, 1875-10-29
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

DosToH. Oct. n, 1a75.-A 10 DAYS since ro-
ceived tho following autograph lcttor Of Abra-
ham lsnGeln from hiT fotb,oT law -paTttier. tho
Hon; William H. Hetndon, Of 1lli'o'a. II fbows
Alr. 1ncoln's care for the interest Of hlN STOP
mother, And llis dosir1 10 at.l his pamcfako, hs
6tel,-ihtno'hcrH eo'', III obtaining ''gta1t in tho
wortl."
This letter Of Mr.. Lincoln was accompanied
by ona flon Mr. Herlldon. yY tnR aono very iD-
tcrest!ng incienta IN tho early life OF tho martyr
President. From the intimate relations rus
tnuod by Afr. florndon to tile rresilent. giving
1 undnubted Ruti,outlcity To whatos or to may
wrlto rotating to him. and from the desire Of all
to lr4rb eTorvtltnR thoy can of AIr. Lthcnln'd
| carly years. .bo,lght thcao letters woall havo
| sufficient public interest to cntitlo them 70 q
place in your columns. F.
snE1,prv111E, Nov. ., ts51.-DEAn DnoTnrn:
| Nhen ntuto rou before Ind uut rocelvoa sour
lctter. | still think ~ ]. did, but 1t tho land can
hs sold no that get $500 to put to iutoreas for
before will make deed the tuouey 1nuat bo
had OF acenity bevond nlI doubt 1T 10 per cent.
as to Abrasu, I 10 not want him on my own
account; tut ] undszat1nd ho whuts to 1.-Two
| fair start IN tho world, which very much Tish
| him 10 hnyo, Whom I reach hon1e. II eau
mako it convenient to tako, will tsto him. pro-
| ydcd lhero ia TO InistNko between ls Of to tho
object nnd terms Ut my tnklnE him. Ill haste,
NJ evoE, 4. LINCOLN.
| j. u. JonSE7oy, Charleston. Ill.
| Hrn1EafiEap. oct. 2. l576-MT DEAR SIN:
| cnin IN I,x e,cn.hrn,hcr i u 1nhustnn Mr
I,ncolu. nj tho t;ma or wr;t,ur, Tia ,cttnr was
a"a,s f-otn ht"n. s.1,n3;n'. nn1rt ~ ainit,n.;,n
| Tho letter Is datod Nov. Q, 1861. when hIr. Lin
| coln'B hope aud fame wero nt thor lowest abb.
Tho Compromise measures Of 1850 had tppar-
ty er oaa n ~ ' ~ nn. @ ~ g, 1,oo % ~
| ILLS feilow.man. His courae on tho Mexican var
vas, In .hts section. opunr-odious to some.
ara"ss :" H. ao -, re,s .n,tnn. mi
% ,ont I,opc, and fa,lod IL Lis smbiiious dosres. he
IL, Nas rn wha. 'pfGd ha always m sSo
I sdI H. no,,sonnancns ria hsar, I'M ,nni
ma i,c.1 .Iws ~ stood Arm for thn rtaht '''
~" ot IN il,natrato II veil hv nn,r ant1 ,,nnnb
san o. maG1 "nen an, spow 20 DO tse, s s
Hh,oi,rr, was 1icc marricd iJis tirst villa Wan
Hsner I;nwns 's ,hn mothcr at Shr.ham' f11s
Second msrriago was to a lady by the mans Of
5oh,a;on.-a widow, 1i;i, ,t ttlso snIldren: IhIs
IN ,aara III he 1'aI a,c1,. sister Matiiaa Io1,n
aton Sen,s nsarir HI. H. nn agc thot thc rany 'S
os, s,sv,. cniIdrc,. hai ernwn nnar,y to manhnoJ
md wopanb,od. >1Ierctoforo tLoy Ind rosmctl
IN aa tho HuD wd woods % toesther. ~ bu. IT. now % Mrs
Ttrcnn forh.da MsttId. rotue viii nbra.
nam a,, Ia.aa raa or rre o' Lon,1a % ono "1 mo.nnr
I abraham t look bis is s1 and maui aud sent
T'nte, su IT. o ootuaeu e,la ~ 'n 7J sa."
.1awn t1,n natb' stonitni)v oyor,one him. anrsnu
un"n lin r rnn,tinr Ter Enoe in the smai, If hts
ha,i,;na Inn bnct wards and thrnw Kim to iI,o
ra'na - IN NJ sr11a Ia, ~ t,o ni,.rn ot1o
Of lie n1 aud cnt hcr foot badly. Aftor etanoG-
Jug M ii tic blood Atrsbam sa'd 10 her. . What
,eII @ ~ 3 mot,,cr that fail On tHo NJ md TINT
Iii Io In tr,t,, wo,t II Ab"7n s.Scs I'M wiIi
ne tha ~ t'ut,'' III il soouI IL he teaod, t7* ri.
da, iii tla ,eholc ft.uh about tEir aud truat to
@ S"r M aoo1 nothor'a forrirensso, ss, Abraham.
srhia e}ittIa ntory neeis NJ, cntnma,t Wneu
,.,;e",ire. for ia ~ H. IncoIn
IN III 1sGs.'5n 'T,tJa latsolf toll mn tbis N~~'''
Apain, M iot 1nn "lyo yon aoothor inoldsnt i1trs.
,rstiSa Of Ns. Liuco1i3.s seuse md love cf ,us-
scs a " csnt,emSn nstneI cbsnd;ar nov "a! Of
IT,. 6;n sasa Gnn,v Ii n.n,oa ~ Troo,
Snw Tnrk tn thIa 81 .to in t,,o xoar 1sao: ho an.
tercd, @ soon zoo IL aftor hs arrival Under tLo acts of
Sa ssto IN aeue amonr tho Old .otsarnn %
as,oro me ouseo" nv .,rnrr % I. In inu-..at n,cl,
e"ssoG, r,an had TjsSt to ontor ~ nsnv NJ
i9v % acres adIo,ning bis llrst onsry aud in adji.
tiop thssste: A1sss tts t;,y ysss lS22 ! Ltasnsn
S ti9 mths tae o. - mora free Of cbarTo o
,a, ,.as tsi n hy rhandor md othe1n vhas was the
c,sstau, "sJ % cnonn tIo nsonIc md Too bo to hin,
who v1sos rsn1ate5 ] iii / hsyn sson tho ali
ssttors ~sg s'o'alr armed to tho .ooth T with rde
si'''s md iofs At TO- Ieteud ID aud % epfoscs t thi.
lu1s iat"d tbc @ iaw. Ty tin tins Custom It, Chauac,
.yaa W. E6rt ~ fert;}c iay 40 fa,iy Ia tha s,
wa wa ~. -, ,nstv "a nycn1y tlv;do1 Int wsa,
t1"a md nrstr,c1 tRnt hia k,nsna,, iixed nis oyt
nn ~ n ia vatt,orinr m ali that ho could bor
uua qnw +, IN adtinn 70 ,shat ho Ind houos,Iy u,ade
~ to", atnr,sI az snp the WA TauI n1rn in nur;os
sa ono n moTnn Sv ,s ar
Lila ulot' ncaust him, psjd tt was itnrosAble
go "~' @0N+'' ~