The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-02

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about var ~hsa AAppibsl 10 pEsseak lOhesrs
and aushfer1 BE undertook, when be bound
himself in the presenoo Il . ounpanY uf
soldiers in the Grand Pacific hotel q Chicago,
TO paas himself OF - civilian. and sAefefore
to be excused from talking. Loud langhta.l
So shall take him 1t his VOID And ! will be
solder for awhile and talk soldier talk. Ny
excuse for that ID, that during the lass year
events have occurred In Congress and in some
Of our States, which have revived . little the
discussion - 10 the settlements Of the war.
What are the legitimate results Of the war;"
has again been called up for discussion. Let
me fos . moment or too talk about that sub
ject
have tried to keep nv head as level q I can
on all these questions. Indeed, think have
been suspected Of having my head little too
level On occaaiona Laughter and cheerA. Nov.
friends, just one word Of suggestion. I want
to present 70 the audience, and 10 present il
somewhat fully in reply TO the question, what
are the settlements Of the var. What may you,
- soldiers, fairly claim you gained BY your
victory when you met An honest confederate
soldier who fought 50 brasely' What may wc
aay he ought in al fAirneas to admit arc the
questions settled by the var:
Nov, on that subject there are tvo general
ideAa- There is the idea Of relationship be-
tween the general government and the State
governments, between what my friend calls the
tiOnahip between the citizens of the StAies -
among yourselves, and the rights OF all
Nov, what are the settlements of both OF
these things in that great struggle from ls6o
to 1865, and what may Ne claim Mas done in re-
gard TO both Of these matters, to-wit: the rights
Of States and the rights Of all citizens? On
that subject think there has been some neglect
on the part Of all who have discussed the qucs-
ton. A 70 the opinions, actions. and settled
judgment Of Abraham Lincoln. the judgment
II, that Of all the men Who have written or
spoken from the beginning until to-day On
these great questions, Abraham Lincoln is the
man mOst entitled Ia be called the highest au-
States and - to the rights of men. Loud
cheers. A wonderful man was Abraham Lin
coin! The world docs not yet seem To know
what il lost when he went down. Such . na-
ture! Naturally devotional and religious, and
almo5t . free thinker in his youth. full Of
humor, fond Of anecdotes. seeing in every
human face fellow man to be loved and 20
be respected. Why. remember an old anec-
dote Of Abraham Lincoln. There vas . Ger
tain Missouri regiment commanded by Gen.
fiak. II was largely composed OF the chaI
picked up on the levees at st. Louis-rough,
unoouth. ready for almost anything in . word,
bat good-heartcd fellows Col. Fink WAS
pious man and good man. A
pious man ought always be good
man. Laughter. He found be was the
colonel Of the profanest regiment there
WAS in the whole army. After he had been
With them long enough to find out them and
they to find out him he called them together
ana said, Now want 10 make one proposition
70 you. Oae Of the first ordcrs that General
Washington issued 20 his army wAs An order
against profanity. Now l don't intend To is
sue any order Of the kind but intend 10 let
you vote about ii. l am the colonel Of this
regiment and am going to do all the swearing
for it. Nov will you agree oby . vote
that You will not swear but will leave
me to do all the swearing'" The boys
voted that they would do il. There was . d.
intuition in the swearing Of that regiment for
some time. but one night there Was 70 Kentucky
mule driver, laughter, and can tell you =
Kentucky mule driver can swear some. His
six-mule team got stalled Just - he wAs COM
ing up with the generals tents and headqnar-
ter articles, aud the stream Of profanity that
poured out Of that Kentucky mule driver re-
ally frightened and burdencd the air. Laugh
ter. After il Was all over Col Yisk cailc6
him o 70 his tent He said 10 the soldier,
Don you know il WA ~ feed by . vote Of
the regiment that was 10 do ali the swearing
of the regiment"
"Yes." said the man.
