The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-14

cluded with this telling sentence, which. drove
,he whole argument home to all our hearts:
and in that faith let lis to the end dare TO do our
'hity ~ we understand IT," That night the
great hall. and the next day the whole city.
rang viii, delighted applause and congratulations,
ana he who had come as stranger departed
WITH the Iatfels Of q great triumph.
Alas! in five years from that cxiltne night,
saw him again. for the last time. in the same
city, borne in his coian through its draped
streets. With tears and lamentations heart.
broken people accompanied him from Washing.
ton, the scene Of his martyrdon,, TO his last rest.
ing place in the young city OF the west, where
he worked his way 10 fame.
A Desperate Plight.
Never was a new ruler in a more desperate
plight than Lincoln when he entered office on
the ith Of March, 1861. four months after his
stitnton of thc Union. The intervening time
had been b,isily employed by the southern states
IN carrying out their threat OF tlis,nioh IN the
event Of his election As soon az that fact wa:
asccrtained, seven OF them had seeded and had
seized upon the forts. arsenals, navy yards ana
other public property Of the United states with.
In their boundaries, and were making every
preparation for war. In the meantime the re.
firing president, who had been elected by the
slave power, and who thought the seeding
states could not lawfully be coerced, had done
absolutely nothing. LINCOLN found himself bS
navy Of the United states. but with only rem.
nnnt Of either at hand. Each was to be created
on great scale out OF the unknown resources OF
In hi. m;Id oni !" ,n"n;,;,,orv ;p,uy,r,1 address
while appealing to the seeding states to return
keen tlc so,onnn ,.,, ho lad taton t,;at dav. IA
GOO ,,aI ;Sa i', o ~ ,h, Ifn;nn ,x.ro ;o;tb,n,iv
eyecuts, on ~, ,,o o' c tc trnnma w rorovcr ,hs
,o't.; navy Yards and othet property belonging belonging
ibat na;thor III. n.r,,, ro,i;zeJ flint ,yar wns
inevitablc' and lint ,hc other was determined to
Guht unt;i W ,h ",s,,,,, an Eort sumter nrc.
ssntna ths sn,,,h os tte w erst oooro.sor snd
ro,,scd +hc north IN rse orcrv nossii,ie resource
TO ,nantai, ;ho ynvornmen, and the imner;iled
Union. anI 10 v;nd;c,tn thc snnremocv ~ ihe
states Te ;act h ,i " rnro1n. Srst nro"Iamnt;on
caIle, eo,. nnlv :, mn .roons 70 scrve for thrre
months shows how ina.lroeatc was even Ills
idrn Of wlnt the intu,s had in s,ore. But from
Ihat ,nomnnt I;,noin orI his iovai sunnorters
never inItrrnd in ihn;r m,,rn,sr Ticv ,;nriy they
nmll WIN that + NV, m,i p' ,h";r dutv io win. and
,bnt for Amer;c, ,ho ,yhnic hnnc Of rho ;niurc
depended nnon the;r winning, for now by lie
,cis NJ ibo sono,,;no s,,tas ,hn Issue ~ tbc els
;ion--to secure or nr.yont tl,c cytrnson Of slay.
cry-stooJ transformsd inin !, struggle to nrc.
serve or to iestrov III. Jfn;on
Four Year Contest.
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am, ~. ~ e,s1 ooa % non ~ ,,; ana
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: Nv W ','i' "oo'v" nav mu i',.'o. , @
wrre sacrinsea on each s,oe istG.y nas reeS,u sa
,r;rhtf,, ,.n"r ,,'ot ma ,h ra, mrns;dant
n'sh,Iul Years ''ial nc was the rsai !"ennen.'
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ahe irnn,., ",,o.e n.os M ,,n Ia, r,, hn h.J
been known for Years. His every act attes,ed il.
,v"dsI Ie m nns.d =" w, ~ Iva nn W tn Main
, NJ never .e'seI 10 w. one y, ,i it '' ~
impareI his nsrfect svmnsihv witt viii, them. was al
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ness, were sorely tried but never exhausted.
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rns,"a 'rhoIi On ,in amI was s rmar,,an. Ne
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r ,a, a. 1n.t ho ronoan;,od T.; remoraI GIANT
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amd md nnI1 rr % ot ts m s % Mio oJ doo o
gave & ~ an over 70 NM ana mpe,a nm VIII ;la, a,i
tho. tha hr1onS a. ~ en-, phrn,mh. ",u m1o' IN,
iiS ,nfa;,n~ s"rSs of h,or sav"I n;u..nrobnhl,
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"a o"' -, W Wy o'.sr Gr's, n:., ine o.ner must Ne
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", rr,n, I 1,1 1s w ..t ote' s.'"'' ~ t'. -"
M w a.,n' ,... he ae''a''u' can spare ''''t man.
nc hsh'''
Tender-Hearted to a Fault.
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~. Mhs 'ennel.neniieu 70 d iaua.; a'lu never
% con,u resist tne appears oI wives anu ,''otheis oi
soldiers @ WHO l!aa s4t into & tiounae ana were IN
% net sv'.s'ou s @ ~ ustu ao' taan s @ Seu
a''t never e""l X. uesrr.s ,,r ; s,";i AS surrey
as tie women ol inc cuipra l''Ill! toul' eet
al nm, nc Always gave way. ocrtaihy You
h s"teripp reat;y.s 1 ., ,o.s h nd ,,,sm m j..
nc SuHerins teiat'ss OF tnose VINO ha1 iaiitil III
ua..te' r ms near. p'eu WIN ,.ens. never Was
,iie'e ,i more sehle ana inIoer ".tcra'ce % ',il
nus MS 'sa'tr, Ill., TO mother VINO hau given aaI ner
SONS 10 ner country, WiltteI at time When the
anger OF aeGth mad vislted almost every house.
hol. IN the iahu, anu was aileauy hovGtng over
nm; y nave Deeh siowh' hr SAYS IN the ME
OF the war department staten,eht that you are
tie mother or hVe sons VINO hlu died gloriously
ON tle heiu OF Da,tie, ! ieel now weak ana
iruilless must DE any WORDS OF mine winch sh0nld
!" w." oisai ro,, u. Joss ,"Ss
dering You the consolation which may be found
~ ,e ',ahs o, te rpuohS E,tay tney u,eu 10 sane
pray .;,,. our ,e"Eeais hs ,n. ra,m'' ~; nss''se
'he anguish OF your pcira'eeht ~ anu ,e'Ne ~"
ohly the tnerisiieu hen,oIs W tue ioveu anu the