The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-15

unacceptable uitmatum Of the cotton States IL Ia beey
cd win b. I'M sted upon all possible coneiiatory action
OF the committee to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Tho Chicago Daily Times published ridiculous canavd
saturday last about secret visit OF John Boil to Mr.
Lincoln The Of last week The sensation story
produced quite outburs Of laughter being read in
be President The distinguished but unsucoess.
ful rival has and will not be Springfield a.
hs chances seat in the Cabinet have grown besua
fully less His claims seem to DO altogether overlooked
OF late
During the asi three days truly extraordinary calm
moss has prevailed about the state House With tho
cepon OF the gosspng conferences around the stoves IN
the story the slightest symptom Of the daily pre-
sece Of the President OF the United States the
same building was noticeable. Quaker Westinghouse
can be no queter than halls since saturday last,
Not even the ghost Of a solitary place seeker haunted
Mr. Lincoln todaya relief which Is quite welcome 4,
Il has been raining showing, sleeag, blowing and
freezing these eight days in this latitude Springfield has
got to he grand mud hole the daily navigation of
which creates good many melancholy feelings from tn
President elect down to your humble correspondent
spRNcp1xlD Dec L. 1860
Mr. Lincolns Po'cers Of Mussraton-His Present Posi-
tio,--Anothr Exploded Sensation Hem--The Secession
Asas--Eayopean Eaaovsemeas-71e Weather-The Po-
ll,cians, DC, dc.
If the perception Of smiiitudes and idenities-the
description OF thing by anotherthe power OF illus
tration by comparisonbe among the characteristics OF
true poetry, MIR. Lincoln may lay no mean claims to dis
tinction minion Of tho MUSES.. striking event.
happy thought opportune saying comes under
his notice without eiicitipg echo from among his
stores Of observations and recoectons
Comparatively unruied BY any extraordinary aactaa-
tons tho current Of his life has been up to the
present year, the unusual cearness oc his impressions
and the enacy his memory enabled him. nevertheless
10 gather abundant crop ideas and facts while pur
suing the grade Of his way and to Thorn a
standard wherewi,h Judge the present by the past
With It's aid he will render distractions ineligible by
pointing out their practical revelations public and pri
yate life lie will facilitate the comprehension OF com
pcated political situations b. reference TO simple pre-
cedents Nature and the material life OF man are Ike
often drawn upon by him for analogies and parallels
But his forte is the proper application he knows how 10
ake OF historical incidents personal adventures stories
anecdotes in the Of conversations and set
speeches The rhetorical force Of anthesis Is unknow-
ingly employed by him with happy frequency. The
sublime and the humorous are nearly always
pied in his efforts. They uniformly contain a
mixture OF Attic salt and logic, and hence
greatly reshed This is especially the his
intercourse with the callers that daily attend
his receptions Wit and smile then hold the balance
argument and narrative. lie would consult his
terest indeed BY checking his love Of fun, its
slant manifestation always temps visitors TO proract
their stay. 1t is true his drastic tales at times are
rather crude both to form and substance But they
regularly to the point and hence short Of
effect.
While the confusion, commoton aud danger wax
greater from day to day in the political arena the Prcsi
den, elect maintains his equanimty undtarbcd Quietly
hat a dutta Ia.
with phosophic calmness No, tina, he does
feel intense anxiety to what the future has
in store Tor the people Of this country; the
contrary, not move the public stage
escapes his attention fails TO be duly appreciated.
But he evidently encrains the conviction that he do
nothing that is likely to stem the tide Of the times
What asked OF him, in the way Of public definitions Of
his policy be would probably give If he could persuade
himself tina, j, wood do aught towards the adjustment Of
the present troubles But he considers all such demon.
STATIONS futile the South his language,
has 'eyes but docs see aud but DOGS hear"
As 10 the announcement Of the composition Of his Cabi
net has been rendered impossible by the attitude Of
the South How he select three whatever number
OF its members may be determined upon from that
ton when the may be made foreigners by the
progress OF dsunion before the inauguration OF his
administration How he for this reason,
the other hand choose but Northern men, without
adding fuel 10 the secession lamesy
Again would il be becoming gu his part attempt to
influence Congress by direct indirect expressions Of
his desires 10 action TO the dsunion
movement, while such il yet Mr. Bachanans privilege
Many aud absurd as the attempts have been mis-.
impress the public the intentions aud dongs OF the
President elect the following despatch sent over the
country by the agent Of the Associated Press in Wash
ingtou yesterday, outshines them ALL
There rumor this evening that Jefferson Davis has
received despatch from Mr. Lincoln the President elect
saying that he (Mr Tncoin) preparing letter for
publication defining his position the questions
dstrscting the different sections OF the country which
will u is said give entire satisfaction TO the South.
Was more stupid and transparent hoax ever perpc
,ra,ed upon the newspaper reading publcr will not in
suit your readers by assuming that they gave crcdence
to even for a Out here its effect wonder.
full in a certain way. As Mr. Lincoln had entered
his room in the state House crowd OF friends made
rush at him with the morning papers containing the
startling II being read TO him, the Presidential
sides shook forthwith with violent laughter, and
loug time before the Of was The statement
sidcred prepostcrous that the insult its implied mputa
ton II cowsrdce conveyed altogether overlooked
Judging from the drift Of conversation in the State
House, is now looked upon a certainty. The
President elect Is prepared for the Inevitable calamity
and his plans OF action Is said being adapted IT,
belief seems likewise 10 gain ground that
the border slave states viii be, nciens re,ens
cngulfcd, and that the end viii be strict
division OF the country between the free labor slave
holding interests.
The New York daies that arrived here this morning
brought cop'ous extracts from English journals expati.
sting upon tho result Of the November election The
unanimous qualification therein expressed at the repub
victory received with great deal Of satisfaction
the state House Il always claimed here that the
hostile unanimiy Of European sentiment the slavery
question would do much towards mparng the prospects
Of southern conlederacy and that COLLISION between
England and the cotton States more probable
than bloody conflict between the North and south.
The movements OF place seekers appear be controlled
by the weather nj present. While during the eight
on nine rainy days hardly any here, the
clearing UP In the course OF yesterday afternoon brought
crowd here this morning They mostly hail from the
northern part 81 this state,
n Peck, ESQ, the well known lawyer and republican
leader made TN advent Yesterday afternoon and spent
the entire evening with the President elect