, 1866-02-11
Lincoln EUtscFsst9-.Au Appeal from,
lts N&nngemeut.

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Lincctn tn!vc.tit.- i soe.:et !: Lincoln,
Losso co,iaty, Illinois, aear lie centre o, the
State, an tie Chicago and Alton kallrosd,
art In tho tp!cat " .Aa tines. AeF!enltrs1t r.
xi"n OF tho Stata. I, Is located ur.,n a mound
rur'rnansinE FAC 5lsw Of the town Aa1
eopatry for taAny Mitrn around.
Losa:l eouetJ wss originally Part OF san,
tamoo crcnts. The hcrae Of Mf. Lincoln, And
:tr town u Lincoln. LIE coua.y seal Of La
ran conutF, VIA named area Mr.. Lincoln
bt3ere pse eAstsns.A aoro7s fAd any ia1aence.
tJ ue psorI3stoFs, who were the personal
1Dd nl:u:a;a friends II that u3n.
Tue tosu ~As lid oot about s~cl1n Ita,a
nxo. and DOW epntai,a population of S,his
tnkahh ants. With eiEht ehnrchat. two lssrr
strslu toaftnE miiis. two Wagon xni carriage
r,aHn3aetorisn, eae ~o~l ssAttor1, aeve.al In,
nlirre saor;*. AID ott<s mechanical es.4 nltsh-
1hri;t. s1d SrrA: deal af taiidlus L. nor
t.apE Ao1.n-
The n4.nds .ef Li1eoln Cmse7xlty IN til.
States nf lndtA1s. Illlih,i. aDG Iowa procusc.l
Charter :us the tnast,utton a. the sxes Lexis,
laause, utla LIBERAL provisions, md In Marth
last he Beard Of Trustees esganIzkd unt!e.
Tic charter. eluce shicll ,irn- fhsf szvr se
=rssd By donations between lea aea eleven
acre. uf lard ifI*iae Lbs tfsPpfatinn IT tie
c{,y. upttl. Il suH ept1lnAls {5,OJJ: ca u,
subscriptions to the building fcnd rn.l..ntIng
70 s.,ss tts, slse casl subscription ~ TT th
do1taent fund atanIntlak u f,;2,ttn so,l
hEts,ts in tho tEseG Etatts ~ work raising
athek sGhse,IpttanA to the -u14a nent. The
nrst tuildioc for the CLi'e.isty |. now
undtr way, Eud The trls.err expect tn
have The honse up ly acIt S-picui.<.f, and
ds1 tie school st4rtcd II that time.
The Board Is CONFUSED of dtsee1. Tsus4ee~,
AZ ssnal.nnsn Of resps.na!ais.ty, Influence; and
t7N h1HfI~~t hills ~
qrA1ldra:!a an3 hAhit., md Asre cau+. Il.
tecf thsntrul for th. srta& -uct.Aa tht5 have
taet Will 80 lar, having tseurrd IN the tEsti
sutlue4 IL eight l4toy.ths ..ot.asi4a a4,.osatan:;
~ &c ON, tu. n they tc-;rc l., uake Lii
co.n Cuisfsa.:y . hrrt rlas4 Ia.titution, . ant.
s<enud H. 1oce tH ths Wers, II will rssHirv
1atgs 1nms 10 accomplish II. TheJ, therefore
appeal 10 an enlightened md gsneru&. pah
lfc, who 4ro blessed With large sharr Ct tht.
woTld'a 6oods, ~ .s1c them aid h the enter.
prize.
made donation IL Wsshlu.son cul!exe, llr
giuiA, vAlel act nAaifesit = .src- hearted in
ie,e.t N t1,e cause of cdr -t!~n, snl viii b,
IL honos 70 LIS a4sne tn the latett generation
| Mpy not tie Trnat.-,s o( LINCOLN U1l, usit,
..tenl to other like Hhetxi ui!nds. without re
gltu = poltieai aod ceelc~iA.t!c.l tisiiu 4 iort
~ = cle ~ y Vii tluse wl,u rcYest The n4s1. Q
and rnrmor, = The insfttred frcaiccnt, /,
/ sid them IN TIL. x..>s Sork.'
BY az enactment o1 - Trustees, tLtt nf
Ter the privilege uf giving - nAs1t To. an.
| IxoIc&~osahtp br ehatr Of Lincoln s'.ssetriir
| 10 nny rerson who Mi donate the -'.11 o
t10-tx1. AFe heTr not cailhr n,en who v i
end0w the psoseast.rsitEs nT chair. OF LIZ:
! ehe, University. and mite their aAHlsA viii
TIC great llncoln's In all fui ntt lime, and ssl
no great cause IS ttN Of tttpeation7
e. II. CAxrnELt,
EySsiEeQt Board 1rp1tcxk