, 1879-08-06
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.


I'rcsident.lt,x f,,,n rYr,nbie t,ntnlon of
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T!qt Rcputltcans NJ ftucinnatt In t,,o year
1854 invited nlain Shr.bo," t,rnot, =, r,1t,o,.
~ a..s p'aN' Notaoalh Lncoin' oi A'ho's'
" 'his c'tJ to MAKO political speech in feuEy
to one that had been ma,lo here short tlnc be-
foro BY Stephen 4. Douglas. Th,a was somo
tI,no nftcr tha forou, oo,n,.in,. ~ ,ncotr
nj nnra,,. T., ~. o,s. snn.pa'un' 1,,. ~ A.',ev
.,., W.. ~ ."e otate ot Illinois anu ot
when bota acquired anu maintained 60 great
National reputation, which, Lincoln never
lad before. Int the rep,,,,ron ~ ro,,r.
Ia. bnd ,onr sInco ,,cco,. Ns,,e,,, ~ 49,. non ~.
t.. .oS -. tFa,..', u,a.. s. sa,n ''rn ~
career IN t''o on,tea states senate. bone'aa
had been here, nt'l lad tnndo very great DEM
ocratc speech, ami tho Republicans thought II
quite ucccssary that tho rreat cfIcc. ut IL ,hnut
m oe noo'"su a''l atae',ostsu oy speseh IRON
Ills own home r'Tal' Mr.. Lincoln. 10 ldncoln
was invited, and he came, arriving on the early
evening Of Sept. II. 1850. and he was duly es-
o,~t.1 ;, n. vii ,ro,,o-,. nv,r,.-. ~ ti,o H..
~, 'Iu ~ "s I,.s,,.' ~ a. ,.'.,r 'a
net honse W hephb'scan eohnltec. ~ mall
past o'clock long procession. headed hr
iu.e .na ,,"r, ,nL,1 w. 1rcn1n .,onr M w.th AZ
,,,o,n ,.rrn., -, ,1'o T;fh strcct s;ar,,ot ,,,scc
l''c'h, ""fe"so ~ a '''A o'4eet .'"ss "pee.t
and there, from the balcony Of Mr. Ktnscy'e
house. above Ills store, Mr.. Lucoln rnadp one Ut
the best political speeches Of his ltfo to TIC I'M
msntn et,nco,,rso Of hta fejov-citizcus nssemblcd
to ilear him for the f1rst time
was living nt tho Burnct House at tie time,
nniT flov. Thomas Corwfn had been living there
lar several n,onths, aud lln proposed to nla to
artomnany lin lin to tie meeting to hear
enough Of Liucoln's apcccl to ret tic teror and
@ e a M srs,5 mt s,,r b ss s"af n to 'fk rs
Mr. Corw,n ha.l arrnngch for Al7. Ltncoln TO
sncn,, cuod horizon OF tic nirit viii, hIt,, In
lis own room a. tile l,urnct House, and hal per-
wcn. w,tI, sir Corwio. and standing on thc mar
". .nara viii, thu rr,t of TIC multitude. wc
iistcneJ with great intcrst to Nr. jincolu from
ihc bcginntn:: to the end Of lii eloquent and
so1,ld rot rct uwsr from his elourcucc. Tile
| n2Ehk wns calm u1ltl beautiful, the atHospcro
lany un,i dclirbltu, and tic clear, loud, pe-
/ ctrat,t. v tones Of Old Aae'e voice {for i,o wa
caiirI !. iii Abc !. rrcn them rrnshcd to ali
,Ioints of tic extended market space, and any
ono there c.M,ld plainly nt,tl distinctly hear
everything be raid / iult remember thu modest
md humble bociuuIng Of lIs great saccclI:
!. Fn,Inw.ritizers,U u saN hn In a yery sincere
manner md y}uin ttnle Of yotce. nl(lts is lie
first Tina ever t,ntlertool; tn sncak 10 tic
!" tie ,,abIt OF makins sreccts In 60 lie a c,ty,
md thercIs-c houe viii be excused Tor auy
crror. or 'hltrdcrs that / mar make beforc so
iarrs mectna.;'
vcry .jmn,icliy aud hotoespua manner and
o,hnI ~ lila "xornm cn,utna,,lc,l NJ nnr,c fi,c
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