Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-04
MORE LETTERS or MAS. LINCOLN.
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The radical politicians pretend that Mrs.
Lincoln ia mad" in making public their
mean conduct toward her, but il 1t be mad
ness il must be admitted that there is Won
desful method in II, else she would never
be writing. even now, such missiles ss
these:
MRS. LINCOLN TO HORACE GREELEY.
CHICAGO, Oct. IS, 1857.
Sia:--Wheu my dear husband was struck
down by the hand Of an assassin, no paper
la the country pretended to be more earnest
in i,s expressions Of sympathy for HE fami-
~ than the New York Tribune. You even
vent 20 far % to open subscription Of
ol00, 900 for my benefit. The subscription
was advertised for more than month, and,
as have reason 70 believe. . liberal re-
Spouse was made TO il. trust you will
pardon the liberty now take in appealing
TO you to appropriate that money, or -
much of il % may remain, after deduc,ing
| advertising sxpeosss, 20 the purpose for
which il vas originally intended.
may add that nothing but the most
pnching necessity could induce me 10
thus remind you Of . long neg ectcd
duty.
Hoping TO hesr from you ct your earliest
convenience, believe me sincerely yours,
MIS-. A. LINCOLN.
don't know what, if any, reply the Tri-
bunc editor has condescended to return to
that touching nissive. But it is more than
likely he is willing 10 hear what is TO be
the upshot Of the following equally piqusnt
epistle:
MRS. LINCOLN TO REV. HENRY WARD BBECHER.
DsAR Sin When | was a resident Of
the Prudential mansion no public man was
| Z more frequent visitor than yourself, and
no man was II ore Hospitality received. Not
only that, but you need not be reminded
that Of all the crowd of reverend gentlemen
who were accustomed to AK and receive Of
| fetal favors, none was q more liberal recip-
lent than yourself | have always been ac-
customed to believe that your professions
Of friendship to myself and late lamented
husband wese sincere; but knowing as you
do, my destitute ciScumstances, what am |
to think Of the value Of those professions 7
A friend in need is friend indeed.
l see by this mornings paper that you
raised 81 800 from she congregation Of
Plymouth church, list Sunday morning, for
the relief Of . colosed woman somewhere
down in Georgia. Without speaking TO
abate the claims Of the Georgia lady, would
it be too much to ask You on next Sunday
to put in like claim on that congregation,
for the relief Of the widow Of the President
Of the United States? Tilton, am told, 10
. member Of that congregation. lie is well
of, and am sure he would give handsome
ly. So is Mr.. Chittendsn, who was once .
candidate for republican congressman.
! Another thought has struck me, and that
is, that It might be good thing to adver-
tisc that you would give one-hslf the pro-
ceeds Of your income from Norwood" to
the Lincoln relief fund, provided Thuslow
Weed, or some other mean white, would
contribute an equal sum.
You must excuse me for writing 50 to the
point, but plain speaking, in cases Of this
kind, have always been taught, is best for
all concerned. Besides, you are . minister
Of the gospel, and can understand better
than the other republican politicians that
"true religion consists in visiting the
widows and iatherless in affection.
Yours in distress,
MRs. LINCOLN.
There may be some folks who will turn
up their noses at these letters and pro-
nounce them bogus, but you must remem-
Der that's just what they did when Mrs.
Lincoln's letters about Raymond, Wake
man and the rest Of them first made their
appearance in print.
The Radicals of the Wendell Phillips
pattern have started petition for the i'm
parchment and deposition Of the President.
We advise them to print on its back the re-
cent election returns Norwich Advertiser.
An old woman recently applied at the
Hull workhouse for adm ssion. She had
property, but was lonely, and desired the
authorities to take charge Of her effects and
make her pauper. After repeated ap-
plication she was admitted.
Ten miles in eight minutes was made be-
tween Hamburg and Buffalo the other dsy
by Directors train on the New York
Central Railroad-seven,y- eight miles an
hour.