New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-23
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" Having had business 10 call me to this city, /
thought would ride the rivsr TO lAmden about
five miles,, and purchase cargo Of tanlin Tor GUS
toner Ia Quaker, and at the saIne tune cai upoa my
old friend, Hamlin. After knocking al his plain and
comfortable rtsideuce, fue-looking specimen OF
farmers daughter came 10 the door, and, said |, Is
Senator Bainlin at bone 2 Toe answer was, lie Is;
but not in the house 1T this time. Yankee fashion,
sa,sI, Where is he 7 Down in the field, was the
reply Show me the way, said !. No sooner sad
than done and there found distinguished friend
at work Himself and son, fine cooking young man,
were gathering pumpkins You no doubt, have often
heard OF Yankee pumpkin pies, and doubtless eaten
them too. These were grown AMID a field OF corn
wi cb We sorry ~ say IL rather Light this year,
in Maine especially. He has no other help, a1d with
fine little farm Of only ten acres Of tllage land he
told me be yearly raised than sufficient for all
his use ard for ten years had always bad corn left
over to SELL from ten 10 twenty busbels bat this year
he thought he should not He had his family horse IA
good one in a common farm wagon, just drawing the
last loadO pumpkins. All bis harvesting Is done, ex-
cept the corn. lie bad lame back thar day from the
efets of carryi bis wheat stairs 70 his granary
it all cleaned mp, and looked linely lie has hs
ground plowed and subeoiled, together with large
manure heap, in good shape made from the waste earth
and muck come other additions, with few casks of
line added. III has his cranberry bed, and all the
small ixings. such as good poultry yard ne togs, &C.,
while for dinner every article upon the table was
grown upon this snug little farm
A correspondent in Southern Illinois sends us the
following:
There viii he q great change in the returns
from EQypt al the coming elections, both State aad
NATIONAL. An intelligent farmer of Williamson Co.,
conversiDg with of bis friends in jackson Co.. said
there would be 300 Republican votes giyenin William
con, where but we're given in 1856 The Jackson
Co. man SAID there would be 80 given in that
county for Lincoln and Hamlin. These men are not
politicians. Int lligent men estimate the change IN
Egypt at thousands and there can be no doibt that
there were thousands in Northern Illinois who refused
TO vote IN 1883 who will give their sniirages 20
Lincoln. There can be no doubt that between
Lincoln and Douglas, Illinois Is as for Lincoln as
Massachusetts
The Hon, Schuyler Colfax wrote letter to the
Republicans Of the District represents, and which
be will continue 10 represent he has beea rensm'
mated In this letter he reviews the proceedings OF
Congress, sho wing that the Republicans in that body
have been faithful TO their pledges Of Mr.. Lincola
he speaks in the 70 lowing eloquent language:
However men may differ IA 10 political principles
no one in this broad land, from the most gifted Senator
TO the btterest partisan, has whispered the slight
est doubt of the unbending integrity and nteble hon
esiy of Abraham Lincoln. Aud a happy era Indeed,
viii be- naugurated when President slt5 IN or
White House who, unlike the present incumbent, will
neither fear protest against Congress Inveutigttng
the official cOnJuct of his ADMINISTRATION, but VII, on
the contrary arIed with conscious recttude, challenge
and invite the severest scrutiny OF friend OF Zoe In
other respects TOO the cboi Of the Chicago Conven-
ton seems singular fortunate Reared amid all the
Disadvantages of orphanage and poverty, without the
benefit of carsc;i or collegiate education, and with
only such attainments could be acquired during the
Stern tolls of frontier life gallant sJandardbearer
has so cultivated in matuTer years, his native nteect
that he stands before the American people now. giant
in intellect he III stature and one OF the best aud
truest representatives Of the se-nade men OF the ke-
public Nor is this ALL His election will prove that,
under our institutions, the Presidency Is not more ac-
cessble 10 the child Of wealth, of cllrure and Of dis
tnctlon than 10 the poor farnsoy Of the Western pra-
ries-and that here nowhere else IN the wide world,
merit the true test OF distinction and lame. Elected,
az be undoubtedly will be iunkeyism and arisocracy
will be banished from The White House, trust not
only for his term but forever hereaer aod the Peo-
PIES President, HIMSELF both the child aud the cham
pion of free labor will welcome there with the hearty
greetings of an honest heart the humble pouser of the
distant West cordially as if he stood before him gilt
terng with the stars and jewels that sdorn the most
talented and distinguished diplomatrsts from abroad
To attain such desirable result as this and 10 restore
the Government 10 the principles Of s founders let as
all labor zealOusly and heartily, and patriotcay feel
ing as has been well said by another that With the
faith of Abraham, and the courage Of Hannibal, we
shall surely conquer the Wrong and maintain the
Right
"A Springfield tIll correspondent of The Trenton
Democrat " rites on the 10th inst follows:
" Mr.. Lincoln is remaining quietly at home in this
city, TO correct the expression ne Is at home and IL
az quiet compatible with the rush OF visitors from
all sections 10 the chosen leader Of the Republican
Loss He occupies during the large sbare Of his tine,
the Executive apartments at the StaeiOu.e, on the
second floor and days receives hundreds OF WIS.,
itOrs while the mails and the telegraph put hun IN COM
murication with vastly larger number throughout all
sections of the country. Fortunately, the mails de
mand prepayment, and the telegraph offices Will, at
most send but few of their expensive favors without
collecting their tariff at the outer end OF the WIRE This
rush. therefore, entails nothing upon the recipient but
a pressure upon bis time. The writer called upon Mr.
Lincoln yesterday in company with several gentlemen
FROM Massachusetts. Old Abe was giving fioal
sitting 10 Hicks of Eew-York for u porrait in OIL
which ia deemed here success. 10 is on me order OF
New-York Republicans and will do service IN the
campaign. Mr. Lincoln in high good hu nor, refers to
The pressure that has been going on about h, not
wthstapding some Of has been carried on 10 an ex
tent but little removed from annoyance such has been
the zeal of boaphes and photographers, and artists
with creyoI and pencil, writing and sketchag and
diving deep down into every opening in quest OF points
and facts.
The Washington Constitution thus retracts one
of ire slsnderous attacks on Mr. Lincoln:
I'VE honestly say that we glad the friends Of Mr.
Lincoln pains to that gentenans station
cry account member OF Congress to be eXsmined with
view to ascertain whether the scandal concerning MS having bsd
several pairs Of boots charged to tha; account and colr.e
paid Tor out Of the public funds vas or was not wei founded
We published the allegation TO that effect rom The Lolre
Courier with the simultaneous expression Of hope that some
one would hVsS ri se lining az '1 sass
d. gracefully low estimate on the part of Mr. Lincoln OF the
pies of honesty that ought u be known to the
people who asked 90 elevate him to the highest oce
their au'hors than against whom they Aimed
desired TO see charge fall into dsuse We frankly thst
the officer tie Housr OF Representatives. having in charge the
stationery acconnt has certified through The newspapers that
Iii office fuuish evidence Of any tansaction
like that laid TO Mr. LiIcolns cha-ge"
E-Tbe discussion on the Savoy and Nice bill in the
Sandman Chamber of Deputies was marked by
curious incident in the sitting Of the 18th ult The
Able Aneli TO read speech which contained ex-
preston Of such viruient hatred France aud tine
trainers OF the treaty, that loud murmurs broke OUT
from every part of tho Chamber. As the business De-