The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-05-29
For the Jeffersonian Democrat.
Abraham Lin coln-A G. Riddle-Earl
Russell

Russell.
deferred Communicauou.l
FRIEND EDITOR The Atheuians had
group of figures called the Three Graces.
who presided over good manners, good dress,
tho loves and smiles, and all that was do.
lightfu!. The group at the head Of this ar
ticle does not represent exactly this class Of
ideas. Together, they represent the gro.
tesque; individually, they represent tho
unique. They are totally unlike any other
threo human mortals, physically and yet.
mentally, thoy resemble each other, and
each has mora world of his own. A hu-
man soul 10 wondrous study. an unseen,
invisible form, impolled by loves, hates,
hopes, fears. The human body s no loss q
wonder than the soul which animates it,
Thcre is philosophy somew here that teaches
that tho one always resembles the other ;
that the body lie the form put forth BY the
spirit, as the bill of green corn would be tho
semblanco Of tho kernel that produced H.
And this homely illustration shows sbout
what there is in that axiom OF philosophy
The kernel, bard, dry. yellow, copcsve and
convex. and vital point that shoots out the
green blade when touched BY heat and
moisture; then comes the stalk. tho broad,
grcon leaves, the iassel, the silk, and the
golden car, the product Of this life that eau
not speak. which can only grow. Yet the
forms Of all mon are a shadow by which men
judge Of each othor, often to their sore dis.
appointment and the deceiving of others
Homer was blind. was tall aud angular, aud
worry poor, wore long. gray beard bis eyes
had once been dark and very brilliant; he
wrote the Iliad, which Is immortal as the
Mount of TRANSPORTATION, or the cross form
on which the Carpenter of Bethlehem died
No mortal would havo dreamed that the
immortal beauties Of that perfect poem lived
in such brain, owned BY such body
Dante, tho italian poet, was tall, angular
swarthy, with curly hair, and large, dark
eyes, and long, straight nose. His political
enemies conhsoated bis property. and he
was doomed to wander for eighteen years
an exile. Tho Divine Comedia, written il
his exile, is ali immortal treasure to the hu
man race. Tasso was tall, with fair face
and large, soft. blue eyes q wnolo age o
borrow was written in bis face. He loved OF
Italian lady, and was eight years in prison
by the tyranny of her brother. His Jerusa
lem Delivered is, in all things, the most per
feet poem ever written. Milton was blind
Byron had club feet. and also Walter Scott
Mems nicknsmes more often indicat,
what is really in them than their bodil,
forms. Rafaella was woman in form, bac
some. and loved bakers daughter but bt
painted the Transfguration aud adorned
the Vatican. lie was a painter. poet. sculp
tor and architect. "OId Hickory" was tall
bony. with bristliug hair. gray eyes. ant
granite face. full Of lines and angles. H
was born in the samo region with Lincoln
and has his style of beauty. "Old Hickory
was the strongest man that ever sat on tn
American throne. On a time, some mel
were doubling If he had gone to heaven
Said one of his captains. "If hS undertool
to go there, all h. could not prevent him.
o It was tho most complete biography eve
written of him. He was an honest man, an
tho people believed in him 10 the death. Her
~ the 9Th was stout built, with broad shou
= ders. large bead and blue eyes, a gracefu
mouth, and was a good theologian. II
loved beautiful women, made them mother
and murdered them called his Germa
wife tho Islanders Mare" founded a ne
q. church, kept butcher, and was pillar
d the Reformation was Eualand's create
King. He was the father of Queen Bes
which Is no slight compliment to him. 1
was the countryman of Earl Russell, "Priu
Minister" of the London Times, who great
resembles Henry 9th. Tom. Corwin, o,
Minister to Mexico, is big. black aud griI
an iron face, only lighted by those droll linz
4 and warm. laughing black eyes. HIS so
e, was sea Of good hunior and odd storie
e. Tom was good man, and always felt like
saint Ohio will mover forget him. He WI
the countryman Of A. G. Riddle, tho glftt
son of old Gesugs. He don't resemble Tor
This set of imsgeS Of men whom I hs,
seen and read Of osme into my mind {
3 reading two notable portraits Of Presidel
b lincoln. Men always run to sec what
tWouderfuL have never seen the Pro-
don't and have no opinion Of bin we1