The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-12-21
CHA IIlNIGG. With Old ABE.
I Continued from First Page. j 4.

by Daniel S. Dickinson, senator from
New York, in a speech delivered by him
a few evenings since IN New York City
He said that in a certain Connecticut
town there had lived two men ais neigh
bors and friends for. more than sixty
years. They were pillars in the village
church, one of them being a. deacon
named White. The other was named
Jones' After this long lapse of time a
serious difficulty unfortunately sprang
lid between these two brethren ct the
church. The feeling waxed so warm be-
tween them that it grew into a bitter
feud. Mutual friends attempted a, re-
cancellation. but the men would not rec
oncile. Finally Deacon White BECAME
dangerously i'll and drew: nigh unto
death Mutual friends again interposed
their kind Offices to eect a reconciliation.
They said to Brother Jones that 1t would
be sin to permit the sick brother to die
with the quarrel standing. Jones. watts
persuaded and called on Deacon White.
The tW o. men talked over their mutual
grievances, and, agreeing to let them be
!: hurled, shook hands and exchanged mu-
tIa1 forgiveness III the presence Of death.
The deacon then .lay. back upon his pillow
awaiting his final summons and Jones
arose to leave. Butras the visitor. reached
the door Deacon White, with great eff
fort, raised himself on his elbow and
called out in. a weak, fainring voice,
Brother Jones'! Brother Jones! l
want it distinctly understood that II get
well the old grudge stands . =
Lincoln laughed at the conclusion of
the story, saying that was about the way
he felt toward the French emperor. =.He
manifested strong feeling On this subject,
and said the creation. Of an empire, espe-
cially by force, at our very doors was ex-
.ceedingly offensive and could not be over
looked by the United States. It had
caused him great annoyance, as he was
not in condition to interfere SO as to
prevent it. He expressed himself strong
'ly in favor of the position taken by Pres
'ident Monroe in his celebrated message to
congress, in which he declared against
the acquisition of any. territory on. this
continent by any foreign power.
Speaking of the French army and Max
imillan's being in Mexico, led Lincoln to
refer to Benito Juarez, then president Of
Mexico, for whom he, cherished a deep
sympathy and strong regard. He all
luded to the similarity in some respects
between his own case and that Of Juarez
6DIu were VI ACplAUAASs, SoeAt
were engaged in deadly struggles for the
very existence of their respective nations
and both were beset by treason at home.
.Juarez was compelled, moreover, to meet
a foreign invader and to be the defender
of the very priacipIe in the maintelnanc e
of which Eincoln felt.so:deep an interest
the inviolability of the American CONT
nent against foreign powers. ~.
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and both became great leaders. i. They
were great lawyers and they were great
statesmen and patriots. JuareZ had the
nerve and the courage to cause to be shot
to death, as he deserved, a. scion Of the
royal house of Austria, and every throne.
in Europe was Jared, since the plain re-
publican president of Mexico was a"great-
or power than the kings and semperors
who sought to save. the, fallen emperor. >
Besides successfully, defending his
country against most unprincipled and
most INSCRIPTIONS invaders, Juarez,s in
putting Macmillan to death, was the
exemplar of what should be Its
real meaning, that any search after a
throne or a. 1nonarchial foothold on this
Western hemisphere. is undertaken at 4the
searcher's peril. 1t is full time the ma
tons of Europe were made to understand
that the Monroe declaration is not a
string of mere glittering words, but is a
living reality. LINCOLN was in full sym
pathy. with this view, and am fully CON
vinced from his own expressions to me
that if we had not been eagaged@ln. -gl-
gaatic civil war he would have enforced
this view, and neither Napoleon,s army
Or Macmillan would ever have invaded
Mexico. ~
My interview with Mr.. Lincoln lasted
over an hour, and it was one OF the mos1
;mnortant hours of my life. No one
could have listened to the con yersation
with that great and pure man without
having the conviction forced upon the
mind that he was a sincere believer in All
overruiing providence and had full
faith,'' as his own words declared, IN at
God was leading this nation through its
fiery trial to triumphant ISSUE ~