The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13

Three hundred and fifty persons attend
ed the tenth annual banquet OF the MIN
nesota Comma ndery, Loyal Legion OF the
United states at the West hotel last
night Patriotic features chalacterlzeo
the dinner which was noteworthy In many
respects. Prior to the entrance. 70 the
banquet hall the Twenty-frst infantry
band from Fort Smelling played a snort
program of patriotic music. After the
guests had entered the hall, the presenta-
ton to the commanders, with the salu'e'
and the entrance of the guard OF honor,
followed. The guests We're then seated
The banquet hall was beautifully decor
ated with the national colors. PerhapsI
the most inspiring fea ture of the evening
occurred Immediately after the conclusion
of the banquet The lights In the hall
were lowered. and while the buglers
sounded the revele, and muffled drums
were beaten. a flag at one end OF the MAJ
\ was drawn aside, revealing large Dust
of Lincoln with red light beamins about
1t. -., r. 100.
The following were seated at the head
table: Major and Mrs. r. R.. Henderson,. |
DR. and Mrs. Cyrus Northrop, Colonel and
Mrs amuel e. Edsall. General and MRS.
John. B. Sanborn, General and Mrs. Ell
Torrance, Captain and Mrs. Lawrence J.
Hearn, Captain and Mrs. William M. Nor
row, Major and Mrs. w. w. Gilbert, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph L. Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs
John S. McLain, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Hale,
Mrs. W. D. Washburn, Judge and Mrs
Daniel Fish, Major w. D. Hale. Captain
Charles R. Rowland. Captain Loren w.
Collins, Judge. l.. l.. Collins. Stewart. 6.
Collins, Judge William A. Lochren, DR..
James Reagler, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew r.
McGill.! Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Faulkner,
General Robert n. Adams, David L..
Kingsbury. Mrs. L. A.; Rosing, James IA.
, Love, Jr.; Professor and Mrs. John J.
Fletcher.
Major r.. r. Henderson acted as toast
master, and in introduction read letters
of Abraham Lincoln, written while he was
president but in an unofficial capa city.
DIR. Cyrus No1"throp was the orator: Of
the evening. He spoke more eloquenty
than ever before. and delivered one of the
most impressive addresses upon Abraham
Lincoln ever heard In Minneapolis. Bish-
OPP Edsall also spoke briefly, dwelling upon
the character of President Mckinley. :.
President Northrop In opening his adj
dress cortrasted the careers Of Roosevelt
and lincoln, saying:
Theodore Roosevelt was born amid
comparat tive affffluence and had the best
opportunities for securing the highest edu-
cation and fitting himself for the largest
public duties. 1t Is to his enduring credit
tina he has made the most Of these oppor-
1unities and has become the soldier the
scholar the writer and the statesman
that he is. +..-..
''Abraham Lincoln was born in a Ken
lucky cabin. ninety-fve years ago, Of Vir-
gnia parents, and grew UP in poverty
with little opportunity for gaining an edu
cation a poor white. 1notherless at the
age of nine. with only a. totally ilaterate
father to care for him. Yet lie zbecamt
president of our country in the very crisis
of our nations life. -. s..7,. s ~. "a.
A Period Of Compromises.
Reviewing briefly Lncoln's early lif
and his career up to 1850, Presiden
Northrop continued: rs.....~
1T was the period of compromises whe1
statesmen were busy in Washington de
vising methods by which the countr
might safely continue half slave and hal
free. Clay was e2erting all his nlarvelou
eloquence and powers of persuasion in ia
vor of his omnibus bill. by: which tn
slavery question should be forever settled
Calhoun was fighting with all his power
of logic for the idea Of confederaCy wit
each state largely independent instead {
a nation of which the states were parts
Webster. still hoping for the presidenc,
was making seventh Of March speeches
thus losing the support Of the north Will
out gaining at all the support of the soutt
wings and democrats, alike We're dom
their best to cover over and suppress II
eruptions Of the volcanic slavery agltatlo
each party wing with the other
show itself the most abject servant
sa the slave power-and it seemed as If /
universal consent the slavery questic
had been settled and would no more di
turb the unity Of the nation Cahou
Clay, Webster, the giants Of the senat
died, one after another, between II
spring of 1850 and the autumn of 1852 4
that their craftsmanship had been able
accomplish in the interest Of peace. r
manned ,1ndisturbed for two years. wh'
once more the heavens were red and Il
earth on fire with new and more te
rble eruption Of the slavery Vesuvius
Uprising Of the North. F..
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, urge
thereto by Archibald Dixon of Kentuck
introduced the Kansas Nebraska bill
1854 and it's passage by congress and al
prevail by President Pierce swept ava