The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02

wrote TO urge tue duoi..'" I
come out with a plain outline OF ms lh'eno-
al ole 50 that Union men IN the border
States might know how 10 act. Llncoih otl
clined to heed, and remained throughout al
the dark winter secluded at home
JACK OUT OF HIS BOX.
At leneth. ON the 18th of February, as
above stated, the osclllatory jourhei -
Washington was begun; and the sPI!IA
found not only a voice. but an extraordlna-
~ flow of garrulity. This first pubic ap-
ncarance. ofthe first abolition President, has
been compared to the sudden double sun
mersault with which the circus clown
bounces out upon the stage, shaking MS cap
and bells, and hallooirg-'HcTe re are, ~.
.Mrrrynonii'
Be it remembered, all the world stood
agape, listening inteutly for the WORD: q
of wisdom and eloquent counsel, win "hreii
the National Pilot should quiet the hearts q
his countrymen amid the crash OF the seas
and the booming of the storm; Temea1per
that seven stout pillars had already fallen
from the temple of the Republic, and as
many more were lettering; and that financial
fortunes were daily going to wreck, from
Maine to California. ],
Recalling these things, YOU can comprehend
the disappointment of all PATRIOTIC THINK
ing minds on hearing the Rail-splltters ram
bling talks, void of ideas, as well as OF DIS
%tinctive purpose, interspersed with old JOE
MILLER Jokes, and hoosier illusions leav-
ing the impression that he not only had ne
settled plan of dealing With the National
complications, but actually did not seem to
know that any action or policy was needed.
There was no necessity, he remarked, TO
fuNy dereloped:;" whereupon persons Won
Joco1 e ho IA not know that SnNpn GREAT
States were out of the Union, and organized
into a new Confederacy, with four millions
of people to defend it! "Nobody need be
scared" he loosely continued, there wos
''nothng going mrong, and nobody hmt!'
my advice is, keep cool! It'll all come
round right side up. Notwithstanding the
trouble down South, there is reallyno crisis,
except an artificial one, such as could be
gotten up at any time by turbulent people
and designing politicians. There's nothing
tojustJy them" AS for his W course, he
thought the Chicago (Republican) platform
ought to be regarded as law by the incoming
II think that platform should not be varied
from uchot the roters understood 1t to mean,
when we were asking for votes"
AS the Abolition platform had swept every
Northern State solely because 1.-The voters
understood it to mean''-and pledge, direct
and persistent repression of the South, and
warfare upon slavery, this remark was not
very consoling to Southern peace Men,"
1t justified the declarations of the secession
lists that while Mr.. Lincoln personally might
be harmless, his administration, planted on
tile Chicago PLATFORM, was an actual and
powerful menace Of hostility.
SWINGING ROUND THE CIRCLE.
Lincoln, having at length popped out of his
box, made speeches at Cincinnati, Columbus,
P%ittsburg, Cleveland, S~tuebenville, Buffalo,
Albany, Poughkeepsie, New York, and else
where. His personal bearing was quite as
grotesque as his utterances. Being very
tall, he several times measured heights.-
back to back,''-with b~y-standers, on the
depot platforms, and rather guessed he
could "over-top any man in this crowd"
At many stations silly women and girls came
out to get a smacking kiss, in presence of
the rabble;-and or one occasion a great
laugh greeted the Presidents remark to a
woman who advised him to grow whis-
kers, that he'd have to leave that matter
to my little mountaineering Mrs. Lin
coin; who, by the way, enjoyed the popular
uproar even more than her husband.
These undlgnlfied exhibitions appeared
perhaps more reprehensible when they occur
red than as viewed in retrospective glance
because in later times it is knows that
with all his slouchy manners. and homeIv
good nature, vulgar jokes and hoosier OK
presslons, Mr.. Lincoln was really a man of
sense. natural shrewdness. and great
hrmness of character; and might have made
a good President, but for Scott, Seward.
and Stanton. At New York, Mavor Wood
Democratlc) after abiding to the financial
Crisis and the prostration Of business. said
10 you, sir. we look for a RESTORATION of
relations between the States. 10 he
accomplished only by peaceful and coucizn-
tory MEANS" Lincoln replied that he want
ed peace e as badly as anybody, but perhaps
ne should have to PIT has foot darn ff,l,1
ly:. This remark became a not nI Gnneo
with the war shriekers. ~ pn'"se
At the hour this remark was made. Pros
1aent DAVIS was delivering his inaugural at |
po mo wonder nn f,t that Senator Stephen A.
hhoJEu oga on the very next day, declared he |
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