The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

was shot in the back OF the head
died. and
Il will state in regards to the Horo,.,,
Mr. Lincoln the deceased he was b.ls
man and coregoes. He was President 1--we
ed in the year of 1861 but unforteoai,, ~
by Geteay in the year of 1861 he was ~'1ot
telegent man l think this country " N
be as bad as Cuba or Ireland Scotland a-
Whales if he didn't take action ''o
81 have read of his being a great r,..
Ter and being hard man to handle -
he had not been killed he he mingnt 4, -
living to day to ripe old age Mr. IincoIs
was very kind in peace but very stesrn
In war;
Ibis great act of banishmg s,aver,.
from the negroes is one to be commeroar
ated."
''he freed the slavery and was Iookaa
opond at that time as the Honorable ca
eral Grant was wen he was put in OFF, >,
negroes were bought and sold bv the
moneyed Southern people selling them to
one another for from five to ten dollars -,
But of corse he was not great man tba4
the People taught he was and in nv onin-
ion think he did not due the PeonIa
whom elected him as much Justus as he
might of done"
HE was a man that fred all the nepro,
in the world. l think he will never nevsT
be forgot as all the growing up children 10
telling one another about Abraham Lin
coin"
was farming dSring his minr Years
lawyer hire him as errand boy and be
prove valuable young man"
"the greatest of Historicals and emanci.
pators.''
1.-THE South refused to obey his com
mand and elected Confederate President
Thomas Jefferson whom declared war
against the Union by ordering his soldiers
to seize Fort Sumter and all the forts Of
the South"
after he was shot Mr. Arthur took his
place as President
Abraham Lincoln was considered on or
the best Presidents that the Country had
at that time and will always be respected
by the south in setting Slaves free"
Eek President Lincoln was brave men
during the war and done things in the war
that other Officers did not dare to do or
attempt to to dohe taught one of the
worst battels doing the war that of Bun
ker HILL"
''he was shot by Ballinger BalIington0
Booth
I'm the year 1865 he was nominited in
place of Buchanan whoe's term of Office
expired in that Year.
I'm the year 1869 he succeeded as Presi-
dent by Jackson and lived happy the rest
of his life"
ITO thir Police Board,
"Gentermen
81 will tell yous aull that know about
Abraham Lincoln that he has bin a Presi-
ented of New York City.
HAS lost his life vile boiling pirshing
(postionO"
after the war was over and all the
people become peaceful once more the re-
publican party got togeather and nomi-
mated General Lincoln for President He
was elected by a very large and over
whlaming mejority afterwards making
one OF the honestest and faithfullest Pres
idents this country ever had"
'he was at last asinated out of the eff.
fects of which he died"
1.-The person who shot Mr. Lincoln was
supposed to be a Southern Confederate
named Chateau for this offense he was
tried and convicted and sentenced to be
beheaded."
1.-THE time of Abraham Lincolns death
whole, the whole country was draped in
deep mourning in honor of thier heroes
DEATH"
Abraham Lincoln was President of the
United States and was assisated in 1877 at
foards Theatera Boston"
kind Gentlemen
I'm reference to the life of Abraham
Lincoln would say that am not pearson
ally acuanted with him he was Clurck in a
grocery store and could lick any of the
village boys.
HE at one time had a very bad friend
who at the end killed him."