Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-01-10


Letter from Springfield, M.
The Adventures Of Coekade man-Hs
hxster on the Sreets-A Poser-He
Calls on the President elect Mr.. Lin
coin finds himself betwesn two Fires-
a tart Yankee-Tke Southern IS Pre-
ssnted with Lincoln's Speeches, etc.
SpR1NeF1ELD, Dec. 20, 1860.
As stated at the close of my last, the
denisens of this town were thrown into
quite f1utter of excitement In the course
Of yesterday morning, BY the appearance
on the streets of two Southrons adorned
with the blue emblems of disunioH. Their
cockades being the first seen in this lati-
tude, the bearers attracted general atten-
ton, which they fostered by subjecting
themselves as much as possible TO the pub
lie gaze. A crowd of boys soon gathered
and kept at their heels, with persistency
worthy of better cause. One of the rep
reseutatives of seeding chivalry growing
tired of being stared at like wild beast,
took of his cockade and retired to his ho-
tel. The other however, continued blus-
tering and staggering from one grog shop
70 another. In one of these Institutions he
found his match. A well known Republi-
can, noticing his strutting and fretting,
managed to engage in conversation with
him, which soon turned TO the all absorb
ing question of the day. The Republican
asked the Southron what be meant by pa
rading the cockade. "To designate my
self as disunionist and foe to the Black
Republican party that wants to steal our
.niggers," was the reply. "Then you are
traitor" rejoined the Republican, and ''fur-
thermore l will bet you that you never
owned slave-do not pay any taxes
cannot call an inch of land your own
This proposition was of course made at a
venture. But the Republican was right in
bis estimate of the Southron. His offer
proved complete poser. The cockade
man confessed himself nonslaveholder and
straightway sought, like his companion, re-
tirement at his hotel.
Nothing further was heard of the churl,
until be loomed up of sudden, in the af-
ternoon, in Mr.. Lincoln's reception-room.
His nerves were doubtlessly braced up BY
diverse doses of whisky for the daring feat
Of facing the "black republican" lion sin
his den." But great as his mettle may
have been before entering into the Presi-
dental presence, it evidently left him as
soon as he entered. Introducing himself as
9 Mr.. D. E. Ray, of Yazoo, Miss, he took
his seat with all the meekness of lamb,
and "sat in silent expectation for about
twenty minutes-holding, however, bis hat
SO that the object of his terror could not
fail to observe the cockade. Insulting as
the sight must have proved to the Presi
dent elect he perceived at once of what
stuff the man was made, and hence hardly
appeared to notice him, but quietly contin-
ned his conversation with some other visit
ors. A Missouriau, who happened to be
present and seated near the Mississippian,
at last directed his attention to the latter.
He asked him number of questions in re-
lation to the proposed secession of Missis-
sippi. The sullen answers of the South
erner struck the ear of radical Republi-
can Yankee, likewise in attendance on the
same occasion. Waxing angry at the Mis-
sissippian's disunion sentiments, be inqui-
red tauntipgly of him: "Isn't that all gas n
Whereupon the President elect, evidently
uneasy at the prospect of violent alter
cation, interposed BY joining in the conver-
sstion. In its course, the Southron assert
ed that the people of his State were not
sfraid of Mr.. Lincoln, but the party that
elected him. This latter apprehension was
at once pronounced groundless by some of
the visitors. One of them inquired of the
cockade man "whether he had s1er read
Mr.. Lincoln's debates with Senator Doug
las Being answered in the negative, be
requested the former to furnish a copy to
the fre-eater; the latter also expressing a
desire for the book, the President elect pro-
cured, and having appropriately inscribed it
on the title page, handed it to him remark
ing: You wiU find that the only differ
ence betaoeen you and me is, that I think
slavery Urong. and you think it right; that
Il am opposed to its extension, a0hile you
advocate 1t; and that as to the security of
the institution and the projection of slave
property IN the States where 1t has laU-
fM existence, you wiA find it as great un-
81 81 asy administration as It euer was un-
der that Of Mr.. Buchanan"
Mr.. Lincoln also found occasion to state,
"that if the Southern States concluded up
on contingent secession, that is, upon
awaiting aggressive acts on the part of his
administration, they would never 60 out of
the Union" All of this the southerner re-
ceived in unbroken silence. He was OBJ
viously at perplexing loss what to say
His embarrassment finally made him so
uncomfortable, that he got up and tried to
make his way out. Mr.. Lincoln saw him
to the door, shook hands with him, and
told him playfully that he hoped the south
ern people were not afraid of getting hurt
BY him. "No we amt" was the reply.
Lewis Cass.
The Charleston Mercury, of the 10th,
pays its respects to the venerable Lewis
Cass, as follows: ...H.-r-F r-l |