New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-21
Presidcns Linco.n's Letter 10 Mr.. Hackett.

EXCELLENT EFFECT OF HIS LETTER TO HACkEIl
HIS sHAKESPEARRAT READINGS LIKELY II
BENEFIT THE UNION CAUSE VASTLY IN En-
CLAM.
From the Live-poo, Post, Oc,.I
Perhaps no leader i'm a great contest evel
stood little chance Of being subject Of hero worship
Abraham Lincoln the President Of the Unted States
That be once railsplttcr would be paTdoned If II
could be proved that he were swell But there
js nothing OF the swell about "Od Abe" Every visitor
that goes 70 Washington has something dsrespecul to
say Of his very long legs and consequently very long pan
falcons Of lis shambling figure; Of his awkward
speech and douby awkward silence Of his general unfit
in appearance and manners 70 mix IL high society
Those VINO oLIy know MIN from his exerctations IN
print conceive but little better opinion Of him His
grammar is decidedly sefsugt and perhaps not quite
remembered his style Il no style at all; his argument
seems sometimes 10 have been written rather TIC
principle OF Sampson making sport for the Phsiinei
than al all adapted TO advance his ana some
Of his metaphors voted decidedly below paI by the
crowd OF arrogant pIecnCers 10 taste who never cd
Dired a saving that tinyed with vulgaTIty and
never said one That could be suspected Of yigOr OF
originality. When tie enemies Of the North have
nothing else 10 say they dcTide q President; and VIII
they feel the point Of his home Jokes they bitterly de-
bounce lin sort Of Nero hddLug way 70 ribald tune
while the Empire he rules Is N flames Of civil wGi
6oaIcely has good word 10 sly for him; end
his party in the Sta'es seem TOO ready 10
remain silent about his merits and 10 bsse their defense
Of the administration Oh any grounds rather than con.
Gdence in its head
Ycta wOfshipper Of human Heroes might possibly
travel great deal farther and fare much for
Idol than III selecting this same ianky American-the
pcrsonbcaOn OF fTce-SO primo ples-the represeIta-
tive Of the idea that Slavery witt being Orciby h..
tsrieed with not be allowed spread itself over
the North American cOniiDenl-ald the inpefsOnatiOn
also, Of the victory OF that idea. victory which il
were stands on the defensive against those who would
turn II into defeat Absolute Uuh, stern resolution
clear insight solemn fthfulnoss courage that
b. daanted. hopeiuDess that cannot be dasbedthesc
e the qualities that go long way 10 make up hero
whatever side the possessor Of them may take IN any
lawful conflict And il would not be easy 10 dispute
Mr.. LlncOlns claim 10 all these. He has never given
mp good servant or sound principle. lie has never
sfut his ewes 70 facts or rcmained in ignorance If them
He has never hcSitaed 20 do bis WORK or faerod In
doing IL. No resolution has remained "a nnJtbus with
him because il was strong one. No measure hos been
adopted merely because something must DC don6' The
e1gencles OF fnatcal war nave never betrayed him
into anacisD and the sharp sngs Of satire have
drawn from him an explanation o. III AunoT, or even an
imprudent rcjoindon
tbat this quiet GnpTctending awkward man Is on tho
whole filter subject for respect than ridcule.
once fayorite In England that he ms raised him
uefiteray from nothing. But IL IL not from the history
of the that we draw today Illustration Of this
conspicuous mans honest, generous, and thoughtful
character, We derive it from what little private life
he has had while be has been at the whee-where be
must have been very IxiOn-of the great American
slip. Last Winter or SpriDg-Mr: Lincoln does not
well remember whch-he went 10 the theatcr and
Eackett, excellent actor few even In England
need TO be told. Some time after. Mr. Hacket sent the
President book with complimentary note, But.
omitted for time TO the player after LIS Own
honor and did not acknowledge the present. AT length
however, IN August, tie acknowledgment was sent.
now let us see IN what terms Mr. Lincoln. tie rough
uneoacated, empty .minded President. some think
BIND eearessed the actor whose Fslstal" after de-
lighting tens Of thogalds had CHANGED 10 la nayed he
fore him:
.,,- ,EIkour1vE MAssios, WAsHIsaros, Auy H. 1853
A., . 49, PIN. MONTH. sgo should have scknowedgod
s recap. OF your book and accompnnyns kd note and
"cw nave oss your pA'dcn for not having done 40.
For one oil my age have seen very Idle of the drama
The frat presentation Of Fsistaf ever saw Wa, liz
here last Winter On Spring Perhaps tho best cotnpIiflnt
can psy IL 70 say a. truly ON very snxoI, 10 see Il
assin 5ome OF shskespeaes psysI have never read while
others have gone over perhaps frequsnty as any pro
sons reader. Among the Latter Lear Eict,Td m n,v
VII HsnIet snd especially Macbeth think none eqns,
profsssion think tho soiloquy In Hamlet eomenene Oh
my offence Is rank spases that commencing 10 De or no
70 be- But pardon this small attempt al crcn ,honld
ME 70 hsT you pronounce tbs opening speech Richard mi
Wa you not Wat Washington. sgdsf IL you d.
pkse call aDd lot nsse your personal acquaintance
loais irnly, A. LiSCOLkp
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