Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-09-06
There is no Abraham Lincoln D.
VOC sF dent Now ~fSsl'

Us Among the most active, energetic s,o,.
and popular Of the Democratic speakers MI
bored in the political campaign of Kenfpcts ~
one deserves more Honorable mention H. ~ ha
yallandigham. AthR<Inkfort, the STATE 49,. ~
few days prior 10 the election, he made A sras
to several thousands of the determined freemas a
Kentucky In which occurred a single Sdn,s saa
brief, but fuii OF meaning, which ea,ied Out ~
| umns of radical newspaper rindipaafion ~
ing from his position upon the earnest y.o, Lo0t
OF Kentucky; recalling the events of The nas,
years, its wrongs, its crimes, its horrors i've
to be wondered at that he should eSclam "Sa
noyl' ;s2 o. >1.a@r9 : Z So.1,yti Sesldert
Had there beeny think you, advocate. a.,
holders OF Tyranny and Rump despotism r.Np
lucky reemen would have been Permitted, IL n ssa
unrestricted In 1862 Every polling place woa Ts
have been hedged about. with Federal hs,. YOU'D
and every ballot box guarded by tha "sones
trationI FIJI fGf It'd = aipS Admin.
There is no Abraham Lincoln p,o,;,.
| nowl" q. .ia.s.4,I' 3. 80 ~ ffesidert
AID there a7e no bastiles,. no mobs ofa-,,,.
bowling, brutal, devilish loyalists. srar...
about bold men and, fearless newspaper .d;,o.s
murder the one and crush the other. N''0"' 10
There are no armies Of American freemsn ;.
day cutting one another's throats--no ,SI,aa@ 70
hnc..
no insulted women--crying from, thd far. A's %
portion oftherepnblic for veneeanoel VA
There are no revolving wheels of i,athN CIT,
win the names OF Llncoln's vclips,-no crowd,
OF anxious, expectant men, WATCHING tbo a."'
ing Of Republican helprzes in the great ps staa'
al niger lottery : bsa37c - - : N"u0u'
There are no drum-head court mar,ia,s a..
posed OF brainless sycophants and shulless knavs,
sitting in very mockery of Judgment 10 mas.
m To-,
true. ,.- auu
There are no Democrats Gagged like be,,,, g..
the pleasure of the demons of Ado ition;sr W
teas lug upon the groans and sufrings of tbei,
helpless victims. -rts 's..5s# 80 "'"
There ID no moro silver plate for Butler tose,
in the name of 'Ioyalty"-no cotton and snss'
Tor brave brigader generals to get up expedi,ien,
Tor, imperiling tue lives Of brave men in order "a
enrich themselves 30 SG7'It ''es' "
There are no contracts 10 give ont to be s,.a
with rotten ships, shoddy Clothes paper Shoes
There Is not boor, a vulgar Jester, callous.
hearted clown in the Presidential chair, or srcn.
pying the White Ilouse-the vulgar buffoonery q,
1854 has passed forever. God be thankcdN
Well might Ohio's brave son, who h I'D suIsrA
in his own person the despotisn, the hwlessnssa
the tyranny of the 6efunct Illinois stcry.tellsr
exclaim- .frt H. .-. '
"Thtrs is no Abraham Lincoln Pr,,id,r,
noDl'' ''"
Kentucky echoed it with 80, 900 majority. and
from mountains 10 prairies, from The great Lake,
to the Cult; from ocean to ocean, the glad and
exultant cry rings out--while saint and sinner
Jew and Gentle, men and women, revereutly say
1.-THE Lord gave, and the Lord hath, taken
away-llesstd be the name Of the Iordn
As devouring flames and devastating food, or
tornadoes leave paths of ruin which remains to
mark their havoc--to tell of their resistlcss fury
so in every town and city and household,
almost, we read that
There has been an Abraham Lincoln"
We know it rs we recall the memories Of thos.
who have perisicd In Lincolg's tSdr-ws know i.
as we look into the saddencd faces of tens Of
thoucands of widows and orphuns--we know it
as we traverse the melancholy graye-yards Of Tue
nation where rests tens Of thousands Of the brave
the loved and lost--we know it as We follow the
track Of Sherman's ''bummers" through that
cnce fair but now desolnte Southern land--ws
know it as we CONT up billions ofdebt--we know
IT as we crouch beneath the burdens Of taxation.
There has been an Abraham Lincolnl
There hare deeu Attias, and Alarics, Neros and
Caligulas
We do not know why they were permitted to
curse the earth with their monstrong acts: We
do know God summoned them home, even as hu
called Abraham Lincolnl And we thank Ills
holy name that He had place prepared for them,
and we feel aud know tina, the world 10 better
without them. And once more we exclaim with
devout than kfulness- ,...... t
'Therc is no Abraham Lincoln President
now. '-La Cross Democrat.