davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20
fro BIZ CONTINUED. !
villaae lmnrovemsn,.

The state grange Of Massachusetts,
comprising over 200 individual oranges
with total membership OF about
5000, has decided 10 make village i'm
pr0yement regular part Of ~ work
in the future, says Maxwella Tails
man The grange thus admits the
value Of improvement work and gives
10 II broad Interpretation. Including
among the proper fields for develop
ment the general environment, the
home. the individual, the farm, the
neighborhood and the town. The de
tire 10 cooperate with all other forces
for the improvement Of civic condi.
ilons II also expressed. The end In
view, "an increase In the beauty and
attractiyeucrs" u the towns 81 the
state. IL commendabie BY this alone
may the town compete with the city
aud cease 10 BE- decadent The grange
has already done good work IN this
field Ia Individual cases and bis broad
er movement promises much.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

aanahgf wAs ruestaa 5atf aatg fs
sts3as8aftF oess1AtetAcstl sfNi ri
sNsh ~ satnsH wsa8e fHasaw @nm q
- tat saaea sNyNf ~ Naehres lfgf Naan
Ftaafss I'VE txf ere hfsf ue w d
Aseasa ssa ~ ts asf wstie6 60 1900
ID asal treHuas noFeHf fn rre
ss-s fhs refr sfg saf N#f ~
sae ~ ere renaafat4aa fnst il $50
snssaf ihs teffffN - HnHhf l3ff
~ fhst atat,ff ewrh it 8'ait VI
ar Hlteo osee ~ W. astni y ss $50
l1tNs
fsg rosnr farther nade er1
ahFthas fRis " ~ " na Nti'int
a "a Is patiiihu lfsa r f'f
tsfs38sas hltaseM haF ahs ffad ~
Ia go a. kNHN tae rrsf e. ca TIE
t tti5sss nfs fssg thai no saN NaA
swre shsss the lasfiiiirs regamsneci
suA cod itat Nts aas rieW
felig naff 81 tat haa asutANa
x ats6 rta Hrrsarat st Hh wHf
tssafd a. atfsaa ID baf q ufish are -
tisart pfstr8 ia hs ftr iU fssF 40 ya
raa grove Shai senF ta s az JOSH
ssn Nas naf ogfr aNl aaws 600 noi
1nitrn Qf sfffmut e'HnnrB "a Eaet ~ w.
fsiu io Ypgf iaas Ai0u thn ~
svat % iHFade d ur 9allu7 nattah ~hen
gey ~ vsN aem q bereeNrg 80 rei'e'
.. lnYunau. Hnt Fog unpw him 20 % -
seaepsf ~ may choices 20 49, ~ doems
n f~utvaes9 fgg sagh parp3w apd laA
aIon I'm 81 make WaT 90 pleasure ottai
90 So II you can MS ANS AmH 90 his row
e, ~ tbs respect afitf haglne gwen him
W much o. You prYpost y iof'iy 10
Should thoore 10 SAY M thinks u neces-
SarB 10 Invade Canada ~ rrvYeM The
Bisiish from Invading no. hus could 500
stop hims You mhY say 10 hem ! N"H
mo probability ~ thr iiritith lnFadinG US
hut he siii fay 70 y0u. he Alrnt sfe
ID II sou don't
rise provision q iils consultation EiNins
tls war making power 90 congress Was
"a, tated ~ ! understand ~ ~ thr fol-
lsuinE reasons kinEs bad always been
involving snd imprYrfishinF ihrlT lN"ple
M vars pretending generally u not a.
ways that ths good n tHf people was the
object Thia ohf convention understood
10 h. the most oppressive II ail kngiy
expressions and they resolved 20 ~ frame
~ constitution that $50 one man should
bDiA the power az bringing this oppression
UPON ~ Hui your ylcN DESTROYS the
Nholc matter and pisces our president
where kiuFa have always stood
write soon ngan You're truly
A LINCOLN
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20
lisb opposed Mencan War

