The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-09

An Old Ss1ghbsS ~ fhs Gsess Sssses-
9aa RELATES - Intervening Hsesdsnt-
Poxr ToxssKyn. ApsL q 1854
To ZEE ErsTox: In 1854 . cosnmasses
rs appointed by the Americas parsy
tknernosAiagsl Of sanxamon co1nty.
III. 20 inferm Abraham Lzacosn snd
J1tgs Stephen T. Logan shas they had
besn ssssete1 By snss party - eands1s.es
for the Legislature. A Mr.. wosga<.os,
nyseg and one other whose name cas-
rot recall we're members Of shas commit
tee We Frs: called On Judge Logan and
kse very peasant Interview. The lnfoe-
aasioa vas :xvoyabEy received By him and
The nomination eheersuiiy accepted TAs
COMMITTEES, having interviewed one eands-
date. had 10 doubt Of savorabss rescl:
vita the other aad younger candidate,
Mr.. Lincoln
We walked up oas tight u ssairs On the
rest side cf the square II Springfesd.
where stood shs Old state house. The
arss th!ax attracting ny attention vas An
cd tia sign NJ the entrances, ncon which
Vas iettered a Lincoln, Attorney ..
Law" We passed above. along . bail
runnins sons City feet Al the western
extremity vn . door upon which WAS
fastened . passeboard card The inscrip-
ton, in pencil. declared is Lincoln 4
Herndoa's Lax Once We entered the
Office Of tbs fusars great man Il con-
tanned none Of the parspheraasia of ths
modern Lag Office. do 60: believe the
pine table. chairs snd library were worth
exceecinx si5a
Mr.. Lincoln vas alone and received ~
With characteristic Kindness Mr.. Wolga-
mot. after awhile, stated our mission. Il
vas % long ago that cannot nov girs
more than tie substance Of Mr.. Lincoln's
language. He stated that be had belonged
TO the old Wing party and must continue
20 do % until better one arose 10 take its
place. He could not become identified
with the American parsy-.hey might
vote for him if they wanted 70, 30 might
the Democrats: yet he was mos in ssnsi-
nent With this new party. Then he took
the question up more in detail and asked
n who the native Americans we're. "Do
they not, be said, wear the breecn -elout
and carry the tomahawkf We pushed
them from their homes and nov tara
upon others not fortunate enough 70 come
over a. early as we or our forefathers
Gentlemen OF the COMMITTEES, your party
Is wrong in princ.ple."
The conversation lasted for some time,
and wished many times before Mr.. Lin
coin was through that ! had refused 20
serve on the committee. His gres. half
melancholy, half sympathetic face Was
frequently lighted I'D and almost put one
into trance. The kindly twinkle Of the
eye, the attractive smile. told as there VAS
more he wanted to say. and ~ nearly -
can remember he put ii thus: when
this knownothing party first came up I
had an irishman. Patrick by name, hoeing
in my garden. One morning I Was out
there with him add he said. Mr.. Lincoln,
what about the knownofhingsf ! ex.
planned that they would possibly carry .
few elections and disappear. and asked
Pat why he was not born in this country.
Faith. Mr.. Lincoln be replied, 4 wanted
to be. but my mither wouidn't let me-"
Although M. Lincoln refused the nom
ination aud Judge Logan accepted il,
the former led in the raee some 600 votes,
and both were elected. after which Mr..
Lincoln resigned 90 run for United States
senator, but was defeated by Judge Trum-
ball. r II. BAiIrssKR