The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-18

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! The Ncw York Herald 81 the 18th has letter
81 two columns from special correspondent,
dated Springfield, August eth. The writer gives
The following sketch Or "Mr. Lincoln At Home Z
IN large, two-story frame houss bearing no
SLIGHT resemblance 70 Washingtons bead quar-.
~ Il Cambridge. Nass., now the residence Of
Professor LongfelIow-resides the Republican
candidate Tor President Of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln Il Is situated at the corner
Of Eighth and Edward streets in this city. Here
M. Lincoln haa resided for some twenty years.
The edifice affords no evidence Of 0stentation.-
II has no ornaments, no flowers Or shrubbery, no
marble vases Or cooling fountains, no fashionable
fences surrounding II; but ID built plumb out 70
the sidewalk, the steps rather encroaching upon
the walk. Il ia like the residence Of an Ameri-
can gentleman in easy circumstances, and i fur
nished in like manner. 1t ID not near 20 aris-
tocratic an establishment as the houses of many
ssH ~hn
there is no aristocracy about it, but 1t is COM
Portable, cosy home, in which It would seem that
1 man could enjoy life, surrounded BY his family.
After pretty thorough investigation, find
that there Is mot man in this region who says q
word against the honesty Of Abraham Lincoln.
They like his sociability and familiarity. He i
universally regarded as plain, unassuming man,
possessing strong common sense, welded TO Q
quickness Of perception that detects the right
from the wrong and winnows the chaff from the
wheat, whether the question be one Of q legal
character or the selection Of . trne man from m
imposter. -ft ~ aayis
''What delhpu think Of Lincoln a 1 man :"
asked Of resident Of Springfield. a !.
+ I"Like him a. man, and everybody else cant
help but do the same. He is honest, talks sense
and 10 not too proud to sit down upon his door.
steps in his shirt-seeves and chat with his neigh
bora / have always been Democrat, but / an
almost inclined to 60 for Lincoln se5tHn
/ ''Willthe split in the Democratic party prove
Of any service to- Lincoln in Illinois I? =" s1ae
III "Yes. sir. Egypt Is almost wiped out q Dem
ocratic 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 j. . COED chance for his cleo
tion.n EAsgyis75a n n. 4e4s n ~
We called upon Mr.. Lincoln At his residence
last evening, and were readily admitted. There
were present Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Judd, the
Hon. Il. B. Washburne, member OF Congress
from the Galcna district, and LincOlnb two little
home boys The ladies were especially gracious
and entertaining, while sold Abe" and your cor
respondent took chairtogether and talked upor
almost. every topic now attracting the attention
Of the public. ,fa 3 f f@ ntf mHt
L We have conversed with many gentlemen ir
prominent political positions, but 70 Abraham
Lincoln must we accord the palm of frankness
He had no disguised The subject of Southern
slavery was touched upon, and Mr.. Lincoln EN-
phat.eally declared that it was his principle not
TO touch it where it exists, but to prevent It'll
spread into Territories now fee. He spoke o.
slavery as an institution that did not meet thu
universal sanction Of the Southern people. -
"Public opinion is not always private opinion,
he said; and instancing Lamxrtine's account d
the execution Of Louis XVI, wherein it appear
ed that, although the leading revolutionists were
publicly obliged to declare III favor of that deed
they were privately opposed to it. He said tina,
II was the same way with many people in the
South; they were Obliged to sustain slavery, al
though they secretly ahhorred the institution
lie would protect the South in its institutions a
they exist, and said that soHtherners did mos com
prehend the position Of the Republicans in re
gard to slavery Tie southern mind, be said
was laboiing under the delusion that the Repub
licans were to liberate the slaves, who were to
apply firebrands TO the fields and Weilings oil
their masters, massacre old and young and pro
duce State of anarchy and bloodshed in the
South. He swept this assumption away by de-
cisive denial of its correctness. He said he
should like to 50 South an talk to the South
erners on this topic, were it not that the minds
Of some were SO infiamed against him that they
would not listen to his reasoning, but on the
other hand, might be inclined to iRflict Lynch
law upon his person should he appear amongst
them. -iR ~.@4 N7
The conversation was lively, and occasionally
interpreted with some brilliant flashes Of wit
and good nature from the Kentucky lady, his
wife. ss t@8 a.e3@
f@ HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE, N
MI. Lincoins personal appearance has 30 often
been described in the newspaper prints that it il
unnecessary for me to enlarge upon il here but
es great deal has been said about his ugliness,
will say word or two on that score, if only for
the purpose of enlisting the attention OF the la
dies North and Houth, Men Of the West may
care for personal beauty in woman, but ia man
beauty constitutes very small claim upon their
regard. But Lincoln is not an ugly man. His
features may appear rugged to the casual obser-
yer, but when engaged in earnest and entertain
ing conversation they assume an Aspect at once
pleasing and engaging. Many men called hand
some by bellies lack expression in their features
when in conversation, whereas the man OF genius
telegraphs his mind TO others not only by his
language, but by the masculine charm Of facial
expression. Else how could Lincoln have court
ed and welded 80 charming young lady az she
whose realm Is now bis domestic hearth IF
Lincoln ever gets into the White House, Won may
be bound for it that there will be thousands or
beauties from all parts Of the country who will
acknowledge that the pictures and the prints
have sadly belied him, and that HIS cheek bones
are not 80 large, that his mouth Is not so biz,
that his figure 10 not SO lank, as they have been
ed TO imagine, and that altogether het il not
rar from being i tall, good looking, middle AGED
gentleman, who has Offices At bis disposal
VIEWS or THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEvER GROWN
FAT IN WASHINGTON. eit
Among all the candidates for the Presidency Of
The United States now in the field, Abraham Lin
,oln, Of Illinois, seems TO bcregarded BY the peo-
pie here here as the only one who presents the ap
emphatically and literally, of the man
" the people. Without ostentation, without re-
.erve, without any of those exquisitely polite at
entions one finds in the niln Of the world, and
specially in the aspiring politician, nnrtured in
lie patrician atmosphere OF Washington, Lincoln
both looks the man, acts the gentleman, and mir
.ors at once the keenness OF the astutc statesman
nd the frmness Of the rigid executive officer
The people say they have long Vanted Presi-
lent free from the corruptions which i long OIL
,ial residence at the seat Of government is cal
,ulated to entail; and from what l have heard
md seen, within the space Of few months, d
majority Of the people Of the North, and not 4
ew at the South, are satisfied that in LINCOLN
hey have found man who comes nearer to
representation of their ideas in this respect than
my other named candidate. Presidents Harr-
on and Taylor-good men in their good way
lid not, it Is true, vegetate in the hotbed Of |
Vashington political influences; but, unfortu-
ately, they both soon withered and died under |
hem, after a brief occupancy Of the Presidential
hair. But Harrison and Taylor were old; and |
ne was supcrannuated bafore he assumed the |
ems OF government, and the other became 10 |