The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-09-01
New "reminiscences of President Lin.


From chapter of the artist Carpenters
"reminiscences of Mr.. Lincoln, we take tho
following: -. -...
When he bad thought profoundly, how.
ever, upon certain measures, and felt sure
OF his ground, criticism, either public or
private, did not disturb him. Last year,
upon tbs appearance of what was known as
the Wade and Davis manifesto" an init
mate friend and supporter, who was very
indignant that such document should
have been put forth Just previous TO the
Presidential election took occasion to amin.
advert very severely upon the course that
prompted it. ut is not worth frettine
about" said the President; "it reminds mo
of an old acquaintance;who, having son of
scientific turn, bought him a microscope:
The boy won't around experimenting with
his glass upon everything that came In his
way. One day, at the dinner table, his faith
or took up piece of cheese. "Don't eat
that, father" said the boy, sit is fuh of wrig-
g'ers." "My son." replied the old gentle
man, taking at the same time huge bite,
"let en- wriggle, / can stand il If they can"
From the new Biography Of Mr.. Lincoln
by the Hon. Henry j. Raymond, We extract
the following anecdotes: "a ~
"Mr. Lincoln often gave cIearness and
force to bis ideas by pertinent anecdotes
and illustrations drawn from daily life
Within month after bis first accession to
office, whom the South was threatening civil
war, and armies of Office seekors were be-
sieging him in the Executive Mansion, he
said to the writer of these pages that he
wished he could get time to attend to the
Southern question; he thought he knew
what was wanted, and believed be could do
something to quiet the rising discomfort;
but the office seekers demanded all his
time. 4 am, said he, like a man 80 busy
letting rooms In ono end Of bis house, that
no can't stop to put out the fire that is
burning the other Two or three years
later. when the people had made him
candidate for re election, the same friend
spoke to him of a member of bis Cabinet
who was candidate also. Mr.. Lincoln
said he did not concern himself much about
that. 1t was very important to him and
the country that tho department over which
his rival presided should be administered
with vigor ard energy, and whatever would
stimulate the Secretary to such action
would do good. R, said be, you were
brought up on farm, we're you not: Then
you know what chin fly is. My brother
sN~ =, ~ 0NNous "oto ObSo ptouSuiuS ootu
on Kentucky farm, I driving the horse
and he holding the plow. The horse was
lazy. but on one occasion rushed across the
fold 30 that !, with my long legs, could
scarcely keep pace With him. On reaching
the end of the furrow, found an enormous
chin fly fastened upon him, and knocked
him off My brother asked me what did
that for. told him didn't want the old
horse bitten in that way. why said my
brother, that's all that made him GO Now
said Mr.. Lincoln. IF Mr.-has Presiden-
tial chin fly biting him. I'm not going to
knock him off. if it will only make bis de-
partment GO" ,.f'- ''t
"The President said he was in great dis
tress, and as he had been to General Nc
Clellan's house,an tho General did not ask
to see him. and as he must talk to some-
body, he had sent for Gen. Franklin and
myself, to obtain our opinion as to the pos
sibility of soon commencing active opera
tions with tho Army of the Potomac.
ITO use his own expression, IL something
was not done, the bottom would be out Of
the whole affair; and, If Gen. Mcclellan did
not want to use tho army, he would like to
'bo'ro it, provided he could see how IL
could be made to do something"