Thoroughly hostile 10 Polk and ho;ly
opposed 10 the war Mr. IAncola took
an active although TO, a leading part
IN the discussions relating 10 the CON
snsncemcn; and e0Adnet u the latter,
He was politician cno1gh, however
10 So with the majority o. his party IN
voting supplies 70 The troops and
thanks 10 the generais while eensnr'
ing The dresden; by solesanly decsAf'
ing fhsi the war was unnecessarily
and aneans,itaiionaIly hsgua BY the
president q the United STATES" Bot
rs position and The possiioa 81 The
whiss viii he made safieienliy appa-
rent d, ghe productions o. bis own ieLi.
90 The I'd 81 pceesnber, 1861. Mt.
Lincoln iasretnced rr~nmeie and
resolutions which attained great celeb
s4sy is Illinois Under the title " ''spe'
nesela,lons" and IN all probshiiaiy host
The party q great msay r0ies IN she
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

CHAPTER VII.
Lincoln For Compensated E.manclpa'
hon" and Colonization.


- N the LIST OF July, 1852, Mr..
Lincoln was chosen by pub.
lie meeting Of his fellow ell.
zens at Springfield to deliver
In their hearing eulogy upon the life
and character of Henry Clay, and on
the 10th of the same month he com
piled with their request Such ad-
dresses are usually called orations,
but this one scarcely deserved the
name. He made no effort to be elo-
quent, and IN no part of II was he more
than ordinarily animated. II Is true
that he bestowed great praise upon Mr..
Clay, but 1t was bestowed In cold
phrases and tame style, wholly un
like the bulk Of his previous compost
tIons. In truth, Mr.. Lincoln was new
err so devoted follower OF Mr. Clay
as some OF his blographers have repre-
scented him. He was for another man
In 1896, most probably for another In
1910 and very ardently for another Ia
lS4S. DR.. Holland credits him with
visit TO Mt. Gay nj asnlhhd anu M NJ
terview which effectUally cooled bis
srdor In behalf Of the brilliant states-
man. But, In fact, Mr.. Lincoln never
troubled himself 10 make such n Pill
grimage to see or hear any man much
less Mr.. Clay. None OF his friends
Judge Davis, Mr.. Herndon, Mr. Speed
or any one else, so far as we ARE able
to ascertaln-eve heard Of the visit.
II II had been made at any time after
1893 II could scarcely have been con
cealed from Mr.. Speed, and we are
compelled 20 place u ajolg with the
multitude Of groundless stories which
have found currency with Mr. LIN
coins blogrnphers
II the address upon Clay Is OF any
historical value at all II Is because Il
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

cosGKEss by LINCOLN IL 1876
begun unconstituti0nally and pnneces-
sarily BY President Polk nor bow the
wings could vote supplies to carry on
the war without indorsing the war II
self. Besides on this. he sent news
OF startling defectlons, and the weary
representative took up his pen again
and again 10 explain, defend and adj
wise
Washington june 2 1875
Dear william Last night l was attend
m. a sort of caucus % the Wing mem.
bers held IA relation 10 the coming pres
,asniiai election The Whole field OF the
ration was scanned. and al IL high hope
and confidence iliin0is Is expected 70
better her condition ia this race. Under
these circumstances fudge how heart
rsraing h was 70 come "a my room and
ma and read your disc0uragihe letter 81
the isih We have made no gains bat
have lost III n Robinson Turner. Camp
bell ana four or Give mote" Tel Arneg
20 reconsider II he wsuid be saved Baker
anA used 70 % something but ! think
you attach more Importance 20 our Alb
sspce raan II just There Il another
senators ans ave representatives, IN SAN
ramon Nov We have part q enc sen
stor and two representative With quit
ona.third nngre people HAN we had then
We have onlg half she sort o. Offices
shleh are sought bg men o. the speaking
sart "a talent THIS ! think IL the chisi
Gauss No4. a. 60 the young men. You
must not wait a. t.S brought forward BY
the elder mea. Fer Instance 90 yau sup
pose that l s,,Ruid sFef have got into
hofiee Il hso WSitea ~ b. hunted 40
and pushed forward ~ older meal W.
young men r-t tag-i4ef and form =
hsngh and HsAGy clpe and have FeEsslai
rsestingk anA speeches Take ia every
BODY that yus esE ga Hanis0a Gsirns
lev q a Eras. les klmtaN and 6 W.
aAfhemy s-iA % - begin the itslng bli
~ s0n s. 4sosg gather % AZ the strewd
MID boys about fo~n whether 5asi "
age ~ a nttse under sse-rhris Losan
gedaics Elagsgr Ls@ss zwifleg ard laa
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

