, 1870-04-20

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TIL We unite
Meath Fortunes Star:
lN think Of none Lut tee
"n'. H. 4scrneen and .asraAa,.s LIN.
coin.
F>sz. the Quincy Hhae
Has not the county hsd about cn,rch ~
Nm. f. Horndon, and his vain. ius IL ..,ps ~
And uuschievous trash abou. .i?,sa!:5,. ~
coin Ever 9iure the death uf that rrr,. 49,,
good man, the rostrls OF rnlla ..t,rn., ,,,a
been offended hE these rerie,ir.l 4r,,,:s,,n.,
1 1Ms gentleman persiats in r.nin lin, ;hs
from 1880 to his death las ;.rst f,;r,:l sn,,
confdAnt; THAT he knew Nj. 1i:.,,n-- :n.,,1st
thoughts; that A1r. Lincoln s,...sn: -, t., lin,
al the operation. Of his mind, Al! t.p, -,rcr-
tions Of bis conscience, all tie working. oi his
moral sense III the shades VI Liz rr!i:l.,l.s ..,-
LEI, al his loves, anhiticna, an! a-;,:rA.I,;;s.
He would haxe it understood tbs: >lr. Lincoln
Was 20 completely nlouL.Il. saiL,I, a,Mi con-
trn3led By his superior wisdom aud treyaiIinf7
VIII, that 1nstead Of l. costly monument to tbs
mrE:oty OF LincolA, at t)uk I.ulga. that honor
fl,ould be reserved Tor limnelf
II there be anything il. l.w wh;cl, secure. L,
tho author OF new idea, pr an original lis
coaery. letters patent, whereby Ills inseu,iob
shall rer1ain 10 his own sole Use. thr "v.:l
may az well concede at once, that for ,t:1y-
tire yesrs Mr. He1ndon wss able to hold !iis
succ that no other person coud possibly
learn his opinions, discover The lent Of his
mind, OF, in fact, know ANYTHING al->u. him.
l'einG 3lr: Lincoln's blossom friend, tse
only human being who ever had his con'nl So.
he aatorr Zca!onsly. in the newspapers. IN =
t',res, and, some cay. in ro.sie1ons tn,,!.-
coming boob. to blackeu anal GefAme lis
friend. He has told how Mr. lincoln. ft,,s,.si
ind weak yonrg man, went crazy and rr,N".stf
sriGde for love OF Ann Kutledge-tha, hi uas
destitute Of honest political cnnrssion:. it.
too weak to choose l'etween freedom AMI
slavery. ono party and its opposite, until. f.r-
tnnately for the wotll. the matsi.. power y:
NJ. lIeEn1on's intelect was brought 10 leu
upon his waverirg resolutions.
The Sata Reqi-fe,- Of the 18th contains
aunther Of these strange paper. Ih- tim" i,
IL Abraham iinco.n'e religion t:lst il .i4-
crFscd, or rather M attempt to e,w t.iat Mr
Lincoln had NO religion. not cvcn respectable.
leatheniFm. Alr. Lincoln is represented IA
denying all the essential dognna Of the s,-ls-
tian religion. the authority Of the Seript,.y,'~,
the eerisy Of miracles, the divinity Of CAr,a:,
and the existence Of God!
We hsve no patience to discuss snch n cne+-
ticn ar this. There is no neces-;fv Enr .r.o-t-
ing to the writings and speeches If MIR. t.ir-
c!ln to Show to intelligent people thu stro,,ty
OF this s1ander of the lea.l, j'eE-:-a,v, IL Lbs
r:cted name OF friendship.
