The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-06-01
Personal and Political.

"As they were passing in at the gate and
up the steps, two handsome lads of eight and
ten years, met them with courteous good
morning, gentlemen Are you Mr.. Lincoln's
son y said Mr.. Evarts of New York. Yes,
sir said the boy. Then let's shake hands ::
and they began greeting him so warmly as
to excite the younger ones attention, who
stood silently by the opposite gate-post, and
ne sung out, I'm Lincoln. too ; whereup-
on several delegates, amid much daughters a-
luted him."
Parson Brownlow went to Washington on
his way to Baltimore, and says Upon
coming out of the Alexandria boat, and
breathing the atmosphere of Washington,
| tancled that | felt an inclination to steal
something, and SO stated to my comrades
Some Of them remarked, in reply, that there
was something in the atmosphere of the
place that inspired such feelings, for they
felt that way inclined, but felt delicacy in
naming it,
\ correspondent of the New York Eve.
nlnS Post gives pleasant account of the la
dy who Is to move into the White House next
March:
"she is quite pattern oflady-like courte-
sy ard polish. She converses with freedom
and grace, and is thoroughly az fat in all
the little amenities of society. Mrs. Lincoln
belongs, by the mothers side, to the Preston
family of Kentucky, has received liberal
and refined education, and will adorn the
White House. She is, am told, strict and
consistent member of TIE PRESBYTERIAN
church."
MIR. Seward sat next to STRIKER, the ia
nous Democrat cpoitic!an, at dinner at Uti-
ca. a few days since, and speaking of the
cause of the breakdown at Charleston, Mr..
Seward said, "iour whole trouble was that
YOU forgot the fundamental principle of your
party. which has always been that the mujo,-
dy c"ght MT to goron. Hitherto YOU have
acted upon this, and have got along finely
but at Charleston, the majority actually as.
Sumed to have their own way. and of course
lhe minority could no, tolerate so glazing a
usurpation. absolutely so contrary TO the
whole plan of the party" This is both Wit
" and true.
The following from the Chicago Press tells
how MIR. Lincoln received the news of hi,
nomination
when the news of the nomination was
received in Springfield, Mr. Lincoln was in
the State Journal office. a boy came head
long INTO the room where he was sittins.with
sealed dispatch, which he placed in his
hand. Mr.. Lincoln opened it, and sudden
pallor came over his features. lie gazed IN
on 1t lntenty nearly three minutes. Then
his customary smile returned. and he rose.
SAYING. w ell, boys. there is little woman
down at our house who is interested in this
business and he walked away without any
farther appearance of agitation, to inform
MIS- Lincoln of the joyful! news
1t is whispered in high political circles tha,
should Everett be elected Vice President the
pubic printing will be awarded to Bonner's
Ledser.-N. y. Delta.
Two ne'shbors were talking to-day, on the
square.
About politics here and about politics there
says one to the other, i'll accents quite hearty
IAN You tell why the CONSTITUTIONAL MON
party
Resemble sheep following an old ram with a
bell =:
Indeed, replies the other. II really can't tell
ny says the hrsi, " It's as plain as your
Because they'll follow their Bel where ErerGrett
goes.
-NnrGnMah Ntus
Joshua Ward, the American chamnion
oar>man, has gone into training for the con-
templattd race with the Enylishman. He
PROMISES at the end of month, to pul, n
drag "herry fourteen miles, without stop.
ring.
Another rich vein has been opened by the
Covode explorers. Witnesses in New York
have been subpTnaed to prove that twelve
hundred men were transported from that
state to Connecticut, in March last. to carr,
the election for the Democrats The com.
M''tce expect to be able to prove who paid
the money to defray their expenses, and in
what villages and cities the frauds were COM
united. SO Fernand y Mud's patriotism is
likely to be brought to light.
Mrs. Swisshelm of the St. Cloud Mimi !
Visitor thus docs up" the late prize fight
They ratified their 'fves they .milled and
mllled, and plenty of dirty claret' they
spilled but the thing was a failure, for mel
ther was killed.
David Webster of PHILADELPHIA test;fed
before the Covode committee, on Friday,tha,
N 1891 Attorney General Black made pro-
position through him to Col. Forney. that
the latter should have the post Office blank
JOB. the profits Of which were $4,000. if he
would change his policy and support the adj
mnistratlon. Forney declined the offer,e
erous as IL was. Judge Black said he acted
IN tins transaction by the authority of y. b.
Is there to be nc end to these disclosures
The following from the New York Tribune.
giving an incident in Mr.. Lincoln's life.
shows how mans magnanmity NAV some
times stand In the way of his official promo
ton
The State wherein all his years of man.
hood have transpired has been steadily Oh
posed to him in politics. 1t was overwhel-
ing for jackson he was against him. 1t
resisted the Harrison tornado, which swept
all beside of the free Wes,-all but his and
one other New Hampshire) Of the Free
S'ates-all but seven States in the entire
Tn on. 1t steadily opposed Clay and lay
lcr, whom ne as steadily supported. 1t new
er elected United States Senator opposed
to what is called Democracy until 1854 land
then Mr.. Lincoln was the first choice of nine.
tenths of the opposition but he and those
nine -tenths were Wings, while the residue
were An:i-Nebraska Democrats, who dsliked
to vote for Wing, and presented Judge
Irumbull SO the Whigs-at Mr.. Lncoln's
earnest emtreaty-went over to Judge Trum-
bull and elected him."