Eaglaua aud mAdc thgloas rampsirn
speeches before he mtniued home
Ilry were nat preserved and we're
pga,ialy ~ little ilnfsWtancc
sca after e. ueiutn - Washing
,,.n to iske hls fnai II the seyead ses
sl5u II The ThiFlefh csnetess he w..
rciscd q leticf frem hls father which
aaonishtSi and perhaps smusd hllu
rs rcl's lnilmatrs grave dvUiis con
ceruing the scrariit ~ his cirrslnlpd
eni
Washington Ace q isis
NJ Dear fsihef Year ir,ief = enc ~
vas received uiEhi bsfars lest yrrS
rhesrfsiiy srua yua ihs tat Nileh sam
yau say - necessary a. save your iani
from sale u u eiHealnr thag yea ahonhl
hass fafgnitcH . iaasmrut against ysa
apd Il Is NOR sinwt1hf THAI ~ r'asrisW
should haNe iet yoa forget u 40 lalE paF
tiruiafly a. suppose Fou aiwafa haA
property enough 70 satisfy 4 indignant ~
that amount Before you pay q y would
BE- well 10 h. sufc sou base not pali or
Al least that you cannot prove you have
paid a. Give my howe 90 mother ana ~
he connections AHeetipnately your son.
a LINCOLN
The second session was q quiet one
Mr. Lincoln did nothing 10 att.aci pub
lie attention Ia any marked degree
lie attended diligently and Uobiru'
slyely 10 the ordinary duties of his Of
Zee aud voted generally with the Wing
majority one MIR Colt however, OF
New York offered u resolution looking
10 the abolition OF the slave trade IN
the District Of Columbia, aud Mr.. Lin
coin was one u only three or four
northern Wings who voted 20 lay the
resolution on the table AZ another
time, however. Mr.. Lincoln proposed
n substitute for the Gott resolution
providing for gradual and eompensnt-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20
Sl35 900 Gain in Savings Deposits
in SIX Months.
From 40 IIardNIeIs GazoLL..

Notwithstanding the scare 10 the I'm
aneial world aud tie failure u few
large banking Institutions Vermont
banks have increased their deposits
during the past ycar and one u these
u TIE Hyde Park Savings Bank IN
sig months the deposilsof this bank IN
creased sl3i. 90 The bank iHaugUr'
ated an advertising campaign some
time ago - Increase ~ deposits snd
by the persistent use q prluier's ink
little short of phenomenal results have
followed Then, to-, the business abil'
is and earefal methods ~ its presi.
dent. ex Cos Page, u another reason
for The reason.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

