The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-15

rRrsipESr LScoEs Hon. wm.
Whiting, Solieisor 81 The War Depart.
meni, made an able speech =, BO.,on
on Monday las, In eourc al 4 he
skssehed The character o President
Lincoln as followsg
Perhaps yoa may expect me 10 saw
word upon the personal quail ece.
tons q cur candldtle for the Pr,iden.
.eY' !, has been nv good fortune 10
sec much q the Pres dent lie a
one Of the most industrious. hsrl
working men IN Washington. Ills
manners and style 81 dress. and oC
living, are simple and transformations,
tie puts on no airs. lie 4 = Kind.
tender-hear,cd and generous man.
lie opens bis house 70 the public he
hears the complaints Of The humble
Tie Is the friend Of The people.
lie Is not pulled Up BY the ais,ine.
ton Of office, and assumes no superb
ority on account q his station. Io
has great love Of wit and humor.
and does tell stories. Perhaps this
peculiar quality II humor may have
saved him from beng broken down by
the weight Of his cares and immense
responsibilities.
Having observed his conduct under
trying circumstances, he has seemed
10 me TO be- one of the most con.e,en.
llous public men have ever known.
Ills honesty, as you all know, Is in.
eorrupiible and untlnchine.
Ills sbllity--his lintellcctual powers
have not, think, been sufficiently
appreciated. lie takes broad compre.
hensive views Of every subject he ex.
amines. He looks TO al is bearing.
lie is cautious in looking at All the
facts. He breads mistakes that mioh,
mlsleed him, or do injustice 10 the as.
sent.
Ills reasoning powers seem 10 mo
TO be OF n high order. His disconrces
and writings are plain but powerful.
They are loaded with common sense
10 many he seems too slow and TOO
cautious. lie may be so. But we,
must remember that what Is too slow
for New England may be too fast Tor
the Western States; and the States
must so together, or they cannot 90 at
all.
lie has been called vasciIlaiinr.-.
BnI no President Ias ever irod his
onward path with Grmer steps. Hs
has never Looked backward; nor ba.
he ever broken his word, nor taken
hack what he has said. While h.
holds question under consideration
he listens 10 all opinions in or our of
his cabinet. When he has fully made
made up his mind he is immoyable.
do moi hesitate TO say that Gen.
jackson had no more flmness ,ban
President Lincoln; but the former
was guided Zoo oiteu) by his III and
temperate latter Is only guided by
conscientious conviction Of duty.
1t Is said the President il over.
borne by he influence Of tie members
.oi his Cabinet, ard is thus swayed one
way and the other. The instance
most relied on is that of Mr.. Blair.
Yet II IS a fact that, that on most of
the great questions of public policy
relating to slavery, the President has
gone d freely against lie views OF Mr..
Blair, and finally requested him 10 re.
sign his seat IN the cabinet. Beyond
all question, Mr.. Lincoln il now and
always has been the controlling mind
in the government.
They are greatly mistaken, who
suppose that lilmness of purpose, de.
cislon OF character, and genileness of
manners are not combined in him.
lie wins constantly upon the respects
Of all who know him well,and whatey-
er faults he may have, whatever err
rors he may have committed under
tie unparall led difficulties Of the
government, in new and untried sit
uai ion. yet those who know him best,
believe that be is the man for the hour,
aud that he has been raised up by tbs
Providence oil God TO save this peo-
pie.