Here you were swearing loud enough To be
heard through all the surrounding camps"
that's all right colonel. that's all RICH" said
the man.. 1 know We voted that way. but then
colonel the swearing had TO be done chen, and
you were NO; there" loud laughterl. One day
l. the lecture room in Washington City along in
the winter Of 1864 and 1865 Col. Fisk told that
sto'y in . little lecture. Abraham Lincoln
waa sitting in one Of the front scata with his
hand clasped over his knee. enjoying it very
much ana laughing ~ he would at any goud
annecdote.
II 30 happened that shout = week after that
there came To him an unfortunate old lady
who Aaid she must talk with the President.
She told him her son. in East Tennessee. who
had gone into the Urion Army. when coming
near bis home, had gone on Ia visit his mother
or perhaps his sweetheart, and the army, in |
stead Of marching in the direction
he supposed II would. took an
other route and he wss gone three
or four weeks. He vas finally arrested ~ .
deserter, tried as . dc-crter convicted and
sentenced. There has been good deal Of tina,
sort OF thing, and there must be more ~
this weak hearted policy. She told her story, |
and Lincoln says, there il goa deal in this. |
Give me the papers you have. ] sympathizs |
With You and ~ili take the papers and will |
ask the secretary Of var Stanton, "a look into |
But, savs she, the execution takes place |
next Friday, and you must give me the pardon |
Dow. Why. says Lincoln, that reminds me |
u Fisk story" and then he went on and told /
her the whole story, ard the poof woman stood /
here while be told her the story
have been telling you. After enjoying |
The story a. Lincoln did. he picked
up an old yellow envelope and wrote
On Let John Tbomas be psrdoncd.- and seni |
& 70 the var department. and the GOO mother
sas happy. That il Abraham Lineoin. No
III vii toward nybody. In bis 6rst inaugural /
be called the people u the south -my dissst-
SIZED oountrymen. and said 10 them, You can
nave no quarrel With me-" man Of such
;hassctsr when he Died. every man through
rat the Bouth felt - ve felt -thss
be bnt iiend they had v.s gone,
md 40 vs turn % l., nooln. not merely b~osuss
se bad . good hes. bat be vas also . sArevd.
,factiesl and capab,e lawyer, With q logical
seuity developed ssd strengthened BY cont q
nth the public men Of this country. be
lue.t'on OF STATE rights -ss . question tina, he
welt upon from the day that be road of =
,ominssson ~ Chicago ussI the day Of II.
oath, and ~ asy man undefssood IL AbrAhs n
Ancoin 10 the man ubo understood IL be.t-
Nos, my Gienda. the Opinions on this mater
ge.e slowly formed and establishe.d in diseus-
sons before the American people ROD uroa
ben steal and abstract discaaaions - Cal
'0un might have diacassed them. This subieet
=. pre~isE up.n b. - yfses,s.l
&c. Va. r,ss, sss ss. rs..sn .sy !
Sne TO this par cf kkssas 90
~ il 10. nsderssand ysz ere . paarsseic
'sppls and Q nss,enai p~spI<; but ] began b,
e . tile esr>sd When beard yesr Svyerpse
syins that be had put STATE rishts IN Kansss
httie shDve cur nstsyn. spd esst 80 ~
bat. LAa.her.j Ab-ahAa llsossins ,des
- simply this: Thsa vhieb is gessrsI h.
Du.s N the vhsss ooantsy: skss 10. fH
be general gyvznnsnt; that shseh 70 paxss3-
lar And oaiy oososrns . locality liza
far tbe ks.>i sovcxsnesi and thsi IL ell
asrs 70 IN a. Thss 10 vhAs NJ. Lsosis sAad
nd thss n all u ira n IN IL Thas b tia vkess
hing, then y~s haze ssly b ssk- ere %. o. .
'sste. int<rOsed 10 hssing ths fishsA II hs-
.aaify enrs,cd by euf Anerse.s estxasns "a |
v9y fsss II American sosl s,d n % sss tAss I
J . nssser thsa coanrrns The Esnersi Evvsrs-
,esi lChe<nl i.