The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-11-17
4 Visit 10 the home Of the pre-
ssssenf

ssuent.
Springfield has many beautiful resi-
dences bu, no one is invested with so
much interest and attracts 50 much
pablic attention, a. The unnretcnljue
brown frame house, formerly occnr;t,}
by our chief magistrate. Like ITS for
,ner occupant, there is nothino ahont j,
| that would Of itself .vs tt. mnch in.
'efe>f, but n ~ Illus ration II The il,
tenseNy republican character of onr IN.
s'itu'i"ns, II IS very striking There i
s'9tiis IN is extreme simplicity of de
s'gn and finlsh. saving IL every Am
efiraf clHon, won need n1' lfye In \
palace To be Pre>iicn,.' A an ~.
p ,nent ct the character of lis owner
too. II is significant. I, indicates an
! absence Of low ambition and os,cr;.,
ton, and speaks r'o;neniy Of that sin.
| pilcltv, which is found in connection
with sturdy honesty, and true g,eat
nrss. Bat i, Is OF The man rather than
of his house that W would speak.
Tie old maxim ofinagirr aman hy
ms neighb RS report, is generally safe.
ard M. Lincoln according to this
ia !sment, stands mach above his pGll
iie.l conpcers. Never, perhaps, did
Ame lean statesman sustain 50 ire.
pfoachahIc character among those
most intimately acquainted with him -
Bring of'hose who were long accus,om
el to see him daily in the various walks
~ life, | had an.plc opportunity IL
learn shat was really the pubic ,~,i
naie ct his character, and i, was not
4 Slight statlt!catioH to know that the
hamelys Honest Old .ibc' was
not mere political ,nventinn !,r poll
teal effect, lu, the simple expression
81 public opinion respecting him. His
influence too al home, was always on
the side ot'morali.y and religion, though
ret being church member, he Of
coarse did not, il al things, conform 10
tie views Of spin naliy minded christ
ians.
A single incident shows how little he
was affected by being raised to s. gid ly
4 height, and how he retained al his
native simplicity amid the glare and ar.
titiclal life ct the metropolis. My in
formant, long resident of Sprin sfeld,
ana Intimately acquainted in the family
ot hr. Lincoln, paid him yis;. az
" a>h!ngton, and was received with Il 4
The cai!la.!ly usually extended 10 an
aoaored friend d. eeaal social position
Beng AS usual maeh pressed with bu>i
less, liz Pres! leGt appointed the mex,
afternoon for "A ride with Lis friend, in
rider To have an uninterrupted l!ter
view with him. The asext day as the,
were descending tie steps Of tne White
House 10 enter the carriage in waiting
, delegation IT met coming: to see The
i4s nrr>ltir4 NJ Lin.aln II e1ce ~. !
ll,~>efi diem, ny 'Gtallsnrn,
You mus txns me. Hese Il Eide,
W.. 4 Baptist ,nlaI>l e., m old ueigAbor
u mine. who rs come lii tae wa,
from Spi pi.n.trls' ~ na. All ! hn,.
engaged 10 ride with HIM this alter.
loon;" and so the delegation LEFT, and
he President had his drive with his
esteemed friend, chalti"s. familiar as
was his wont, and evidently ENJOYING
with as grea, a zest as Of old the So
ciety Of one he had known in less pros
porous years, and seemingly forgetting
that he was President Of earth's
mightiest nation, and was even con
trolling earth's mish.iest armies and
navy.
And such is the universal testimony
him to the newshav and
to the statesman, always genial, a.fab.e
natural, who'll, destitute Of lha, redicu
lons pompositv distinguishing 50 many
Of his Southern reyilers. This is the
man whom this great nation again de-
lights 10 honor and il augurs well for
Us as ! people, iha, the high - we'll As
he low the rich assswe!l as the poor,
the leaned 6s well as the ignorant pre-
fer il their Chief MAJ sistrate those ster
ling qualities that digniiy and adorn
rather than those more
showy accomplsAm ments 50 often iouni
where there is - little Judgment AND
less moral wor>i,. j.
Chicago, October 18Th, 1851.
Catistiln Iinrs.
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