Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-11-23
From Lincoln's Home.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Journal.
SPRINCrlrLp Ill., Nov, IL 1s6

Correspondence Of the Chicago Journal.
SPMscr1RLD, nj, Nov. IA, 1890
Since the election. by which our good old
townsman, Abraham Lincoln, Was elected
President of the Republic, our city has quiet.
Cd down into the "even tenor of her ways"
as though nothing uncommon had happened
Oi course we all $" feel our oats" that the
people Of 50 great Nation have selected one
Of our own Citizens for the first office in their
an; but our pride is not 40 lofty as to make
us uncommunicative with the "ortlinary
folks OF the rest Of the world. We feel that
we have been greatly honored, but in our fe-
licitations do not forget the duty Of gratitude.
II, short, we shalt continue to speak to our
scuuaintances as heretoiore-cspecially those
Of Chicago and Northern Illinois, who have
50 Enthusiastically exhibited their conviction
that the claims Of our distinguished towns-
man to be the next President, were sound"
g Mr.. Lincoln is the same man now that he
was before he dreamed Of being nominated
by the Chicago Convention. He wears the
same smiling, friendly face that he has al
ways worn--and, just as formerly, has a
ready hand and kindly word Of greeting for
every man he meets, and ;ndulges just as
freely as ever in telling good anecdotes. I
have seen him walk the streets Of Springfield,
almost daily, for dozen years, and have
seen him walk the same streets to-day. and I
percaive "not an iota" Of differencc--and we
can hardly realize that our old friend, with
whom we are so familiar, who seems so much
like brother, who has ever been and Is now
the most unassuming and unobtrusive oflnen
modest as a maiden, fresh hearted as a
boy, but manly in every humane impulse and
great in intellect and in right feeling--is in
deed the Chief Magistrate elect Of this mighty
Confederacy of States-the successor OF
Washington, Of jefferson, of the Adamses, oil
jackson. It does not seem real, that this
well known ne,ghbor Of our. so truly one Q,
thepeople, has reached the height Of political
ambition, to which the greatest ofour States
men have vainly aspircd, and that. too, with.
out any effort Of his own--nay, even without
any expectation in that direction until the
voice Of the great party which he repr sents
spontaneously designated him as their stand.
nrd-bearer in the late momentous contest
But so it is. Abraham Lincoln ia President
clect--and that he will prove himself one Of
the best, and most patriotic and most popular
Chief Magistrates the country has ever had,
eco, who know him so well, have not part.
Gle of doubt--nor have you, Mr.. Editor of
the Journal, who, as you remarked on the
day of his nomination, have " wintered and
eumncred with him for years." and have
learned to know him well and to admire him
for his manly qualities, his patriotic senti.
mcnts, and his devotion to right Cause.
Mr.. Lincoln and his family, it is said, have
IS yet made no preparations for their great
change ---for their 4th Of March knowing
day." from the unpretendng mansion of
Fourth street, to the Presidential mansion of
Washington. But there's time enough for
that. Unlike the generality Of ladies, Mrs.
Lincoln, who is q true woman, exhibits no
changes of feelings since her husbands cleo
tion. She maintains her unass'lming woman
~ bearing, the only pride she feels being that
her husband has been deemed worthy Of such
distinguished honors. Some of the aristo-
cratic :. Democratic ladies Of the city, who
.'sput on airs before the election, now feel
that their "cnvy, hatred and malice has
wounded none but themselves,