Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-06-08

From the Chicago Press and Tribune, May %.
LINCOLN AS HE is.
Ten thousand inquiries will be made as to
the looks, the habits, tastes, and other charac-
teristics of Honest Abe. We anticipate few
Of them.
Mr. Lincoln stands six feet and four inches
high in his stockings. His frame is not mus
cular, but gaunt and wiry his arms are long,
but not unreasonably so for a person of his
height his lower limbs are not dlsproportion-
ed to his body. In walking, his gait though
firm is never brisk. He steps slowly and
deliberately, almost always with his head
inclined forward and his hands claspod behind
his back. In matters Of dress he is by no
means precise. Always clean, be is never
fashionable he is careless, but not sloveny.
In manner he is remarkably cordial. and, at
the same time simple. His politencss is al
ways sincere, but never elaborate and oppres-
sivo. A warm shake of the hand and a
warmer smile Of recognition are his methods
Of greeting his friends At rest. his features.
though those Of a man of mark are not such
as belong to q handsome man but when his
fine dark grey eyes are lighted up by any
emotion, and his features begin their play, he
would be chosen from among a crowd as one
who had in him not only the kind sentiments
which women love, but the heavier metal Of
which iull-grown men and Presidents are
made. His hair is black, and though thin, is
why. His head sits well on his shoulders
but beyond that it defes description. It
nearer resembles that Of Clay than that Of
Webster but it is unlike neither 1t is very
largo, and, phronologrically, well proportional,
Infpl oil A
slightly Roman nose, wide cut mouth, and a
dark complexion, with the appearance of hav-
ing been woather-be beaten. completes the de-
scriptiou.
In his personal habits Mr. Lincoln is as
simple as a child. lie loves good dinner,
and eats with the appetite which goes with o
great brain but his food is plain and nutri-
tious. Tie never drinks intoxicating liquors Of
any sort--not even glass Of wine lie is not
addicted TO tobacco in any Of its shapes. He
never was accused Of licentious act in all his
life. He never uses profane language A
friend says that once, when in a towering
rage, in consequence of the efforts Of certain
parties TO perpetrate fraud upon the state,
he was heard to say, "Thcy shant do IL.
d-n'cm" but beyond an expression Of this
kind his bittercst feelings never carry him. He
uSNtI Rdluuiths ne NEVER luuNlHtS IN any
games Of chance. He is particularly cautious
about mourning pccuniary obligations for any
purposes whatever, and in debt he is never
content until the score is discharged. We
presume he owes no man a dollar He never
speculatos. The rage for the sudden acquis-
ton OF wealth never took hold of him. His
gains from his profession have been moderate,
but sufficient for his purposes While others
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suit Of knowledge. In all his dealings be
has the reputation Of being generous, but
exact, and above all, relgously honest
He would be bold man who would say
that Abraham Lincoln ever wronged any one
out Of cent, or ever spent dollar that he
had not honestly earned His struggles in
early life have made him careful of money /;
but his generosity with his own is proyerbial.
He is regular attendant upon religious wor-
ship, and though not commitment, is
pew-holder and liberal supporter Of the Pres
byterian Church in Springfield, to which Mrs
Lincoln belongs. He is scrupulous teller of
the truth-too exact in his notions to suit the
atmosphere of Was hington as il now is. His
enemies may say that he tells Black Rcpubli~
can lies but no man ever charged that, in a
professional capacity, or as a citizen dealing
with his neighbors, he would depart from the
Scriptual command. At home he lives like a
gentleman Of moderate means and simple
tastes. A good-sized house of wood, simply
but tastefully furnished, surrounded 10y trees
and flowers, is his own, and there he lives.
at peace with himself the idol of his family.
and for his honesty, ability and patriotism,
the admiration Of his countrymen.
II Mr.. Lincoln is elected President he will
carry but little that is ornamental to the
White House. The country must accept his
sincerity, his ability, and his honesty, in the
mould in which they are cast. lie will not
be able to make polite bow as Frank
Pierce, but he will not commence anew the
agitation Of the slavery question by recon-
mending to Congress any Kansas Nebraska
bill. He may not preside at the Presidential
dinners with the ease and grace which distin-
guish the venerable public fuuctionary, "
Mr.. Buchanan, but he will not create the ne
cessity for a Covode Committee and the dis
graceful revelations Of Cornelius Wendell
He will take to the Presidential chair Just Ii q
qualities which the country now demands to
save il from impending destruction-ability
that no man can question: frmness that moth
ing can oyerbear, honesty that never has
been impeached, and patriotism that never
despairs
~ Edward Rates of Missouri Is abont "a