The National tribune., 1900-03-01

by his fresh and reassuring utterances.
His Journeys We're complete OvationS. and
he returned to Illinois, leaving host OF new
friends behind him.
LINCOLN IN NEW YORK CITY.
The stirring events Of Mr.. Lincoln's life
had made him toierably well-known
| throughout the West; and his fame had
extended also to the East. where he seems
already to :Iave been looked upon as rIs-
ing man. Says President Tuttle: Il had
observed his controversy with MIR. Douglas
in Illinois with great interest. In some
respects it was undoubtedly the ablest de
! bate of its kind that has occurred i'll tins
country. Mr.. Douglas was regarded as
| the finest dehater in the American Senate;
| AT least, 50 his friends thought He had
a National reputation as a political debater
and leader. Mr. Lincoln. up to that time,
was not much known outside Of his own
State. The keennesS of his speeches III
| those famous maSS-meetingS before when
Mr. Douglas and himself discussed the
issues of the day, at once lifted him INTO
National reputation"
In February, 1860, Mr. Lincoln went to
| Brooklyn. for the purpose of delivering a
| lecture in Mr.. Beecher's church. The III
vitation had been received some time prevl-
ously, and gave him very great pleasure.
He prepared himself thoroughly; ind eed.
it is said that no effort OF his life cost hlm SO
much labor as this In the Plymouth con-
/ :
alton Of young men which was successful
| i'll getting an annual cOurIe Of six lectures
of the highest order. This association dis
cerned i'll Mr.. Lincoln man worthy OF a
place in its course; and invited him to give
such lecture The politicians Of New
| York also desired him 10 make speech IN
that city. in order TO determine whether he
would be the man4to present to the Presl,
dental convention i'll case Mr.. Seward
could not be nominated. Mr.. Lincoln IN
4tnV.. l..E-
but said he would speak in New York if the
| Brooklyn club gave its consent. That club
agreed TO this arrangement: and thus II
was decided that Lincon's speech should
he delivered in New York City, instead of
| Brooklyn, as had been first intended. Mr..
r. c. Mccormick, who was member Of the
committee III charge Of the arrangements,
says: When Mr.. Lincoln came to New
| York City, there was some confusion III the
arrangements. He had at first been in
vited TO appear in Brooklyn, but upon de-
Liberation his friends thought it best that
he should be heard III New York. Reach
ing the Astor House on Saturday, Feb. .,
I he was surprised to find by announcement,
| in the public prints, that he was to speak at
the Cooper Institute. He said he must re-
view his address if ii was 10 be delivered in
New York. What he had prepared for Mr..
Beecher's church-foiks might not be alto
gether appropriate to a miscellaneous
political audience. Saturday was spent IN
a review of the speech, and on Sunday
morning he went TO Plymouth church,
where apparently he greatly enjoyed the
service. "On Monday morning / waited
! upon him with several of the Young Mems
| Republican Union. into whose hands the
! preparations for the meeting at the Cooper
| Institute had chiefly fallen. We found him
i'll a suit of black. much wrnkled from its
careless packing in a small valise. He re-
ceIyed us cordially, apologiZing for the
awkward and uncomfortable appearance
| he made III his new suit and expressing
himself surprised at being in New York.
| His form and manner We're indeed very odd,
and we thought him the most unprepossess-
| ing public man we had ever met. spoke
/ 10 him OF the manuscript of his forthcoming
address. and suggested 10 him that it
should he given to the press at his earliest
! convenience. in order that il might he pub
lished in full on the morning following its
! delivery. He appeared in much doubt as
I 10 whether amy Of the papers would care 10
/ print il: and il was onl V when accompanied
| a reporter to his room and made u request
for II, that he began 10 think his words were
to he Of Interest 10 the metropolitan public
He seemed wholly ignorant Of the custom
Of supplying slips 10 the different journals
from the Office first putting the address in
type. and was charrningiy innocent of the
machinery 50 generally used, even by some
OF our most popular orators, TO give success
and eclat TO their public efforts. The ad-
dress vas written upon blue foolscap, all
in his own hand and with few interline-
ations. | was bold enough 10 read portions
of il, and had no doubt that its delivery
would create a marked sensation through
out the country. Mr.. Lincoln referred fire.
quently to Mr.. Douglas. hut always III a
generous and kindly manner. 1t was diff
cult 10 regard them as antagonists. Many
stories of the famous Illinois debates We're
told us, and in very short time his frank
and sparkling conversation won our hearts
and made his plain face pleasant to us all
During the day il was suggested that the
orator should be taken up Broadway and
shown the city, OF which he knew but little
stating, think, that he had been here
but once before. At one place he met an
Illinois acquaintance of former years, TO
whom he said, in his dry, good-natured
way: Well. B.. how have you Jared since
you left Illinois,? To which b. replied:
1 have made q hundred Thousand dollars,
and lost all. How is il with you, Mr. Lin
coin" oh, very we'll, said Mr. Lincoln.
i nave he pDttapa a Snri pfald a knut