personally quite willing TO
be candidate for congress the second
time. But his honor forbade, He
bad given pledges and made private
arrangements with other gentlemen 20
prevent "the district from going to
the enemy" Judge stephen T. Logan
was Nominated In his place, and, nj.
though personally one OF The most pop
ular men In Illinois, he was sadly beat
zen In consequence OF the record which
the Wing party had made against the
war" II was well az II was, for "
Mr.. Lincoln had been the candidate he
would have been stu more disastrous
ly defeated since II was mainly the
votes be had given In congress which
Judge Logan found 1t SO dlhicut 10 es.
plain and impossible 20 defend.
MIR Lincoln was an applicant and 0
very urgent one. for the office Of com
missioner OF The general land Office In
the new Wing administration. He
moved his friends 10 urge him IN the
newspapers aud wrote 70 some OF bis
late associates IN congress among
them Mr. sehenci Of Ohio soliciting
their support. But II was al OF ne
avail Mr.. Justin Butterneld faiso an
Illlnoisianl beat him In the race %
Washington" aud got the appointment
II Is said by one Of Mr. LiHcolns nn-
merons biographsrs that be often
laughed over his failure TO secure this
great office, pretending to think L he
meath bis merits. but we can ind no
evidence u the fact alleged and have
no reason 10 believe II.
Mr. Fillmore subsequently offered
him the g0vernorship Of Oregon Ibe
news reached him while away 81 court
at fremont or Bloomington, Nr STU
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

dtselosss Mr Lincoln's unreseryed
agreement with Mf Clay Ia his opin'
IONS concerning. slavery and the proper
petl.od Of eriinguishing II. They both
favored gradual emancipation BY tbs
voluntary action Of the people Of the
slave states and the transportation Of
the whole negro population 10 Africa
rs rapidly M they should be freed
from service 10 their masters. !, Was
q fayoriie scheme with Mr, Lincoln
then. ~ II WIS long after be- becnnle
president u the United States. ''coa'
tenssted" aud voluntary emsneipa'
fion,s on the ole hand, and "colonlza'
ton Of the freedmen. on the others
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20
CHAPTER "
Lincoln Supports General Taylor Fo'
President.

~NHE Wing national convention to
nominate a candidate for the
presidency was 60 meet at
Philadelphia on the LIST OF
June. ISIS and MIR Lincoln was 10 be
member. He was not Clay man.
lie wanted candidate that could be
elected. and he was for "Old Rough
General Zachary Taylor rs the only
available material at hand But Iet
him explain himself
Washington, April -, isAs
Dear wrliams--I have not seen Ia the
papers any evidence Of "a movement to
send a delegate from your circuit TO the
June convention ! Wish 70 say That
think Il an Important that a delegate
should be sent MIR Clayrs chance for an
election IL Just no chance AZ all lie
might get New York and that would have
elected in iSli but Il will not now, be
cause he must now at the least lose Ten
nessee. which be had then, and IN addl'
lion the fifteen new votes Of FLORIDA,
Texas Iowa and Wisconsin know our
good friend Browning Is great admlref
OF Mr.. CLAY. and | therefore fear he y
favoring his domination. II he Is, ask
him to discard feeling and try, II he can
possibly. as a matter Of Judgment, count
the votes necessary TO elect him
In my Judgment we can elect NOBODY
but General Taylor, and We cannot elect
him without nomination. Therefore
don't fail 10 send delegate. Your ificnd
as ever. y LIN YIN
TO Archibald williams ESQ.
Washington, June Il, lsis.
Dear williamson my return from PhlI-
adelphia, where ! had been attending the
nomination Of odd Rough, found your
letter IN a mass Of others which had ac.
cumulated In my absence, By many ana
>s.A.. A. had haa9 salg they would Slii .,i moS
abide the nomination OF iHAiolt wv guy
the deed has been done they are fast fall
ing IN. and IN my opinion we shall have
n most overwhelming, glorious triumph
one unmistakable sign is that all the ODDS
ana ends are with us--Barnburnera Ma.
tive Americans, Tyler men, disappointed
office seeking Iocofocos and the Lotd
knows what This Is important III
nothing else IN showing which way the
wind blows Some Of the sanguine men
here set down all the states as certain Tor
TAYLOR but Illinois. and II Is doubtful
Cannot something be done even IN IN
nols? Tayior's nomination takes the Lo-
cos on the blind side. II turns the war
thunder against them. The war Is now
10 them the gallows OF Haman, which
they built for us and on which they are
doomed TO be hanged themselves
Excuse this short letter have so
many more TO write that cannot devote
much time TO any one, Yours as ever
A. LINCOLN.
But his young partner In the law
gave him great deal OF annoyance.
Mr.. Herndon seems TO have been trou'
bled by patriotic scruples, lie could
not understand how the war had been
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

