Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-19
AN ENGLIsHMAN,s PORTRAITS OF
 MIR. LINCOLN AND MIR. SEWARD.

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 "First. then, of the President To say tha
 he is ugly, is nothing; to add that his figure is grotesque, is to convey no adequate impression Fancy a man six feet high. and then out of pro portion with long bony arms and legs, which somehow seem to be alw avs in the way; with fgreat rugged furroweds hands, which grasp you like a: vice when shaking yours; with q long scraggY neck. and g chest too narrow for the great arms at it's side. Add to this figure head lcoeoa-nut shaped and somewhat too small for snch a;statnre, covered with rough, uncombed and uncomable hair, that stands out Tn every d
 rection at once face furrowed, wrinkled and indented. us though 1t had been scared by vitri Fol; high narrow forehead, and, sunk deep be- meath bushy eyebrows two bright, somewhat dreamy eyes, that seem to gaze through you without looking at you; few irregular blotches of black bristly hair, in the place where beard and whskers ought to grow; close-set, thin Tipped, stern mouth, with two rows of large white teeth, and a nose and ears which have been talk en by mistake from head of twice the size Clothe this figure, then, in 8 long, tight, badly fitting suit of black, creased, soiled and pucker cd up at every salient point of the figure land every point of this figure is salient) put on a pair of large, i-ftting boots gloves too long for the long bony fingers, and a fluffy hat, covered to the top with dusty puffy crare; and then add to all this an air of strength, physical as well as moral. and a strange look of dignity coupled with all this grotesqueness; and you will have the impression left upon me by Abraham Lin coln."
 THE PRESIDENT IN SOCIETY.
 "On the occasion when I had the honor of meeting the President. the company was small one, with most of whom he was personally ac- quainted have no doubt. therefore, that he was as much at his ease as usual. There was look of depression about his face, which 1 am told by those who see him daily, was habitual to him even before his child's death. It was strange to me to witness the perfect terms of equality on which he appeared to be with everybody. 'Oc casonally some of his interlocutors called to hm, Mir. President but the habit was to ad- dress him simply as Sir It was not, indeed, till was introduced to him that 1 was aware that the President was in the company. He talked little. aud seemed to prefer others talking to him to talking himself; but when he spoke his remarks were always shrewd and sensible.- You would never say he was q gentleman you would still less say he was not one. There are some women about whom no one ever thinks in connection with beauty one way or the other i; and there men to whom the epithct of gen tleman-like or ungentlemanke appears utterly incungruous; and of such Mr. Lincoln Is one.- Still there is an utter absence of preten- sion about hinl, and an evident desire to be courteous to everybody. which is the essence if not the outward form of good breeding. There is a softness too, about his smile, and a sparkle of dry numor about his eye, which redeem the expression of his aes ss ana aauas f&Rns nTsecoecon re- calls him, than of any face can call to mind.
 "The conversation, like that of all American official men have met with, was unrestrained in the presence of strangers, to degree perfect ly astonishing. Any remarks that heard made as to the present state of affairs do not feel at liberty to repeat, though really every pubic man here appears not only to, live in glass house, but in reverberatng gallery. and to be abso' lutely indifferent as to who sees or hears hlm.- There are few Liucolniana,' however, which l may fairly quote, and which will show the style of his conversation. Some of the party began smoking, and our host remarked laughingly, The President has got no vices; he neither smokes nor drinks That is doubtful com plment.' answered the President Il recollect once being outside stage in Illinois, and man sitting by me offered me cigar l told him l had no vices. He said nothing. smoked for some time. and then grunted out, It's my experience that folks who have no vices have paguy few vlrtues.' Again, Q gentleman present was tell ing how friend of his had been driven away from New Orleans as Unionlst, and how, on his expulsion, when he asked to see the writ by winch he was expelled, the deputatiOn which called oa him told him that the government had made up their minds to do nothing illegal, and 50 they had issued no illegal writs, and simply meant to make him go of his own free will .Well,' said Mir. Lincoln, that reminds me of an hotel keeper down at St. Louis, who boasted that he never had death in his hotel; for when ever guest was dying in his house he carried him out to die in the street. At another time the conversation turned upon the discussions as | to the Missouri compromise, and eiicited the 1 following quaint remark from the President :-- It used to amuse me some (sic) to find that the shareholders wanted more territory, because they l had not room enough for their slaves, and yet they complained of not having the slave trade, | because they wanted more slaves for their room.' t-' s@' '''" ' '''' '
 lEtervea bas. 9olaq MIR. SEWARD. IisiA -'aTsrs'' {" A man, should think, under five feet in height, and of some sixty years in age; small made, with small delicate hands and feet, and a small wiry body, scanty snow white hair, deep. set clear gray eyes, face perfectly clean-shaved
 and a smooth cvlorless skin of 8 sort of parch-
 ment texture,-such were the outward features that struck me at once. He was in his office
 when first l saw him, dressed in black, with his
 waist coat half unbuttoned, one leg over the side
 of his arm chair, and cigar stuck between his lips. Barring the cigar and the attitude, should have taken him for shrewd, well to-do attorney
 waiting to hear a new clients business. You
 are at your ease with him at once. There is a frankness aud bonhomn,ie about his manner
 which renders 1t to my mind a very pleasant one
 In our English phrase, Mir. Seward is good com pany. A good cigar, good glass of wine, and
 good story, even it is tant soa peu risque, are
 pleasures which he obviously enjoys keenly.--