, 1874-06-12
MIR. LINCOLN,


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W. r,,,1;s, III ~ h1n,Spadn ,nr. co,nmeTssat
.s sritn ,ra1, l." ~. ra" w .oau WIN
nod near.,n1n ~ w" 3omng nlanIln ~
aroady. by tho exhibition % Of thos" p' ount't1a navn
sI,eO1 xher ii s1u taa c9uonco ,n o. tno people amon
th.t tav nv a ~ III H., ~ @ ~ Inc 1ac!
eiyon lin aotjyo % ard orntivc omn1nvunona a1o M
Fla nrnfossion na do.,'o n IT,, in,tnr ~
on al,ortr,s;t WaI j. ntassun atsof 1osurning IRON
~oaoaoa Sastt ~ ~ raImlns'o, tnon tho family
,1,nn thc tnv;tnt;,, 1 s H. TI n u H"u maoo
tint timo r"sj1"a. - ri Iti,oe;n =. Spooa, ns
md Mr I;nooin H,uons oi,, ~ ino'8. posweon Whom
uhi, hnl anss,,,!. eo1nlat aua 1ntlin9to 1flend-
Ica;u,u i}fa wy n,p ~. Mnlon Mhtou uutlng Mr.
oIcoo1inoiv "ooi ~ E o1 tno iGttor ID
nnat an - fuJMIii f.Mi ~ sna!i' BInco1dl, very
in9 Of hookInonar ps nr ,vr;tjs MJn snn nana"tt
tnRs+ - am3t.e VI Wrltli'e-nnator, but
"; s,tt . " ea'.1nteu nan accustomed to tho '1se
his fc1Inws h~ for"1 I m, ths TO impose on
., LIN 4otoMs ~, ny ioIGnR on them tho unnecessary
Ihofo arc two matters mentioned In tho lettor
,,iaa mus ~ "fs M 20 IN sgSoal Of tho b!ogra-
Pnlsh " ar. Alncolh which nave boon published,
atid which oxu1olHod very considerable ill.,
nuonce on hia subsequent carcor. Ono Of thom
Wsa INC encounter on tho steamboat with a gang
oa,ah oa Sages On tnear VII sonthward. @ During his
eelenfatoo CANVASS WIN Mr. Don8laa ho wrote to
at II. 1osnua r: apael' tnaS, from tho aight Of
tnose alaVes' hls Abolition sentiments bad their
'of1u.1ns: Eha n. +. ~, xn.n.
~, 1he o1hor s nla Fe1efanco TO tho rrosont giyon
Tsls.nH. Ino GIG WA an a o1totd Blblo, aud tho
aonof was Mfs. LncY U. Speed whoae death at q
| 1ipe qia ago ocenrfed only 70" montha ago.
iariv AT 't,uo nd fd kepr IN ms promise 70 read regn-
n. MA
a among mo hrss sh.nGa he ga sttor hts 'naugura-
s. 10y. w"s 70 benu 70 ttn' opeod photograph, On
rnroindaa ",sJ,e ~ w'oso - '.aa' 70 8enE " AZ
p''''1ass ~ ~ pt, Ino ~ wnom aug ma gwen
os1gn ,th tnt saIerea @ 10 me impressive language
M m" 1sh,, han * a1 nef git and
inau u'su ssa m'o ~! so kooa 1o'snhe 70 kno" that
mild md hs eo,Fann W. Kn"m aoa unnaaL powers OF
. dlHoa eyer t el WIG camo in contact With hor. will
cnancod hn snu ,at u Gt Inc gut WIS greatly
RIA 1ct,o1 ~. al"s fe,,nd on0 sIo hn ,,;u
oyor eoma n,d "n nan.ra y nlan npoGa aolooking
mi for TX n1prtun;t ~ 't iot inc eight OF IT,
| raoLara 1' ~fI'A'"0''s " 4aa II petose our
No1ooA''
| 1;IoosEiti'n' t n,'' nj. Ron. NJ ,a,,
His Mary Speed Loutsuiis, KH! '' '''p'' ~ 4014
MY Fn1Eyp; Haying rosoiyod tn write n ao,,o
Of your mothers family, and not having tha AZ.
proAB permission Of auy ono Of thenn to do % ~ ~
hayo Lad aone little difficulty tn detorminInty m
which to intl,ct the task Of fchding what / nox
fee1 must be a most dull and aiily lettor: hi
whom remember TINT you anl ware somcfhina
| Of cropieB while I was at Farminrton' and 1ia5
| while there was uu,ler the nocosaty of ahnt.
ting you up in a room to prevent YOUR conlmit.
ting IN assault and battery unon m,, + instant,1
decided that YOU ubould Le Tia dovote1 nno
Iassumo tlat you have not honril from 1oshn.
and myself since wo left becanso / thinr ;A
doubtful whothor he has written,
You remember tboro wnH eome Ynee.sr&as
| Inhn
little indisposltion Of lis turned ont to ho
| nothing BetiouB. and it was ptettv nnarIv for.
gotten whom re reached Sprinefe1d. Va rot
on board the steamboat Lebauon in tho locks
We left, and reachel st. Louis tho next Mon.
day ut p. m. Nothing OF interest bannoned
during the passage, except the voxatio1s d.
lays occasoned BY the aand-bara bo thought
presented on board tho boat for contemplating.
tho effect Of condition upon human happlnaas'
4 gentleman had purchased twelve noeroes in
different parts Of Kentucky, and WAS tnkiue
Blk and six together. 4 small lion % cloyis , WA
around tho left wrist Of each, aud this faatenod
to tho mnin chain by shorter one, at con-
yeniont distance from tho othors, so that tie
nsSS' sS 's9 non tfnE o oS'F p rsss . oBao he
they were being separated forever from tho
scenes OF their childhood, thor friends, their
fathers and mothora md brothers and sistors.
| hu0 many o1 tnom from their WlVCB and children
and going into perpetual Blavory where tho lash
Of the master IL proverbialiy, moro ruthless and
| unro!entng than any othor whers md Yot. nm;i
all these distressing ciroumstances as 10 would
thiuk them. they were tho most choorful and up.
orenao for which he had boon sold was an over.
fondnes for his wife, played tho tlddle almost oon-
tinually; md the othoru danced, aung CRACKED
jokoH, mid played various ga1nos With Cards from
day to day. How true it Is that !" God tempors
tho wind to the ehorn lamb" or, in other words.
that hc renders tho worat Of human condition.,
tolorablo, while ho permits the best to be nothins
better than tolerablo. 70 roturn to tho narrnt;vs
When We reached Springfield, / STAYED but one
day when started on tits tedious circuit, 1yhero
| / nov am, Do YOU romember nv going tn thn
| CITY. whiIo was in Kontrcky. to Iayo tnoth ~.
| tractod. and makiug 3 faiiuro Of It wall thnt
anna old tootI rnt to na;n;rn 'o1,, M 'nas a..
nrnanc with Il In ~ In n osh,na ~ ea "us'
| sonnencn ri vhich ia tfat nv Month "a r,o,s g.,
sore thst nm naithar Iii IN oat ~, ta-a ~
~ g enhs;st;nr NJ savor ron,a1hr,. ~ i tn
IL hen~ mnsH;o - aot am' i;v;s ~ta. ~
~, -, ue au nSnB upon sao
smd ~ " aea .no ~ @ anos u ppaunes
| att.A oAo"14 w AeSO " AAfo ~ 5oAf AuuaGs