Washington, June 5, 1919.
Dear Wllliam-Your two letters were re-
ceived last night | have a great many
letters to write and SO cannot write very
long ones. There must be some mistake
about Walter Davis saying | promised
him the postoffice, | did not so promise
him. | did tell him that If the distrisu-
ton OF the Offices should fall into my
hands he should have something. and II
I shall be convinced he has said any more
than this shall be disappointed
said this much to him because. as ]
understand, he is OF good character Is
one OF the young men, is Of the mechan-
les and always faithful and never trou-
blesome, Wing and Is poor, with the
support OF widow mother thrown al
most exclusively on him by the death OF
his brother II these are wrong reasons,
then / have been wrong, but ! have GER
tainly not been selfish IN H. because Ia
my greatest need Of friends he was
against me and for Baker Yours as ever
A. LINCOLN
p. s-I.et the above be confidential
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20
AdNce TO John Johnston.

Dear Johnston--Your request for 80 J
DO not thlpk Il best 70 comply with no~
Al the various times when | have helped
you a little you have said 10 me- We can
est along very we'll non," but In very
short time ! ma YOU IN the same aim.
Guilty sgain. Nov. this can only happen
by some defect in your conduct WHAT
that defect IL l think ! know You are
not larry, and stih you are an idier
doubt whether since ! saw YOU soa have
done a good whole days work In any one
day Yoa 90 not very much dislike ~
work. ana stiil you DO not work much
merely because !, does no, seem 70 YOU
that you could get much for ~ This
h9blt Of pselessiy wasting tine % The
whole dlracul,l. and u - vastly snpsf'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20

PRESIDENT JAMES X. POLK, WHOSE WAR
WITH MEXICO WAS OPPOSED by LINCOLN.
ed emancipation, with the consent OF
the people Of the District 70 be aseer-
tanned at general election This meas
ure he evidently abandoned, and 1t
died a natural death among the rub
Dish OF unfinished business His rec
ord on the Wilmot proylso has been
thoroughly exposed both by himself
and Mr.. Douglas and in the presiden-
tlal campaign by his friends ana foes.
He said himself that he had voted FOR
II about forty-two times" II Is not
likely that he had counted the votes
when be made this statement but
spoke according to the best of his
knowledge and belief"
The following letters are printed not
because they Illustrate the authors
character more than thousand others
would. but because they exhibit one of
the many perplexities of congressional
life.
Springfield, April 25, 1919,
Dear Thompson-A TRADE Is still kept
up against me here for recommending +
r. King. This morning II Is openly avow-
ed that my supposed influence at Wash
ington shall be broken down generally
and Kings prospects defeated In partlo-
ular Now. what have done In this mat
ter have done at the request Of you and
some other friends In Tazewell, and !
therefore ask you to either admit II is
wrong or come forward and sustain me.
II the truth will permit, | propose that
you sustain me In the following manner!
Copy the inclosed scrap In your own
handwriting and get eyerybody-not three
or four, but 800 or 40O-to sign 1t and then
send 1t to me; also have six. eight or ten
Of our best known Wing friends there TO
write me Individual letters stating the
truth In this matter as they understand
It. Don't neglect or delay in the matter
understand Information Of an indictment
having been found against him about
three years ago for gaming or keeping a
gaming house has been sent to the de-
partment | shall try to take care or II
at the department TIL your action can be
had and forwarded on. Yours as ever.
A, LINCOLN,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-02-20
CHAPTER vi,
Mrs. Lincoln Declines Oregon Gov.
ernorship For Abraham.

vE nave seen already from one
OF his letters 70 Mr. Hern-
don that Mr.. Lincoln was
personally quite willing TO
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-05
KING GEORGE NOTES

