Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-10

nature made him, before men. spelling the work |
OF nature. put in practice the unfortunate idea OF
raising him 10 the administration Of the govern
nent OF great nation In these hours. too rare
and too short for his happiness and that Of biz
family. the President i IN the habit Of reviewing
his pa; history aud OF speaking OF bic life IN the
woods and on the river. 0hen, an obscure boat
man with oar 10 one hand and = line in the
other. he used TO 20 through the delta Of Amer
can Egypt in the pursuit OF cells and tortoises.
!. who have heard him many tine relste with
complacency and In that familiar way usually
bordering on vulgarity the adventures OF his life
cannot help thinking that he occasionally regrets
not 10 be again splitting rails and blowing corn.
and that when these flashes OF reason cross his
mind be would give everything IN the world to
be again the farm boy of an obscure and ignorant
Hoosier. This sentiment IS easy 70 explain.
Since bis advent TO power. hs life has been
troubled by so many bloody and heart-rending
tastrophies his hours Of rest too embiered by the
contentious and ex actions OF his friends that the
humblest position ia the world would be preiera-
BILE 10 that he occupies and for which he is utterly
unified by bis anteeedents. by his want OF ex-
perience, by an inefficient training, by the alb
sence in short. Of the qualities which constitute
the thinker the philosopher and the statesman.
Mn LfNooLS's srArESMANsuiP
The misfortune OF Mr.. Lincoln IL 70 have
studied statesmanship whore no one else ever
thought OF studying tit partisan books aud
platforms. on the stump, and In the low minded
and obscure traditions Of country lawyers and
politicians. The early scenes of his life play also
AN important part IN his judgments OF men and
things. rs IL appears from his habit of matching
the most important events OF his administration
with the familiar and trivial pictures OF his youth
Every one u familiar with his constant practice
Of likening the most complicated questions to
squabble between country Judges. of comparing
a route OF the Union force Ia drove of cattle
chased by dogs, and his Cabine, 10 yoke OF oxen
ted on opposite sides of the same pillow and bound
to pillow the same field to the end This associa
ton OF IDEAS which has been 30 often trited with,
is perhaps the most serious and important symp-
tom OF the utter incapacity OF our President 10
OIL the post he occupies II shows what standard
he takes OF human affairs and by What vulgar
and common process he thinks they may be set
tied. seriously minded man would not
tninly seek IN the "reminiscences of his youth
solution for the problem OF State affairs, nor
strive TO discover ia the way bulls are fighting. a
scheme Tor the subugatou of his enemies And
when think that this NAN is n candidate for re-
election 10 the most responsible office OF the
country. | do not know which 10 deplore most.
the blindness and ignorance of the party who is
supporting his claims to power or the afiront
i
aud honor of the American People
Mr. LINCOLN 4 COMPARATIVELY GREAT MAN.
Another of Mr. Lincoln's msfortunes il to
have believed in himself. in his Cabinet, and in
the purity of the radicals IL was perhaps ex.
cusable enough for him TO think great deal of
himself The immense power with which he was
invested having suddenly raised around him An
atmosphere of servhty. meanness and incapacity.
led him Ia the conclusion that he superior to
Others, aud he believed in his greatness because
his creatures we're small. His confidence ia his
Cabinet was produced by another cause Ii
sprang from the fact that each member compos-
ing il. having more experience and ability than
he had himself bud no trouble to convince him
oi their own indspensabty. Then he
afraid of the seli-nssumed importance OF certain
men and factions OF the Republican party. He
believed in clubs aud bar room influence. in New
| York kilograms. and in wide awake lanterns He
was 50 on tossed. however. by the waves of the
/ hungry factions he had called TO his assistance.
Radicals AMI conservatives themselves divided
into cques soon waged in his presence n Zero
cious and relentless war. Mr.. Lincoln spent ia
adjusting their quarrel the time which he ought
10 have devoted to the success Of our arms and
to the restoration of the Union. To day he sees
his errors. and intends, understand. to exclude
the radicals from his Cabinet He has now fallen
iality for the Blairs-a partiality which made
him commit the imprudence OF overlapping the
sphere of his Legitimate action-is the best ev.
dence OF the policy he intends to pursue on that
subject.