Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-08-17
Correspondence Of the N Y H"aia'I
LINCOLN AT HOME.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Aug. :,
WHAT HIS S1IGuBoRs SAY OF HIN.

After pretty thorough lnyeStiga'ion'
Cd ,bot there is not n man i'll this region
Who soys word against the honesty Oh
Abraham Lincoln. They like his Sociaoiiity
and his familiarity. He is universally re-
rarded as q plain, uuassuming man, possess
~, stronc common sense, welded to quick
ness of perception that detects inc r To- -
from the wrong and winnows the cIan IN
the wheat, whether the question " oIc VI
legal character or the seiec'io" u
man from an impostor
What do you think OF Lincoln - d
man." asked of resident OF Sprin SHeiu'
II like him as man, and everybody else
cant help but do the same. lie Is honest
talks sense, and is not too proud to SIT down
mon his doorsteps IN his shirt sleeves anu
chat with his neighbOrs. have Always
been democrat, but | am almost inclneo
to 90 for Lincoln"
.7Wil the split in the democratic part,
rroye of any service to Lincoln IN Illinois
YES, sir. Egypt is almost wiped out as
democratic stronghold, and with scarcely
hone 70 elect Douglas to the Presidency,
tbsre are many WHO WILL from State pride,
vote Tor Lincoln, as they think there Is i
good chance for his election.
LINCOLN At HONE.
We called upon Mr.. Lincoln at his resi-
1oncc last evening. and were readily admit
ted There were present Mrs. Lincoln and
| Mrs. Judd, the latter the wife OF the rtpup-
! Iic,n candidate for Governor of the State:
| Tho Hon. E. b. WashbuTne, mombar ol
CONGRESS from tho Galena district, and Lin
cojn5s tv, little home boys. The ladies were
esnecially gracious and entertaining, While
"Old Abe" and your correspondent took a
| chair together and talked upon almost every
/ tonic now attracting the attention OF the
/ nnbIic. We have conversed with many
| Gentlemen in prominent political positions
| but to Abraham Lincoln must We accord the
nalm of trankness. lie had no DISCUSSES.
! The subject Of Southern slavery was touched
upon. and Mr. Lincoln cmVhatically declare
that it was his principle not t. touch 1t
where it exists, but to prevent lts spread into
Territories now FREE. He spoke Of slavery
~ an institution that did not meet the uni
yersal sanction Of the Southern people
.sPublic oriniOn is not always private oplnl
on " he said and instanclnS L1m1rJIne 5
account Of the execution OF LOUIS ~
wherein 1t appeared that although the lead
ing rcvolutionists were publicly Obliged 70 de
/ clare IN favor OF that uetu, IHty WIZ } l'''t~
ly OBJ oicd to it, he said that it was The
same with many people in the South they
were Obliged to sustain slavery, although
they secretly abhorred the institution. lie
would protect the South in its institution
as they exist, and said that Southcrners die
not comprehend the position Of the republic
ans in regard to slavery. The Southern
mind, he said, was laborinG under the delu
sion that the Republicans were to hberat
the slaves, who were 10 apply tre5rands t
the fields and dwellings Of their masters
massacre old and young, and produce a stat
OF general anarchy and bloodshed in tn
south He swept this assumption away b,
a decisive denial Of its correctness. lie sal,
he would like to 90 South and talk t
the Southerners on this topic, wcr
it not that the minds
some were 50 inhlmcd against him that the.
would not listen to his reasoning, bat, OF
the other hand, might be inclined 70 lndic
Lynch Law upon his person should he az
pear among them.