The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-27

the house approved tbe glorious nj
umph of truth by loud ard continued
hnasRs Women waved their white
haBdkcrchlefs IN token % womans
silent but heartfelt assent Douglas
felt The sting The animal within was
reused. because be frequently inter.
/ rupied Mr. Lincoln His friends felt
that he was crushed by I.incolns pow
erful argument, manly logic and Illus
I traiions from nature around Us. The
I Nebraska bin was shiver.d and. Ike
tree OF the forest. was torn and rent
ssunder by hot bolts OF truth
Mr. Lincoln exhibited Douglas IN all
the attitudes he could bc placed ln y
friendly debate He exhibited the blll
In all It's aspects 20 show It's humbug
gerry and falsehood. and when thus
torn 10 rags, cut into slips, held up 20
the gaze OF the vast crowd, kind of
scorn and mockery was visible upon
the face OF the crowd and upon the
lips of the most eloquent speaker.
Az the conclusion of this
speech every man, woman and child
felt TINT II WAS unanswcrable.
lie took the heart captive and hroke
like n sun over the understanding
Mr.. Douglas rose 10 reply, lie was
excited angry, lmperious IN his tone
and manner and his voice loud and
shrlll Shaking his forennger at the
Democratic malcontents with furious
energy and declalmlng rather than de,
batting. he occupied 10 little purpose
the brief interval remaining until the
adjournment for supper Then, prom.
isIng 10 resume his address In the
evening. he went his way, and that
audience saw him no more" Even.
ing came but not the orator. Many
fine speeches were made during the
continuance OF that fair upon the one
absorbing topic, speeches by the abest
men IN Illinois Trumbull, Judge
Breese, Colonel Taylor Democratic
recusants) Stephen A, Douglas and
John Calhoun, then surveyor general
OF Nebraska But II IL no shame 10
any one OF these that their really I'm.
pressive speeches were but slightly ap.
preciated nor long remembered beside |
Mr.. Llncoln's splendid and enduring |
performance enduring IN the memory
OF his auditors. although preserved up |
on no written or printed page
Among those whom the state fair |
brought TO Springfield for political pnr. |
poses were some who were neither |
Wings, Democrats, Know Nothings nor |
yet mere Anti-Nebraska men. There
were the restless leaders Of the then
Abolition faction chief
among them was owen Lovejoy, and
second to him, II second TO any was
William II. Herndon But the posi-
lion OF this latter gentleman was one
Of singular embarrassment. According
to himself, he was an Abolitionlst
some time before he was born" and
hitherto he had made his calling and
election sure" by every word and net
of life devoted TO political philan.
Ihropy and disinterested political la.
Dors. While the two great national
parties divided the suffrages of the
people north and SOUTH everything In
lis eyes was dead" He detested the
by which those parties were
a. ~onp0s,ii. sv.tsonat
roubes aud sacrificing the principle
Df freedom" When the Whig party
paid its breath TO time" he looked
ipon It's last agonies as but another
Instance OF divine retrlbutlop He had
10 patience with time servers and re.
,arded with Indignant contempt the
policy" which would postpone the
he success OF parties aud politicians.
ie stood by at the sacrifice OF the Whig
,arty 10 Illinois with the spirit OF
PAUL when he "bed the clothes OF
hem that stoned Stephen" He be-
leved It was for the best and hoped
o see new party rise In Its place,
,rcat In the fervor Of Its faith and
by the spirit OF Wllberforce,
Harrison and the Lovejoys. He was
|erce zealot and gloried proudly In
Iis title OF fanatic" for II was bis
onvIctlon that fanatics were at oil
Imas the salt OF the earth, with power
, save II from, the blight that follows
be wIckedness OF men. He believed
! God, but II was the God OF ma
lre-the God Of Socrates and Plato
= well as the God OF jacob He be.
eyed in Bible, but II was the open
roll Of the universe, aud In religion
lear and well defined, but II was re
gion that scorned what he deemed
ie narrow slavery Of verbal inspira ]
on. Hot blooded. impulsive, brave !,
Iorally and physically, careless OF con /,
aquences when moved by u sense OF !,
ldiyIdua duty, he was the very man !,
, receive into his Inmost heart the ,
receipts Of Mr.. Stewards higher law"
he had pledged faith to slavery, no !,
eril OF life or body could have In. !
nced him 10 violate II. But he held !
lmself no party TO the compromises !,
the constitution nor 10 any law !
'hich recognized the justice OF bn
ian bondage, and he was therefore !,
zee TO act as his God aud nature
Now, Mr.. Herndon had determined :
make an Abolltlonlst out OF Mr. y
lincoln when ibe proper time should =
rive. and that time would be only =
hen Mr.. Lincoln could change front u
I'D come OUT without detrlnent 10 y
Is personal aspirations. for, although
r. Herndon was zealot In the cause. d
} loved his partner too dearly 10 wish y
In TO espouse 1t while II was IN +
,pulnr and politically dangerous TO Z
,long TO II. = cared nothing for the
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