Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-28
MEM0RIEs OF LFNCOLN.
Il, One Familiar With the Life Of the
Martyr President.
New York Times.

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many weeks was that, which was prin-
cipally devoted 10 the reading of lee
ture by Rev. DR.. n. w. Miner, entitled
..Personal "Reminiscences of Abraham
Lincoln.n DR.. Miner was near neigh
Dor of the Martyred President for "A
number of years, and was an intimate
and personal friend from April, 1855,
until the death of the President. He
announced in the beginning OF his
lecture that the "reminiscences were all
at first hand, and had never been pub
lished.
In April, 1855, the speaker rented a
house in Springfield near that of Mr..
Lincoln. The two soon became init
mate. Mr.. Lincoln had a great love for
the common people from whom he had
sprung. 81 have been riding with him
in his carriage, at times during the
war;" said DR.. Miner, 'When this trait
of his character was profoundly brought
out. We have passed Generals of the
army and other high functionaries,
when he would simply wave his hand
slightly, and say to me, That is Gen.
eral so-and-sO, or Congressman so-and-
so, but when we passed a soldier he
would take OFF his hat, rising slightly
from his seat and make low bow to
the common private.
A poor widow once came to me in my
study with the request that | should
write to Mr.. Lincoln and ask him for
the discharge of her son George from
the army, her other son Phillip, being
dead Richmond had fallen and the
President was in that city. | told her |
thought my writing would do no good
then, as he could not stop in the midst
of his duties to attend to the discharge
of a poor boy. But she insisted that l
should make the effort, and l finally |
wrote to the President. Two days after |
the assassination received letter con-
tanning the discharge of George 1t was |
probably almost the last thing which |
the martyred President did.
He was a thorough and consistent
temperance man throughout, continued
DR.. Miner Gle would neither touch
liquor himself nor furnish it to others.
After his nomination for the Presidency
he was informed that committee, ap-
pointed by the National Convention,
was coming to Springfield to notify him
formally of the nomination. The IlIi-
nois State Committee went to him and
requested that for once he should waive
his temperance views and furnish liquor
on that occasion. They represented that
a failure to do this might make him un-
popular. His answer was: Gentlemen,
YOU are old and valued friends and
neigh bers, and l would do anything that
was right to serve you. but | cannot fur
nish liquor to anybody in my house,
even if l lose the election by refusing
to do 500
AS At iSt"S ttiS SptSiAtI SStli, MI |
Lincoln showed that it was possible for
one of the profession to be good man.
He once told the Doctor that he had
never undertaken a case unless he be-
lieved there was merit in it, and he al
ways discouraged parties from going to
law, advising them to make up their
or to submit them to arbi-
tration.
GA Democrat" continued DR.. Miner.
''once said to me, Fl tell you why |
voted for Lincoln. had some trouble I
with a neighbor, and determined to go +
to law with him. When | got to Lin
coins office found my opponent was =
already there and had stated his case. | (
told my side Of the story, and Lincoln
then said, You have good ease to go
to Court, but if you do you will both U
ose all your nancy, and make your l.
selves lifelong enemies. Why don't r
you settle the matter right here: We +
argued for some time without coming II
% an agreement, and finally Lincoln
said, well, Pm going to dinner. Try
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