New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-27
A GERMAN VISITS THE PRESIDENT ELECT.
Translated from The Beobscbter am Hudson'


SPRIyGFIELD, Ill., Jan. % 1861:
Yesterday for the first time since good while, MI
Lincoln had a vacant day. The more the mama W
compromise Increases and the more therefore the pos
sibilty Ia increasing that the President new elect wiz
be compromised away himself the cooler grows the
patriotism Of men who willing to serve their coui-
try in Offices.
Wen, had an interview with Old Abe yesterday.
"Please tell me-" asked him, show Is 1t possible
that in the South, all and every one, can swear
mon the absurd assertion that the Southerner has the
same right to 90 into the Territories with bis saves az
the Northerner with his property There can be but
few there who are stupid enough not 10 conceive tna
there il really perfect equality OF nights as neither
the Souhemer nor the Nortberner is permitted to take
slave property into the Territories !" do you not
see," replied Mr.. Lincoln, that the South 10 rgnt
from her point of viewl We Northerners, II
we 90 into the Territories, are able 70
live without slaves, but the Southerners are
not. The Southener il not perfect human being
without his negro if he is without his negro, ne Is
wanting of something to be on an equal with us-ne
without bis arm, Leg back laeoring power; IN shor.
without everything that constitutes the pioneer ana
very often without bis head, diligence, and Skill
The STAKEHOLDER is but fraction OF human oeiig,
while we NOrtheners UNITS. Yes, very oiten ne
ia but that obtains its value from grehxed
solid negro There Is an old proverb: Clothes make
the mani but ii is also true that Negroes make
man. Now how ia the world can il be demanded
that the stakeholder should go into the Territories IKE
helpless baby, without his negro who ENABLES Ss piih
such an artul seriousness that had 70 look rst into
his eye, in order to know what he meant
The amiabe Mrs. Lincoln served up for us yesterday
for dessert, very fine tart, by saying: Since every
body is brewing and baking compromises now, there'
fore baked for you Abe, compromise tart To-Day
The -four of il is from Missouri the butter from WIS
cousin the milk from Illinois, the lard from Kentucky,
the sugar from Loui, ana the strip from Iowa, the
eggs from Indiana the fruit from Delaware, the eron
from Massachusetts, the pepper from Texas, the salt
from NewYork the large Taisins from South Carolina;
in short from every State is Of the Ingredient
parts" " Very fine and tasteful, said old Abe, tast
Ing the tart and smackiug his delicate lips with the
air If a connoseur but there Is thing wanting
in your compromise TART you 0idn bake any nggers
in IL without niggers there would be no compromised
and without compromises there would be no nggers;
in this country nothing ID Of any value without inc
Niger. The eagle on the great seal OF the Union
ought TO be erased and the Niger placed there In
stead." 49,
Perhaps II IL not known much as II ought TO be,
that the President elect Ia in the habit OF acting IA his
own servant backng his own boots and brushing bis
own clothes and that he will not allow himself " be
erved He intends adhere to this habit also at the
White House. cannot imagine the beautiful erect OF
the contrast il one day the English or French Embas,
,ador should paw him a vsit early in the morning. aad
find him at the back door Of the White House engaged
in polishing his brogsns with the profound air OF a
fee,uan sef-dependent and seii.reliant Such man
we ueed In order TO brush and scrub the puifed-up
aocrs Of the South, and extract little OF the dust
from their arkets In this respect Lincoln Will sur
pass Fabticus Cato and even CinciDnatus, who had,
at least their slaves and servants. Labor will come TO
honor ~ ain. ,.,,yp eur,ep,rp