Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-03-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

J OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Two of the book houses of the
! North have just published "My Dla'
ry, North aud South" by Wm Il.
Russell, an American correspondent
tof the London Times. We find some
extracts from it ID the Richmond Dis
patch, and select three Of them.-
Russell was dining at grand set din
ner at the White House. This was
shortly after the war began. Alter
describing the affair, be says:
In the conversation which occurred
before dinner was used to observe
the manrer in which Mr.. Lincoln used
the ane cdotes for which he is famous:
Where men bred in courts, accus-
! toned TO the world or versed in di-
/ plomacy would use some snb'eTinge.
Ior would make polite speech, or give
sbrug Of the shoulders, asthe means
Of getting out Of gu embarrassing
position. Lincoln raises a laugh by
some bold vest country anecdote, and
moves off in the cloud Of merriment
produced by his joke. Thus, when
MIR. Bates misunderstanding appa-
tently against the appointment of
some Indifferent lawyer 20 a place of
judicial Importance the President in-
itefposed With; "Cone now, Bates, he's
not half as bad as you think. Be-
sides that, | must tell you be did me a
good turn long ago. When ! took
to the law, l was going to court one
morning, with some ten OF twelve
miles Of bad REID before me, ard l
had no horse. The Judge overlook
me in wagon, "Hallo, Lincoln ! are
you not going to the court house =
Come in aud I'll give you seat. -
| Well, | got in, and tho Judge went
on reading his papers. Presently the
wagon struck a stump on one side Of
1.-THE real, then it horped off to the
Iotter. / looked oui, and | saw the
oliver " as Jerking from side to size
in his seat. So saws /, ''Jvdge, | think
your coachman has been taking lit
Tile too much this morning" "Weil;
II declare, Lincoln, said he, 81 should
not much wonder if you are right,
for be has nearly UPSET me half a
dozen lines since startirg,' So pat
ting bis head out Of Tie window, he
shouted, "Why, yeu internal scoun'
dreI, you are drunk p Upon which,
pulling up bis horse and turning
around with gravity, the coachman
said, 'by gorra that's the FIRST right
3 ful decision YOU have given ior the
last twelve months. Whit tle
company were laughing, The Presi'
{. dent beat hasty retreat from the
neighborhood Of the Attorn"y Gen
era. ..--..-. 50 "a: ,..-.
,I3pOr Mr. Seward, the Y,.pkee Pre-
| mi r, this is IT lated -r3
Mr., Seward is slight; middle size(
: man Of feeble build, with the sfooE
contracted frcm sedentary habits ar
4 application to his desk, and has
! peculiar attitude when $. ated, which
immediately attracts attention. a
we'll formed and large head is place.
on a lopg slender neck, and'projeet
y over the chest in an arghnlentatlv,
Kind of way: as if the keen eyes wer
: seeking for an adversary the moui'
: is remarkably flexible, Large butwel
formed, the nose prominent and aqua
J line, the eyes secret bat penetrating
and iively with hufnor of some kin'
, !, twinklips about them the brow boil
and broad, but not remarkably eleva
ted !; the white hair silrery and fin,
Ia subtle, quick man, rejoicing Il
power, given to perorate and to occa
laT utterdnce, fond Of 5adinage, burst
ing With tAe Importance of state mys
telids, aud With tie dignity Of di
l. ~
rtcling the fofeigh policy Of the great
est country-as the Americans ;hinl
lin the world.
After dinner he told some stories
Of the pressure on the President fol
Iplace, which vefy much amused TIE
guests who knew the men, and talked
freely and pleasantly Of many things
stating however, faw facts, posiI;yeIy
In reference to an assertion 10 Net
York paper, that orders had beer
given to ev&cuatc Sunpter: That,
be said: sis q, plum lie mo such or
lhdeis have been given. We UiiLgivt
up nothing We shaye-ababdon moth
ling that has bsen entrusted to US
! If people would only read these state