Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-02-21

rived from victims on the scafold. o.
from ANYTHING but the established I'M
ION Of the rcgenerated nation.
CHARACTER OF LINCOLN.
In ilS character Lincoln wa,
through and through an American.
lie Is the first native of the repi2u
west OF the AlIeghanies to attain IL
the highest station; and how happy
1t Is that the man who was brOurht
forward as the natural outgrowth and
first fruits OF that region should have
been OF unblemiShed purity in private
HE, good son, a kiud husband. a
most aifcetloGate father, and as a man.
SO gentle 70 all. As to integrity. his
rival, Douglass, said OF him. Lincoln
Is the hoae5test man ever knew.
The habits Of his mind were those
OF meditation and inward thought.
rather than those Of action. He ey.
cellcd III logical statement, more than
lii executive ability. He reasoned
clearly, his reflective Judgment was
good, and his purposes were fixed
but, liis the Hamlet of his only poet.
his will was tardy in action; and for
this reason, and not from humility or
tenderness of feelings. he sometimes
deplored that the duty which devolved
on him had not fallen to the lot of an
other lie was SkiilfuI in ANALYSIS:
dlScerned with precision the central
idea on which a question turned. and
knew how to disengage it and pre-
sent it by itself i'll a few homelv.
strong old English words that would
be Ineligible to all. He delighted
to express his opinion by apothegm.
illustrate them by parable, OF drive
them home by story.
Lincoln gained a name by discus
sing questions which, of all others. |
most easily lead to fanaticism; but
he was never carried away by enthu
slastlc zeal never INDUCED in extrav
agant language, never hurried to sup
port extreme measures, never allowed |
to be controlled by sudden
IMPULSES. During the progress of the
election at which he was chosen Pres
dent, he expressed no opinion that
went beyond the Jefferson proviso of
1884. Like Jefferson and LAFAYETTE.
he had faith in the institutions of the
people, and read those institutions
With rare Sagacity. He knew how to
'lde his time, and was less apt to be
n advance of public opinion than to
ag behind. He never sought to cleo
rlfy the public by taking an advanced
'osltlon with banner Of opinion: but :
ather studied to move forward com I
actly, exposing no detachment in
'ont or rear; so that the course ofhis d
administration might have been ex-
la'ned as the calculating policy of y
Tewd and watchful politician, had >
mere not been seen behind it fixed v
ess OF principle which from the first d
etermlned his purpose and grew more u
ltense with every year, consuming "
IS lie by Its energy. Yet his sensi- u
lltles were not acute, he had no WV L
mess OF imagination to picture to Il
IS mind the horrors of the battle "
I'D or the sufferings of the hospitals : u
5 conscience was more tender than Z,
5 feelings. HI
Lincoln was one of the most mas rt
ming OF men. In time of success 81
gave credit for it to those whom he III
nployed, to the people, and to the al
evidence of God. He did not know
nat ostentation is; when he became
'esldent he was rather saddencd %
an elated, and his conduct and man. ne
rs showed more than ever the be- I'll
that all men are born equal. He re
Is no respecter of persons; and nei- th
er rank, nor reputation, nor servic re
overawed him. In Judging of is
he failed in discrimination. WI
q his appointments were sometimes m,
u Dut ne readily deferred to pub ma
opinion, and in appointing the head an
.Ee armies he followed the mani ha
! preference of Congress. Ial
A good president will secure unity pa
MS administration by his own -sa- an
vision OF the departments. Lin am