Mr.. He1ndon mag tell Ms that 4" i an i7fi''r1.
an atheist, and knows nothing Of the h!r.st~i
realities and sublime hopes that ,:.us:-r At .urt
belief in God. His SOU. and lii4 Wu:al. anil
none will be found to ceE,r7tiir: lin. I:lt
s1ch q libel upon tho memoir ef i,Erdc. such
bold pererrior OF the tr71tl. u! lli-:'rv AN
not be permitted to stand. IT l. A. ,e:'reee
upon tho living Nj we'll ~ H.'u!i t'r ""-t': fnr
thousands Who knew Abraham, l.;".''l:s 'stnr
than this obscure and conceitesl Arl:s. hlau.s
him. dcnouncc the calumnv,
Instead of publishing proofs to":a, wte
make Ehort work Of it, by derouncia- Il! !:at
Mr.. Herndou has written about AIs. I'm IL a.
= miserable, sham and rresence-tl,y 81 It ef
= vulgar or diseased mind to attain n"tt7.E
tv claiming to have been once the f1le..i,, = l
great and good MN. Il is pretcnl.l".a:
Mr.. Herndon and Mr. Lincoln became ati-
mate. friends in 1880. Mr. Lincoln sir-f 1t
81 years Of age. Mr.. i!crutlou was .htn
boy Of probably II, Mr. Lincoln l.I nut
commence practice Of lie i.v iii
1857. Mr. Herndon was admitted 10
came the Junior partner Of sTr. Lincoln. TIA
continuance Of that partnership for 20 long a
time affords evidence Of the good naturv ~!
fortearancc Of Mr. Lincoln. which the MD .'t;
zcns Of Springfield can well appreciate.
41r. Herndon waa Mr. Lincoln'a junior rar.-
uer. and that WIZ all We are assured by oil
citizens Of Springfield that there we're scnrts
at gentlemen vhore age, learning. enci1
position: character, habits Of life AMI thought,
brought them into closer intimacy anil conf
dence With Mr.. 1incola than fell to
the lot Of his Office subordinate. He WIS free.
open. and frank On ali subjects, lie hal nv
mysterious secrets, no awful moods. II" .l'-
lent paroxye.nH OK love or lnnacv. To t"rEi..
doubts OF forebotliags On the subject Of re-
ligious belief or daily dltv. Whatever Mr..
Hernlon might happcn to know OF hiu. Others
had better opportunity than be-. AMI At
affirm that during po1tici. OF their rer,s.sr-
skip at least, lie was among the Ia-r VII 'nl III,
cautious Lincoln would select fun T!s,11. tn
seek confidence or advice
Let ua see tho end Of this naischievou- sham
At Springfield ere the old friends and n-.E!.-
bors Of sIr. Lincoln. There are his f.sn;lc
relatives. There i. the Illinois Journal vhrs.
editor-in-cti IL kindred Of his We n1r,i:n
them all IN the nsmc Of the dead, who c,fl-
not be hessd sgsin: in the name Of the matt ~.
in tho name of religion and morality, for til.
crime Of remaining silent. while one Of thvis
own citizens, pretending to speak for th.-..
rer.ista in blackening the reputation Of biz,
they love-
p common consent Of the country, tho b>ly
OF Abraham Lincoln was borne from the scene
OF bis marts77on to his home in the city cf
Springfield By loving h7nss he visa 1ai,i IN
rest 1t Oak Ridge. Tho flowers that she*.
fragrant incense around ii. couch .rs nnur-
ished ty the tears Of pilgrims from ali Chris
tiao lands.
The homage Of tbs the aud tho good is Of
fered there, ~ at shrine. The Statesman
fargets his ambition, the hero lays aside hi,
plume, the widows plant and tho okphnr'n
vail are huALe1, the slave drops Iii
1etteB: I'll, laden with sweet 1nd
grateful memories. come, and viii
come vh1e the world stands. to testify how
tendcfly they 1oved him. The costly mouu-
ment 10 be reared above him, while il msy
prove the gratitude OF his count1y men and
bring honor to the city which Waa his home,
can add nothing to his fame. That ia a.ci -
4 star In the armament forever. That be vas
pure and noble, reversnt towards God ard
true to human kind. all men now know. Shsu
it be said that those who, Of old, knew ana
loved him, rho take to themselves soccrtl:ng
OF the honoF that clings to his name. and Win
are to keep watch and ward BY his grave, fis
N anmb Hcomplacencr while birt!s Of sva
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