The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-05
LINCOLN
As Lawyer
ano Debater
BY WARD HILL LAMON.
uncoln's Friend and Bodysuard.

hNsls ffh Thk ILLiAnis sksAfehshif
not act with The Democrats from prin
clpie and would not act with th,
Wings from policy" but. holding Of
from the cauouscs Of both parties. the.
demanded that all AMI. Nebraska mel
should come 90 them or sacrifice ih,
! most important fruits or their Int,
victory at the polls.
But these were not the only enc
niles Mr. Lincoln could count in III,
body OF his party. The Abolitionists
suspected him and were slow TO com,
10 his support. Judge Davis went e
Springfield and thinks be got some
OF this class ''to go for" him, but II IL
probable they were got" In another
way. Mr. LoyeJoy was member and
required as the condition of his sup
port and that OF his followers that Mr.
Lincoln should pledge himself 10 IA.
vor the exclusion OF slavery from all
the territories OF the United States.
This was long step in advance OF
any that Mr.. Lincoln had previously y
taken. He was, as matter of course,
opposed 10 the Introduction OF slavery
into the territories north OF the line OF
30 degrees 80 minutes. but he had up
10 this time regarded all south OF that
as being honestly open 10 slavery. The
vilalny OF obliterating that line and
the necessity OF its immediate res
toration-in short, the perfect sancti.
ty OF the Missouri settlement had
formed the burden OF all his speeches
In the preceding canvass. But these
opinions by no means suited the Aboli.
tionists, and they required him TO
change them forthwith He Thought
II would be wise to do so, consider
Ing the peculiar circumstances OF his
case but before committing himself
finally he sought an understanding
with Judge Logan. lie told the Judge
what he was disposed 10 do and said
he would act upon the inclination II
the judge womb not regard 1t as
threading upon his toes" The Judge
said he was opposed TO the doctrine
proposed. but for the sake OF the cause
In hand he would cheerfully risk his
toes" And so the Abolitionists were
accommodated. Mr. Lincoln quietly
made the pledge, and they voted for
him
Encolns Great Disappointment.
On the sth day OF February, 1855.
the two houses met IN convention TO
choose a senator On the first ballot |
Mr.. Shields had f0rty-one votes. and
three Democratic votes were scatter |
ed Mr.. Lincoln had forty-fye. Mr.. !
Trumbull five and Mr. Koerner two.
On the seventh ballot the Democrats
left Shields and, with two exceptions,
voted for Governor Matteson. In ad-
dltlon to the party strength, Matteson
received also the votes Of two OF the
little knot, 1t was apparent. was now
up. For many reasons the
Wings detested Matteson most hearth
" and dreaded nothing so much as
his success. But of that there now
appeared to be great danger, for un-
less the Wings abandoned Lincoln and
went for Trumbull the FIVE Anti-Ne-
braska men would unite on Matteson
md elect him. Mr.. Gillespie went TO
Lincoln for advice. "He said unhesi.
You ought to drop Inc and
20 for Trumbull That Is the only
way you can defeat Matteson.' Judge
Logan came up about that time and
insisted on running Lincoln still, but
he latter said, IL you do, you viii
ose both Trumbull and myself, and ]
hink the cause IN this case IL to he
Preferred TO men, We adopted his
and turned upon Trumbull
md elected him, although II grieved
Is TO the heart TO give up Mr.. Lincoln
This. think, shows that Mr.. Lincoln
vas capable OF sinking himself for
he cause In which he was engaged" I
I was with great bitterness OF spirit
hat the Whlgs accepted this hard al
ernBtive Many Of them accused the I
iiAit TDhui VI iStuit'
rats OF "ungenerous and selfish" mo-
Ives. One OF them. "Mr. Waters OF I
fcDonough, was especially Indignant I
nd utterly refused to vote for Mr..
'rnmbull at all. On the last ballot {
e threw away his ballot on Mr.. VII
ANS
Mr.. Lincoln was very much dlsap- I
ointed." says Mr. Parks. a member Of I
he legislature and one Of Mr. Lin. !
oln's special friends, "for think that
I that time It was the height OF his
mbitlon to get into the United States {
enate. He manifested, however. no !
itierness toward Mr.. Judd or the 9th !
7 Anti Nebraska Democrats. by whom
he was beaten, but evident
I thought that their motives were
ght lie told me several times after
ard that the election OF TrumbuIi
'as the best thing that could have
appened"