The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20
LINCOLN
As Lawyer
and Dcbater
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At ibe nseeginE ~ tie Thiuieth eau
rrew Ia i..~eaai.g. 1851, Nj ilnfolp
reA his aeai and veui slssH ihf
iaaslisess a biz oalce wlih . sirgng
determination 10 a. saGscihlnR taean
ofatas Ile m&s lbe 0nis MblR men
tsr fnom lliiBois and weuid ~ corr
fany watched iIis colleagues we're
several ~ them 90 Scqaalutancrs u
shs Kaadsiin times Thcy pefr John I
McsisYnsua. o y FIcsiih. Hiiiam A /
nirhardsan. Thomas Tufpr iselrH
emih sod JOIN Wentworth ions
loLns And si ihis sesslon that alert
fifei.ns. sn.bisgoos uiiis man stephen
A Douglas. issss his scat Va the senate 4
The nsli ~ this house sb0ne With an
arfay " great sad brilliant nsnes
I.al@n & winthrop sas The speaker \
o. lhe whig side wsfv John Quincy
Aaans Horace Mann. iiaui q New
Ysn Ioilam.r ~ Vermont. ipgeFs0ii
~ Pennsylvania. Bolts and Coggin ~
NIfrlnis s0rchesd ~ kentuciy. Ga
l.b Il smith ~ Indiana stephens and
Iantalss ~ Georgia. Gentry az Icunes
soe aud lln'oa aud scheDek u ohio
on the Democratic side were Wilmot
~ Pennsylvania. McIsue of Maryland
Mcdowell ~ Virginia. Rhrtt Of South
caroiiaa. Cobb ~ Georgia. Boyd Of
keniurky. Brown aud Thompson Of
Mississippi aud Andrew johnson md
Goorgo ". Jones " Tennessee. In
iAs senate were Webster Calhoun,
BENTON. Beffisn. Clayton. Bell Hunter
nDd william II King
Tie house organized on the 9th. aud
the day previous to that Sir Lincoln
wrote 10 bis friend and law partn"r
wiiiiam VI Hemfon.
Washington. Dec S is'i
Deer william YUa may remember Tia
sfsaut q year age q man w the name
wison danes Wilson. Think paid
as - an advance fes 20 attend 90 a Cal
ta The surgena court f9f him sgainst
NJ Camphsii The record ~ which eAst
was III The hands 81 Nj Dixon ~ "
ouit who never furnished u u 50
Wbsn / wss ~ bloomington last fan
met a frtena ~ Wfson who nisntionr'
tbe subject L. me and induced me 10
~nte 10 wilson telling him that J wool |
t.Htv ths go with ygu which had been |
left with me 90 pay for making abstract |
IN the enss - that the esHa may go 81 |
this winter, bat ! came away ana forgt |
20 DO a. what ~ant nov u 20 send you
the money 20 be used accordingly II an, /
ere comes on ~ start the case or 10 hs |
retained ~ you n 10 one does
There Is nothing Of consequence new |
here Congress IL 10 ersauias tomorrow |
.ast night We held wbig caucus for |
tie house and dominated WINTHROP on
Massachusetts Tor speaker Sargent Of /
pennsyIsania for sergeant az arms. Iio'
fnst u New Jersey doorscepcr and Nc
sofmics VI District u Columbia pos,mas-
Ter III. WING party majority IN the
hoiiss is ~ small that. together With some
title disqualification. leaves II doubtful /
whsiher We viii elect them al
ghgs gsgssy 10 ,s~ s,sieh - sel@ "hlgh Y.
The grason send only a hail sheet Yours
as ever ~ i-iNN''N
Again on the 18th. To the same gen
ilemnn;
Washington. Dec -. 1871
Dear william Your letter advising me |
Of tho receipt VI our fee Ia the bank case |
10 lust received. and ] don't expect 10 /
heat another as good piece of news |
from NIfHHENHN1 ntthA q 8F"fH
under 10 Obligations 10 Inc bank. and J /
therefore wish YOU TO buy bank cettin- |
Gates and pay my debt there, so as 20 |
nay IL with the least money possible. J |
soula ms pnon you should buy them OF |
Nf Hidgsiy or any either person al the |
bark a. % any Unr else provided you can |
ret them as cheaply ] suppose after ihe |
hank debt shall be paid there VIII be |
some money LETT out Of which ! would |
u aaH.ntg AZ
81 and Priest and somebody Toll Makers |
10 for materials got for house painting |
u there shall s,ili b. any LETT, keep u I'M |
you see o. hear from me
1 shall beFin sending documents 10 soon |
as | can get them ! wrote you yesterday 1
about Congressional Globe ~ you |
are all 40 anxious for me 20 distinguish |
ny seit have concluded 10 do 50 before
Ions Yours truly LINCOLN
Mr. Lincoln was n member OF the |
committee ON postoftices and pos,roads
aud IN that capacity had occasion TO
study the claim Of mail contractor !
who had appealed 10 congress against
decision az the department Mr.. |
Lincoln made n speech on the case In |
which. being bis FIRST, he evidently felt |
some pride, and reported progress to
his friends AZ home:
Washington Jas isw
Dear william Your letter OF bec. u
was fs>>lvei day % two ago am
much Obliged to you for the trouble you
have taken and promise 20 take N my
little business there A. 10 fpeechmaking.
81 way o. getting the hang ot thu house,
made a little speech tso ~ three days
ago on . pcs,ef'ies question OF no general
interest / fnt speaking here and else
where about the same thing ! was about
a. badly scsred. asa 10 worse, as ! nm
shen I speak Ia court ! eApeet sn make
ore attain a week 90 two Va which hope
10 succeed well enough 10 wish yon TO
nee II
II In very pleanAn, TO me 70 learn from
x.sa that there are sore who desire that
sho,.ld be re- elected I mos, heartily
,hsnE them for ih- sipd paEtsAliy. am
can say. ss Mr. Ciss said 81 the annrha
tlhu 81 TEXAS that personally ! would
~ sbtrsta IL q reelection although
thousss at tire time snt siill think
x,a,la he cuits as veil for me 20 return
Is ~. IAN At the end u single term
made The declaration that would not
= candidate again more from wish
"a Seal f4ssiY with others 10 keep peace
asnuns oar tr4snds ard TO kesp the ais
tfirt ffom going 70 Tbs enemy than 'oI
II Il should ~ happsn that nobody Else
pishes "a bs elected could not refuse the
peSple the tshs u seDslns me assin
gat 10 enter myself 20 eempa'itaf ~
sthsYs o. 10 suihcfsss any one 80 10 enter
1ss IL whst nay ~ofd ard honor foFtli
sss sosns lst;tss intimating pfoasa
ssfits D, ~ mech dif'scustg among eur
frssssas a. 10 lose vs. tbs District. bat ! ~
Fnssntes sarh letters sers written 70
BAKER when my swn care vas under cen
ssssfassef. snG tfssi there 10 ne more
.f0anA fuf sach apprehension no~ thar
there axs theA
Hssnenibsf l ain si1ays stAa 60 rec~ive
lfttef ff0ns yes Mnsl truly year friend
a LINCOLN
licb Opposed Menean VA.
Thoroughly hostile 10 Polk and hoily
opposed 10 tbs war MI Lincoln took
an active although Lui leading part