. Address by Abraham Lincoln of Illinois in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 17, 1859 . ed a good viewof the speaker. LINCOLN IN CINCINNATI 15 The following: were named the officers of the meet- ing: President,Benjamin Eggleston Vice-Presidents. Peter ZinnRutherford B. HayesNathaniel WrightNicholas N. ThomasStephen MolliterGeorge ShillitoM. D. PotterEnoch T. CarsonMiles GreenwoodM. GoepperRichard SmithG. W. S. KaatzHenry PriceThomas H. WhetstoneJ. L. KeckSamuel WiggensA. N. SpragueChas. E. FosdickDr. FreemanJoseph TrounstineThomas Spooner Henry PierceF. HavsereckAugust WillichR. M. CorwineC. M. Mag
. Address by Abraham Lincoln of Illinois in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 17, 1859 . ed a good viewof the speaker. LINCOLN IN CINCINNATI 15 The following: were named the officers of the meet- ing: President,Benjamin Eggleston Vice-Presidents. Peter ZinnRutherford B. HayesNathaniel WrightNicholas N. ThomasStephen MolliterGeorge ShillitoM. D. PotterEnoch T. CarsonMiles GreenwoodM. GoepperRichard SmithG. W. S. KaatzHenry PriceThomas H. WhetstoneJ. L. KeckSamuel WiggensA. N. SpragueChas. E. FosdickDr. FreemanJoseph TrounstineThomas Spooner Henry PierceF. HavsereckAugust WillichR. M. CorwineC. M. MagillJ. F. CunninghamJohn SteelGeorge N. RunyanE. M. JohnsonC. N. CaseyAmos MooreWilliam CoxGeorge WhitcombHenry MackDr. H. ShultzAlfred CutterLeonard SwartzC. N. DunlapJ. S. DavisT. H. WeasnerFrank Jobson i6 LINCOLN IN CINCINNATI J. C. ButlerMoses SwaseyA. E. SwaseyCol. HaysGeorge Klotter John K. GreenT. C. DayFred MeyerM. B. Hog-anN. R. Looker John S. GanoE. WassenickG. B. WrightJames ElliotJames S. Boyce Secretaries. H. C. RordonC. O. AndressL. H. BakerCharles HillerJ. E. West. LINCOLN IN CINCINNATI 17 Mr. Eggleston, the president of the committee, hadthe honor of introducing the distinguished statesman,the expounder of the Constitution, the great advocateof the rights of man and personal freedom. It is no sHght wonder that he is called Old Abefor his face and manner are suggestive of kindliness,affection for his friends and love for his enemies. A democratic paper at that time described him inthe following terms: As a tall, dark visaged, angular,awkward and positive looking sort of an individual,with character written in his face, and energy expressedin his every movement. He has the appearance of whatis called in the North, a western man, one who, withoutthe advantages of early education, had risen from hisown exertions, from an humble origin, to a position ofdistinction. ]\Ir, Lincoln is a man of varied informa-tion, with a capacity of using it to a good advantage. Mr. Linc
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