welded 80 charming young
lady as che whose realm is now his owl domestic
hearth ? If Lincoln ever gets into The White House,
you may be bound for it that there will be thousands
of beauties from all parts tf the country who will
that the pictures and the prints have sad
Iy beed him, and that his cheek bones not large
that bis mouth is not 80 big, that his figure is not
lank as they have been led to imagine, and that alto
gether he is not far from being tall good-looking
geDtlen an, who has offices at his disposal
VIEWS or TIE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER Crown FAT
IN wAsHISGTOS.
Among all the candidates for the Presidency of the
United States in the field, Abraham Lincoln, of
Illinois, 10 be regarded by the people here the
only one who presents the appearance, emphaticaly
and literally, Of the man of the people. Without os-
tentaon, without reserve without any of those exqu
sitely polite attentions finds in the man of the
world, and especially in the aspiring politician,
ured in the patrcian atmosphere of Washington, Lin
colin both looks the man, acts the gentleman, and mir
at the keenness Of the asute statesman and
he frmness of the rigid executive officer. The people
say they have long wanted President free from the
,oTupt Influences which long official residence at the
,eat Of Government is calculated TO entail and from
hot hava hea nd nd tha aaf
nonths majority Of the people of the North and not
few at the South, satisfied that in Lincoln they