Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-24
Wistellantous.
from the New York Times.

The President Elect.
Tisit Of a Nelo Yorker to Springfield -Anec.
dotes- Lincoln as Chess Player, &c.
SPRISoFIKLp H., Nov. 10th, 1860.
b While en- route for Springfield, your cor.
| respondent could not but conjecture the
possible circumstances under which he would
meet the newly elected President of the
United States. Imagination pictured MIR.
Lincoln in crowded room. the centre OF o
circle of prom uent leaders of his party. the
subject Of volley Of congratulations, the
CALLED aud sleepy victim Of the over.zealous
attentions Of enthusiastic friends, vainly en-.
vorng to obtain u minutes rest, a mo.
ments peace. But how strkingly different
was the fact
Learning, With some difficulty the locality
of the Office OF "A Abraham Lincoln, Lawyer"
the place was found to be a meagerly.fu
nisbed room on the second floor Of some
what time. worn building. On the right. hand
side of the street door, as you go up stairs,
is Il modest tin sigo, about foot long, and d
few inches wide, tackled awry on tbe wal,
bearing the following record:
LINCOLN & HERNDON.
Climbing the steep staircase, and peering
through the darkness Of the Egyptan pas.
sage. way, another modest sign-ecopomically ly
printed on paper, aud long, lean, lank, skel.
etonic hand supposed to be an accurate
drawing of u ncle A be's" digits-dirscts you
to the aforesaid rear apartments.
"ls MIR. Lincoln inf"
NO. Sir"
"Do you know where be may be foundH"
"Well he may be at home, and may be
at the State House"
"How shall find him in the State House u
You 60 up stairs, aud you see a dark pas.
sage.way leading TO the northeast; at the end
Of that is the Executive room. aud there you
viii probably fud Mr. Lincoln"
With not tue remotest idea Of the direction
OF northeast, but ha wing firm confidence 10
the dark passage, together with the perseve.
rance of Japhet in search Of father, we grope
our way through the 6rst dark passage. and
| fud somebody at the end thereof in the act
of locking the door.
"Is that you, Johnf" said the voice;' and
desisting from his occupation the gentleman
stood erect.
The voice and the erectness alike revealed
the object Of OUT search.
Il Was looking for Mr. Lincoln, Sir, and
believe"
"You are right, Sir, this Is the man."
And, sure enough, it was the man. He
obligipgly Unlocked the door, invited US 10
walk ic, and We found ourselves alone with
whom--but twenty. -four hours previously
the people had declared to be the Chief Ex.
ecutive OF this mighty nation. There was DO
crowded room, no noisy politicians, no boiste'
rous throng of congratulatiDg friends, no hap.
less victim Of persistent attention-but, a
serene, goodpatured. cordial gentleman, &C.
compauied only by two little boys, just on the
point of going home TO tea!
Speaking of the South reminds me Of poll.
ticians, aud thinking of politicians. reminds
me of an appropriate passage in one OF Mr..
Lincoln's speeches on the distribution OF Fed
eral offices:
In his speech at Springfield, in July, 1858
Mr. Lihoon says:
"Srnstor Douglas is OF worldwide rsnown
All the anxious politicians OF his party, OF
who have been Of his party for years past
have been looking upon him as certainly, at
no distant day, to be President OF the United
States. They have seen 10 his round, jolly
fruitful face, post Offices, land Offices, martial
ships and Cabinet appointments, chargeships
and foreign missions, bursting and sproutiDe
out 10 wonderful exhuberance, ready to be
laid hold of by their greedy hands. Or
the contrary, nobody has ever expected me TO b.
President. 10 my poor, lank, lean face, no
body has ever seen that any cabbages were
sprouting out"
Isn't that q forewarning OF the fate Of many
a patriotic citizen anxious to cabbage" a fal
salary in the Post. Office or Custum. .housef
As "a lawyer, Mr.. Lincoln has been mos
successful in criminal business. His powel
with jury is proverbial, aud he has been in
trusted with the most important criminal a.
well as civil in the State. 1t is estimated
that he resigned no less than $4,000 wortl
OF law business in 1883, to engage in bis cam
paign with Mr.. Douglas. He is better as a,
advocate before the Supreme Court rhau a
practitioner in the Circuit aud is considers
one Of the best men at the Bar Of the Stat
to arrange aud present a case clearly. n
conducts a cause with the most extravagan
! show of honesty. 1t is often charged tbs
he sdmits too much; that he almost admit
his clients case away. But he 10 very 81,
cessful nevertbsless--siming. as be does,
, show that on bis own premises. bis opponer
is iswrorg-ezsctly as in chess he lets bis o.
poneut take the attack. because he thinks
can successfully a'fra h.rs,t.