Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-11-30

+. VI hen | Sat IN the Senate with Judge Doug
las, [ thought him. for business and debate,
/ the equal OF the aDie>t OF that body, but ms
. speeches in the senatorial congress- were IN
no respect superior TO Dir. Lincoln ;. | be
/ iieye the President TO be entirely couscien-
I tI0us Iii the discharge OF his high trusts, and
; tiiat, under circumstances Of unparalleled
/ difficulty, he has administered the Govern
uIeut, with the deepest sense of responsible
/ ty to his country and bis God. He is emil
nentIy kind hearted. / am sure he spoke
! the truth, the other day, when he SAID that
! hc had never willingly planted a.thOTn in
any mans bosom. lie Is one Of the most
/ abori0us and inaofatiga1ia men in the coun-
+ try, and that he has been able to sustain
/ himself under so gy.ar load Of care - WAS
/ over laid upon the E3 Or The heart ii a
living uau, j. luuo sI-5- decree owing JOtLe
5act that the yinaIcgiva lHd angry passions
form part ct his nature. AM that kind
j. and piayiU apirc LlHE.:S - Sweetness
/ with the aUsteTe cup Of l'uy.ic dpty.
/ 1t may seem hardly worth while to notice
! tine descriptions. which represent the Prcsi-
dent as Il person OF UncoutD appearance and
mauners. But a. 1;r Burke did uoJ think
it cat Of place, IN ne most magnificent dis
course in the English language, 10 comment
on the appearance. mauucrs OF the eEhItcd
French princess, yii! take the hberjy TO
say Jnlt OH the only social occasion ever
had the hOuor-tO be In company OF the Pres
dent, VIZ, the cOumemUratiOR al Gettysburg,
he sat at table al lie house OF my friend Ia
vIu y Ills, Esq, by the side Of seyeral dis
/ tlu"Ushed persons, ladies anU gentlemen,
, foreigners aud Americans among them the
I French Minister at Washington since APP
pointed French Ambassador ut Madrid, and
the Admiral Of the French feet, and that in
versatIou, he was the peer of any man at
the table.
The most important objection urged d
/ galusG Mr. Llucoia IS that personally re
/ lacks IiTedness OF purpose, and that his cab
met ana administration have wanted unity
and counsel / think ! shall offend no can
did opponent L cert; my am no partisan
ulyselt,j If L remind YOU that precisely the
same charge 0n the same grounds might Dc
brought against Washington and his admin
iatraU0n. Under circumstances vastly less
embarrassing, ne placed IN his cabinet and
kept there as long as they could be induced
to stay, the two political leaders jefferson
ANA lami.con) not merely OF different wings
O.. gho same political cOnnectiun, but the
hcl.i oi two radically opposite parties. ME
Monroe, though elected himself by an al
moss unanimous vote, allowed his cabinet to
contain three rival candiJates for the sue
ceesjon who differed radically ON almost eve
~ political question. 1t rarely happens III
popular governments, that any other course
Is pfactjca J.e in difficult times IE i1ugiand,
Wh ro the h5ory and practice Of pariiamen-
tary government have been maturing for a
ges, there has seldom been caJinat, IN
which The same dIssidenca has not existed.
Ii does at the present time III the cabinet Of
Lord PatmerstCn.
At any rate, our friends Of the party OPP
posed 10 Mr.. Lincoln, at the late election,
must exercise some charity towards uim IN
this respect. 1t was made up Of two wings
entertaining Numerically opposite views oi
the policy which ought to be pursued IN the
present dlHcuIC crisis OF affairs, and 10 stra-
t-at-al @sA was required TO produce even
a. snow %. uGlty suIcIla, Tor the purposes
0I aue election.
Bat ! f5rbear The election, in all but
its t.lma.it.as, is decided. 1t Is due to both
par,.g 10 say Gn:t they accept the resuLt.
uao oHa ass defeat anG the oCher It's victory,
WlyH moderation aud eTuaulunty. II Is III
th.- >glyIG alone that our common c0uluy
can ha Carried through this great trial. The
ia-t'Hope Of the hostile leaie-- is IN our III
vision With sure iulicat;3as Of a cordial
union on our part, down their idle weap
ouS Wi drop. or be wrested from Their
hands bythe indignant and weary masses, |
whom they have betrayed into this desola-
ting war.
Letus, then, Mr. Chairman, study thethiues
that make for peace, in the first instance |
with each other as the suTest means Of an
honorable and a lasting peace with our de |
luded c0uutrynen. 1t reioiced my heart
the other evening, at the openiugot the Fair, |
10 be followed on the platform by my life /
long friend Winthrop who filed the same
place on the unsuccessful electoral ticket, |
that ! 90 in that which has prevailed, and /
whose admirable aech commanded the en- /
tire sympathy Of the audience. 4 fair APP t
peal has been made to the People, to which |
they have responded n terms not 10 be ms +
taken Let the successful party contInueto /
abstain from all unkindly exultation, and .
the feEeated from all bitter partisan warfare. +
fioD i worth pitched battle not surely be /
cause it is a party triumph, but because 1t .
Is the trumpet tone Of the People S voice, /
affirming the immortal maxim Of Gen. Jack ,
son. that the Union must AMI ShGU be pre-
served. Let our brave officers, seamen and /
soldiers. on the land and on the sen, feel I
that they are Striking. not for this or that
man for this or that party, but for the whole /
cou try, and when our gallant guests, who +
now honor us with their company, go forth /
again to other conflicts and other triumphs, /
let them go with the assurance that they
carry with them the hearts OF United /
eople.
Mr.. Everett was frequently interrupted I
during the delivery of his address with de
monstrations of approval and at the men
ton OF Presidents Lincoln name the au-
diance several times rose and gave cheer
upon cheer.