, 1879-03-20
How Corwln Defended Lincoln Against
the Imputatlon Of Disap-
pointed SeWardItcs.
The Celebrated Mexican War Speech
welcoming with Bloody Hands
to Hospitable Graves
0orwin's Explanations Of This at Jackson
vile and Edwarlsvlllo, ILL.," Isaa-
ohar, the 0verburdened Ass.n

Thomas Corwfn. A buslncss-trlp recently
called ne there, and pleasant evening wns
anent with H. IL, r. cor,vIn, I'm orIv I'm ~
w., ,,o,,.s,,d =, ,....a. ~ ~ J w.
.nc ocpatteu asatesmat' upon telling MN tllat
was an 1llsnolsun. the conversation turned
upon various ratters connected with tho State
md her rrcnt men. nnf} f1ual,v
n..er,, ro m. ,,,
Aastu ~ A,s fafhshi
nid, from ali tllat was saad, INC 1olIo"stg hnec-
dotea stand out tho most prominently III my
memory:
III 1ooo Cor"lh WAS etsonE supporter OK
Ltncolu for tho Presidency, was delegate to
the Chicago Convention which p1uccd that great
man In nomination, md did ull possible in his
support, On the return trim two voung men
wero sitting in tho carscat directly in front of
corw,n ond rvorc cnracc1 In ,olktn,- abo,,t ,he
......',.'.." ..s' .',',.t .'.a 49,. ~
nomination "hlcl aad JUST oceh announced.
They had evidently been supporters OF the Hon.
William Il. Seward, and considered tho choice
Of , the Convention s1 , great m mistake: !,.
"s laeA' SUI WV .as ~ psop,e y.
TINS country must 20 oit into the nackwoods OF
Illinois and take up an unknown, thrd-rate
1awyor for such q position as this!" 20 well!
,..,,,. ~ ~ hsS t,s"a as.t .'t s s
ot1et: "o "ao oeeu u'aea oi ltan Ao
would not bc 80 poor man who can't make
money is poor ono to take up for President"
Vs0fWjn JH0FfF
mani, 4, o,iaro.
inau.a ~, ~ s1'sa,ee'
III you VIII excuse me-" no pegan,--" once
read, grcut wh!lo ago, IN very old Book, OF
q very remarkable Fcrsouaue,-the most re-
marknh1c. nerbaps t!ut ever lived. Bnt m one
octnsion III. Parsonage ro,lc ,no .1crrso,crn ~
u.e"olo1 ~ ts t'". 4uto ee. 4o"ie", ~
t'e ua'c oaen u W a'S' peeauoc tie ha1ut
money cnough to buy Htnscll lorso and
saddle. Yet the people received Him with honor
und ,ve,come ahontx, and He h,s oftnn hoan
aa,,., s'ss,* " 1 ' 0e-1
eA''eu E'ea''
1HEHE MAJ BE AoAH
III ina Illinois la"fer toah you tnlhk."
Whcn the campaign oi lss'O opened, Mr. Cor
win entered 1t WIN the utmost v!Gor' ana
1,,N q 1aht NJ hi. nwn tn mnkc In snme n1ocex
."1 ~ ~ ~ 10 w 49,. ,"., ~ p.'eeo'
too. IN 1o4' TIC haa H'a!o l0b i"'ho4s ale3lean-
War speech. This ohort was never fully
lluht NJ suhscnncnt eycnts. # ia aren tn 1,are
isa 1,,,oi, ~ ,r,,t,, .,,i irstico f., !, y, a.,
""a n'uel' y. s'usA n"a ."se - ~. :" ~.
passage which ans necn moal olteh duotett ana
afrlction. Ind tendency to do him 20 m1,cl, in
i1,rv. lle said:
II ,ycra MEXICAN, 1 would Tell yon: .u,yc
you not | room In yoar own country to bury ,our
% yon with bloodY hands, anu welconle you 10
hospital graves"
Early In this memorable campaign lp was in
nouuccd to srak at Jneksonvtlic, III. Arriving
at the town little late Id the afternoon l,e wqs
driven immediately to tho etnntl and brRan hls
spccyh before largo miscellaneous au1tcpcc,
Just Ut tic moment OF beginning tho speech,
lovs began to distribute upon the grounds inrps
numbers Of documents with tho following print
cd upon thcm:
The citizens Of Jacksonsllle earnestly rcaucst
Gov. CorwIa betore he lcnvcs thaIr town to visit
thelr cemetery, w1Icsd lc the remains oF the gal
liant cU Hardin. one OF il.o men wh1tn 10 aupcd
the Mexieana M would - =, wcleomo Win bloody honds
to hospitaolo graves
Tile campaign managers, ever On tho alert to
SEQ tEnt everything rnoyes oil well, sur that tllu
effect Of this cifcular
WAS BAD urox TnH PEOPLE,
i,c, mn! lat ,i,ey wero Of necessity preudieed
asnsnsc r'.i, enu 1p'asot 1vi,o M u.r,, ,.o,t. III.
,aihcr % saJd. nuou carn. tGn sta,n nf nfYatr" a
@ ~ , ,,3vc cS Kin " ~, ~ W.
on.,ror r. rnn m"n,1"r. nj II ,hn,,"ht II ,t11,,Sd
,,ns ~ ,.ni - i, a. a. !, a,i~ht t.n," ~,
os 10 "G ~ ~ s ~ nat ~" ~ .i . n"an n s'ow " VI.
sneMksI ~ ~. ' nrt4 A, NJ sause % h, M ~ sa5
EulIlGIlukH l1li4t HI tAE4t Huk3"luE 6HUlEEk Ut.