Mrs. Edwin Bruce, wife OF Edwin Bruce,
clerk OF the criminal court OF Galveston,
Texas, who came on to the funeral oil her
COUSIN, tbs late Fielding Lewis, who he's
b. en- visiting relatives 10 King George,
has returned.
Mr.. Edward Toy loe has accepted po-
sition with the Laup Creek Colllery Com
psny at Page, W Va.
Rear Admiral Alfred r. Camden, U. 3.
n, who has been visiting Mr.. +. l.. Hun
ter. has returned to Washington.
Miss Fanny Love, OF Essex, who has
been visiting friends In King George, has
returned home.
Mr.. Arthur ]. Grymes, an official OF the
Erie railroad OF New York, and Dr. Edgar
Sno wden, OF Washington, are visiting
Mr.. B. c. Grymes and taking shot at
the partridges,
Mr.. Geo. Ogle Tayloe has returned
from a businest trip to Washington.
Mrs. Col. Bradford, who has been Wis.
lting Mrs. IInogen Lewis, has returned
The board OF supervisors oil King
George will meet at the courthouse Dec
18th.
At meeting OF the vestry OF st John''
P. E. church Mr. B. t. Tayloe was elect
ed vestrymsn and treasurer oil the
church.
Miss Lucy Lewis Is visiting reiative'
and friends 10 Washington.
Mr.. Holmes Conrad Turner, who hsI
been visiting bis parents at the z +
rectory, has returner to Fredericksburg
College to resume his studies.
Dr. LsrkIn Glszebrook, of Washington
Is visiting the Stuarts at Cedar Grove.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-05
FREE COURSE FOR FARMERS
vpL To Conduct It's Second Winter Course
In 1909

Farmers OF spotsylvania county who
desire to attend the Tree course ior isrm'
ers to be given for four weeks this win
ter at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
or who desire Information ss to same
should write to Delegate Z. OConor
Goodrich at opce.
In the winter OF 1908, the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College oil.
iered for the frat time to the farmers oil
the State a short course In agriculture
and Kindred subjects. The results we're
satisfactory In every wsy. Farmers
representing twenty-five counties 10 the
State were present, and expressed enthu-
elastic satisfaction with the work given.
This course will be repeated, and lectures
and demonstration work VIII pegln
Tuesday, January 18th, and continue
for four weeks, closing February lOth. -.
As stated, the course will consist OF
lectures and demonstrations--the lee
lures being given ia tbs morning ano'
demonstrations OF stOck-judging, dairy
practices, farm machinery, silo and ensi-
iage machinery, pruning, spraying, etc.
ln.the afternoon, -,
No entrance examination required. All
are welcome, regardless OF age or educa'
ton.
The expenses OF the farmer for this win
ter course OF four weeks as follows: =
Tuition, ires. Board, per week, 20.
Heat, light and laundry, Per week, III 20
Matriculation for course, I'll.
This winter course furnishes asplendid
chance for farmers to acquire a vast innc
OF useful Information and should be taker
advantage OF by all who can AFFORD 1t.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-05
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The celebrated Masarin L.bie. tne
property OF Lord Amherst, of Hackney
was sold at auction in London TOT
s10,250.
Herbert L. satterlee. Of New YORK,
was sworn in as assistant secretary Oh
the navy, in the presence OF secre'aF!
Newberry and others,
Major George r. West, paymaster Oh
the Texas National Guard. fell Tour
stories down an elevator shaft at Fort
worth, Tex. and was killed.
Asa result OF over-exertion at cham
Mon roller skating, Charles Mackerick
a Pottstown (Pa bish school boy !:
n a critical soaditioh WITH appeno'
eitIs.
r)r. Frederick G. Davis, oil blofsoars
pa has been appointed member 2
the board Of trustees OF the cottas
STATE hospital at Biossburg, vice Hsu'
| Ilton b. Humes. resigned.