Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-10-15
What his Ne,ghbors think orLincoIn.

| What his Nci ShbOTs think ofLimcOIn,
y gentleman Of New York addressed a
friend in Illinois, asking his opinion of Mr..
Lincoln. He is man OF intelligence and
social position in that State, but no poll
ticinn. 1t is wcllto know what his neigh
bors think OF the next President of the
United States. The following is an az
tract from the letter:
al have known Mr.. Lincoln personally
tor more than seven ycars-huvc seen him
frequently. and under various circulastan-
ccS OF time aud place, and had opportuni-
iY to study and understand The man well,
| long before he, or others, had Il thought
that hc would ever be nominated by a no
liticnl party for the highest Office in our
country. lie is IL mau of great simplicity
and purity, and ut the same time of Great
vigOr and force OF character. Willie from
this simplicity and purity in his own char
octer he is inaPt to suspect the opposite
qualities in the characters of others, from
It's vigOr and force he is well qualified.
Hhnid pGfU HS"HhhSL fd i!e8s ia r trtt
counteract the injurious tendencies of their
acts. In all his dealings he is ScrupUlous-
ly and rcligioWsly careful to regard the
rights and equities of others, avoiding
everything which could in the eyes of any
one, wear even the appearance of dishon-
c:ty or uniArness. His character in this
respect is SO we'll understood and apprc-
ciaied by those who know him that he well
earned the title given to him by his towGs-
men years oago, and since adopted by his
| political friends-II0nest .the. Many in
stances might he givcn-wcllk known to his
more immediate ncighbors. and some of
which have found their way into public
prints. where his integrity has been tested
and proven to be entirely reliable, but I
have not time or space TO give them.
So thoroughly is he imbucd with this
principle that believe him entirely in
corrupfible, and should lie be selected to
the Presidential chair, believe the coun-
try would never hear Il breath of suspicion
as to the perfect integrity and honesty OF
any of his official acts. do not believe
that Washington himself carried with him
into his retirement reputation more
spntless and uusulliCd than would Mr.. Lin
coin, on his return TO private life from tho
exalted position in which it is sought to
place him.
''In mental capacity, regard him among
the first in our country. His perceptions
are qnick and keen, but his mind is sc
vigorous and well regulated, and so evenly
balauccd, that he never jumps ut conclu-
sion, but proceeds carefully and thorough
ly TO investigate any question which comes
before him; and when, having looked Mt il
in all ills bearings, he has become mastr1
of the subject guided by his conscicntioM:
uprightness of character, he renclies {
conclusion which is almost never wrong
The po%cr and grasp of his miud are vcr!
broad, and, it seems to me, we'll shown il
most, if not all, Of his public addresses
aud debates. 1t is hardly worth while fol
me TO enlarge on this ;suhject, when you
can so easily decide for yourself rs to hi
mental capacity, by reading his published
speeches and debates.
81 have thus hurriedly, and with FIRE
qnent interruptions from business calls
written of Nh. Lincoln, not as q poll
,iciun, for in the common acccptatiol
of the term l. do not regard him n
such, and you will know thatI am not
have written of him rather as persona
friend and neighbor, aud given my i'm
prcssions and couvintious of the charac
ter, integrity and capacity of the mar
as they were formed long before his nan.
came before the public insits present posi-
ton"