The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-12
(contlnued from Saturday,

But. as in the lecture before the "
csum. Mr.. Lincoln reserved his most
impressive passage, his boldest imag-
cry and his most striking metaphor for
grand and vehement peroratfon:
Mr.. Lamborn refers to the late cleo
dons In the states and from their re.
suits confidently predicts every state
In the Union will vote for Mr.. Van
Buren, at the next presidential election.
Address that argument to towards and
knaves. with the free and the brave
It will affect nothing. 1t may be true.
II II must. let It Many free countries
have lost their liberty, and ours may
lose hers, but II she shall, be It my
proudest plume not that / was the last
to desert, but that I never Deserted
her. know that the great volcano Mt
washington, aroused and directed by
the evil spirit that reigns there, Is
belching forth the lava OF political cor.
ruption in a current broad and deep.
which Is sweeping with frightful yeloc-
ity over the whole length and breadth
Of the land, bidding fair to leave un.
scathed no green spot or living thing,
while on Its bosom are riding, like de.
mons on the wave Of hell, the imps Of
that evil spirit and fiendishiy haunting
all those who dare to resist Its destroy
ing course with the hopefessness OF
their efforts, and, knowing this, can.
not deny that all may be swept away.
Broken by 1t I. too. may be; bow to it
never will. The probability that we
may fall In the struggle ought not to
deter US from the support OF cause
we believe to be Just. It shalt not de-
ter me. Ii ever I feel the soul within
me elevate and expand to those dfmen.
sions, not wholly unworthy OF its al.
mighty Architect, It Is when I contem.
plate the cause Of my country. desert.
cd by all the world beside, and stand
Ing up boldly, alone. hurllng defiance
ut her victorious oppressors. Here,
without contemplating consequences,
before Heaven and In face of the
world. swear eternal fealty to the
Just cause, as deem 1t. OF the land OF
my life, my liberty and my love. And
who that thinks with me will not fear
lessly adopt that oath that take?
Let none falter who thinks he. is right,
and we may succeed. But IL, after oil,
we shall fail. be 1t SO. We still shalt
have the proud consolation OF saying
to our consciences and to the departed
shade OF our country's freedom that
the cause approved Of our Judgment
and adored Of our hearts In disaster, In
chains, in torture, In death, we never
faitered in defending.s
Considering that the times were ex-
tremefy peaceful and that the speaker
saw no bloodshed except what flowed
from the noses Of belligerents In the
groceries about Springfield. the speech
seems to have been unnecessarily de-
FAINT.
Following Up Douglas. 4
In 1910 Mr.. Lincoln was a candidate
for presidential electoron the Harrison
ticket and stumped a large part OF the
state. He and Douglas followed Judge
Treats court all around the circuit
"and spoke In the afternoons" The
Harrison club at Springfield became
thoroughly familiar with his voice.
But these one sided affairs were
not altogether suited to his temper.
Through his life he preferred Joint
discussion, and the ADLER the man pit
ted against him the better he liked It
He knew he shone In retort and sought
every opportunity to practice It. From
1888 to 1858 he seems to have followed
up Douglas as a regular business dur
ing times OF great political excitement,
and only on one or two occasions did
he find the little CLINT" ayerse TO
conflict. Here, in 1910. they came In
collision, us they did In 1899 and as
they continued to do through twenty
or more years. until Lincoln became
president Of the United States and
Douglas disappointments were buried
with his body. Once during this Har.
rlson campaign they had fierce dis.
cusslon before u meeting assembled In
the market house. In the course of his
speech Lincoln imputed to Van Buren,
the great sin OF having voted In the
New York state convention for negro
suffrage with property qualification.
Douglas denied the fact. and Lincoln
attempted TO prove his statement by
reading n certain passage from uol.
lands Life OF Van Buren," contain.
ing n letter from Van Buren, to one MIR.
Fitiian, wtlereupou douglas got
mad," snotched up the book and, toss
Ing It into the crowd. remarked sen.
tentiously. although not conclusively.