Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-10


Now that the struggle is past. I am spr,
that no liberal minded person, however Cd
20 ed to him politically (and you know
sir, that belong to ''lhe Presidents oppo
sl'iou'1. will be unwilling that, in perform
ing The duty you have devolyed upon me
should say that recognize in him full
measure of the qualities which entille hin
TO The personal respect of the people. who
have Just given him a proof of their conf
cence, not extended TO any of his prede
cessors IN this generation 1t is no small
proof ef, this, that lie bas passed through
the fiery ordeal Of the recent canvass. and
STOOD the storm of detraction from hun
afedS OF vigorous and hostile presses, aud
mad so little said against him (l speak now
OF personal qnalilicS) which deserves even
an answer. There is no one of his prede
cesSors, not even Washington, of WHOM as
mshy ana as reproGchiul things have been
sa'd, unless, perhaps, it be Mr.. Monroe
VINO had the happiness to fall upon "tbe era
of good feeling" and who was, in no one
q"ahty' either as a man or a President su.
per'of tsto Mr.. Lincoln. The President
gave ample proof of his intellee,unl conac.
ity, when be contested seat in Tho Saaa,o
OF Tue united States with Judge Douglas.
hen L sat in the Senate with Judge
Douglas, thought him, for business and
debate, the equal of the ablest in tbat
body F; but his speeches. in the Senatorial
canvass, were in no respect superior to Mr..
Llncoln's l believe the President to be
entirely conscientious ia the discharge of
his trust, and that under circumstances of
unparalleled d fllculty. be has administ cred
the government with the deepest sense of
responsibility TO bis country and to bis
Ged. He is eminently kind hearted |
am sure he spoke the truth, the other day.
when he said that he had never willingly
planted thorn in any mans bosom. He
is one OF the most laborious and indefati.
gable men 10 the country, and that he has
been able TO sustain himself under as great
a load OF care as was ever laid upon The
bead or the heart of living man, is ia DO
mall degree owing 10 the fact that the
and angry passions form no part
of bis nature, and that a kindly and play
ul spirit mingles it .sw eetness with the aus.
.ere cup of public duty. 1T may seem
hardly worth while 10 notice the descrip.
ions, which represent The. President as a
,erson Of uhcouth appearance aud manners.
5ut as Mr.. Burke did rot think It out oil
lace, in, the most magnificent discourse
The English language, to comment ON
nc appearance. manners aud conversation
tue exiled French Princes, 1 viii take
ne ioe ty TO say, that on the only social
ceasIon on which Fever had the honor 10
IN the Presidents company, viz. the
ommemoralion at Gettysburg, he sat at
leie at the house Ct my friend. David
ms, Esd, by the side Of several distin.
a'shed persons, ladies and gentlemen, for
grers and Americans, among them the
reneh Mlpister at Washington, since ap.
onted French Ambassador at Madrid
I'D The Admiral Of the French feet. and
lat In genllemanly appearance, manners
I'd eonyersation. be was the peer of any
an at the table. The most important !
.Jeetlen urged against Mr.. Lincoln is that
lacks hxedless OF purpose, and that his
abiDet aud Administration have wanted r
lity OF counsel i think L shall offend
Candid opponent Q certainly am no :
artisan myself), If | remind you, that pres /