The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-03-06
E,incoln's Speeches.

ton during his late journey to Washing
ton that he was the representative OF MS
party alone, forcibly remarks as fol-
lows
We believe that Mr.. Lincoln is the
first President who has declared hlmsel1
to be the representative, not OF the
whole people, but only of those VINO
voted for him. If his speeches had not
abounded with such disgusting nom
sense, this exhibition Of his unworthi-
ness would have filled all minds with
nainful forebodings of his action as
Executive.
1t i'll becomes the man who, in few
days, will be inauguratedas the head OF
this Government to hold himself out as
the head of a party, and lose sight OF
the fact that he is the President elect
of the United States. He seems unable
to realize the fact that he has been
elected, and to think that he is still
candidate. He spoke over and over
again of what he calls. ''Our cause
It appears to be his highest ambition to
administer Black Republicanism, ac-
,cording to thes Chicago Platform, ra-
sther than the Government OF the U United
States according to the Constitution.
He cannot adjust himself to his sudden
elevation and expand to the dimensions
of patriot and a President.
He reminds US of the beggar in the
play, when intoxicated and asleep, was
transported to the luxurious chamber Of
a rich man, and was bewildered on
awakening by the sudden and unac-
countable change in his condition
Mr.. Lincoln's more recent speeches
are somewhat less exceptional lie than
his former ones. This improvement is
no doubt the result of advice and sug-
gestion. The disgust and rdicule ex-
cited by his efforts from Spring Id to
Pittsburg, have been too plainly mani
tested to be overlooked. While COM
planning of what is called a revolt in the
South, he has produced another revolt in
the North--a revolt of good taste
against his rugged, senseless andvulgar
harangues. His friends, shocked and
!. chagrine1 at the result, have no doubt
taken him in hand and endeavored to
lick him into presentable shape. He
suffered for the want of a superintend-
ing aud supervising committee during
the first five or six days of his journey.
We hope that want is now supplied, and
that a watchful committee will hence
forth exercisea careful guardianship
over him and his speeches.
The N. O. Daily Crescent adds the
following:
All of LincoIn's public actresses, since
he left home confirm the statement
which we have recently seen made, that
his speeches in the Senatorial contest
with Douglas were written out for him
b others, instead of being the offs pring
of his own brain. A man by the name
of Judd, of Illinois, is accredited with
the authorship of those speeches
though it is undeniable that Lincoln
received the nomination for the Prsid-
ency on the strength of that canvass.
Certainly, his speeches by the roadside
exhibit a wonderful depreciation, in
comparison with those he made in the
contest with Douglas. They are not
only full of blunders, but are conceived
in bad taste, and are scarcely above the
intellectual mark of Sophomore in
college debating society. 1t is some
what strange that Seward, who is to be
his Premier, and who, with all of his
ishcd speaker, did not prepare to set Of
speeches for Old Abe, and send them to
him before he left home. The prcsi-
dcntof the Northern Union, section
which claims all the learning and all the
dccency i'll the country, ought as
surcdly to be able to make speeches
which do not excite the disgust of
everybody who reads them.
Shipment Of Goods .South.-Tbc New
York journal of commerce, of the 9th
says:
The Southern steamers from this
port are burdencd with freight, sent
out with arush at this time, to eyade
the tariff which will be imposed, on and
after the 18th of March. on Northern
goods imported into the Confederate
States of America.
The Monticello, for Savannah, left
port yesterday, stuffed in every mock
and corner with every conceivable va
ricty of Yankee product and fabric.