The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-07-14

Ieu--' 'llttlo V an --uOb ~ All dtuumO1
as may be imagined, at such scene
Perched upon a tall steed, and but a
poor rider, comparatively, the President t
reOollected him, probably thus, and it
suddenly occurred to him 10 look after
his protege. Glancing his flashing eye
to where the little man sat, he thunder
ed out: "Get behind me, Mr.. Van Bu.
ren; you'll be run over, sirl" Instinct
lively and instsntaneously the latter
obeyed; and said Bailie--telliug the
story in Mr.. Van Buren's lifetime-"he
has been behind him ever since"
Now nobody suppOses--from his
known traits--that the old General did
not consider himself amply protection,
even in such a possible dire conting0n-
cy, for each and all Of his cortege; the
idea of his being himselfrun over seem
ing never to have occurred to him.
There is another thing to consider in
con nection with this matter of personal
aud marked characteristics, in the cases
of such men as Mr.. Lincoln and Gen.
Jackson. Who does not know that the
old hero of the Hermitage was denoun-
ced, sneered at In his day, as illiterate,
coarse in habits and tastes, much as Mr..
Lincoln is attempted to be ridiculed
nowP At the present time, when the
leader of faction, the disaffected, the
disappointed, have exhausted all their
e arts to make the people give up Mr.
Lincoln, others, whose models are the
exploded "chivalry," have sought to
8 put tber ban upon him as "uncouth, y
as "fond of joking" as guilty Of answer.
ing grave questions lightly!
Let US examine this matter little
The Executive-we assert-has illus
trious authority and example for hi:
course in these particulars. Quinctil
liam, the great Re- man teacher of Rheto.
, ric, tells his pupils to "answer wi
r with gravity, and gravity with wit
The reason for this, even to the leas
= informed, in relation to the method ant
Y force of argument, is at once obvious.--
? Probably there are few but have seer
the effect Of such a method at the bar a
, we'll as upon the rostrum. So much 70
, the preceptS of far and polished anti
? quity.
. And now to come nearer to our owl
e times, and example. Who does not re
mem Der the record of one of the mos
e illustrious men of any age-Benjamir
Franklin-as presenting matters 70,
thought in this connection? One of tht
lights of science and wisdom of the ag
9 in which he lived, to whose mem ory tn
b great and good of all lands will d.
homage forever, he too, let it be rem EN-
h bered, presented singular contrast t,
crtain Of the fops and witlings of tn,
? day, and especially to those at the mos
d polished court Of Europe. Yet who, o
all the great men of his time, is remem
3 bered with more affectionate reverenc
g who, of all, Washington excepted
g reflects to-day more shining honor upo
his country?
a "Who is that uncouth looking ol
n man, in the odd dress and woole
o stockings, the centre of so brilliant
!. circle2"-was the question of a lad
: courtier, when Franklin was at one
: the gay court levees in Paris?
a "Hush, Madame" was the reply, 9Th
5. is the man who bottles up thund
= and lightniug"
n Lett be observed-right here-tht
to as the man who "bottled up tbund
le and lightning" compelled respect, in h
e day, SO he who has welded successful
e almost the thunderbolts Of Jove, for Il
re past three years, who has controlled Il
tn heaviest ornaments the world has eve
As seen, to sustaiu..a free government, wi
ed is getting a gigantic and oiious rebe
lg lion under foot, none can afford
lg despise.
II To continue the parallel little fu
ther. The illustrious franklin was i
le the habit of disconcerting and owe
of throwing his opponents in debate b
is the same method natural to Mr.. Lii
ke coin. A pointed anec dOte, subti
Sc joke, sharp, although sood-humore
m, bit of satire, answered his purpose, q
re- his life, to transhx the presumptuOr
as to silence the conceited-such men
is gaining access, in this case, to the pre-
ence of Mr.. Lincoln tender him advi
ISL and who think wisdom will die vi
,ne them.
ace Let it be noted further as a grave ia
Of that in the sense in which such men
as Gen. jackson and Mr.. Linooln hS
tly proved themselves leaders, McClell
Vas Fremont, et i'd omne genHs now attem
1er ing to be thrust forward, can never
Dne They have q "folloWinR," to be sure