The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

And the exercises were n9td n
state house. but there were nearl9
10000 in the procession. marching IN
the rain, mostly Germans who cams
from ST. Louis and all parts OF ths
country. every one carrying an UNI
brella and California Gala lily. Ths
high school OF that city made a high
ladder Of green foliage, every round of
which was ornamented with Gala lilies
from Oakland Cal
Feeling that the bodies OF Mr.. Lin
coin and his wife were still insecure.
I suggested that they be placed IN =
receptacle dug in the earth ana then
covered and filed in with hydraulic
cement. which was aftsrWard done.
The Lincoln guard OF honor on April
"A. 1887. after due Identification OF the
remains and attestation by witnesses.
delivered them to the Lincoln monu-
ment association. and they were en-
caSed in concrete within wall one foot
and a half thick OF hard burned brick.
laid in portland cement. making tha
whole equal 70 a solid mass OF stone six
feet deep. eight and half feet wide and
eleven feet long When this was done
the key OF the broken lock OF Lfncoln's
tomb was sent me by the custodian.
John C. Power (since deceased). and is
now in my possession
The object OF that local Lincoln
guard OF honor having been attained on
that day they passed a series OF reso-
ANNAtitSr anu dHtpuE LLefO the lDlloWlnZs
Resolved. that our secretary be and
he is hereby instructed 10 have neat
casket made OF sufficient size to con-
tain our record book. certificate OF in
corporation. seal and press gaveI OF
live oak from the steamship Of war
kearsarge. crimson silk velvet collar
with patriotic emblews iu gold. sent
to our secretary by friends OF Idncoln
IN California as a mark Of their ap-
prOval Of his Efforts rs custodian to
protect the tomb from desecratfon. and
any papers that IL may be desirable 70
preserve; put al in the casket and
keep IL In memorial hall Of the ma -iQnal
Lincoln monument that they NAV be
left there as Wementoes when ve cease
TO use them. ON the death 0f any
member IL shall be the duty of any
surviving member or members TO see
that the fact is entered on our record
book
The secretary. John C. Power. who
was the custodian. and others Of that
Lincoln guard Of honor of nine brave
and splendid men have gone over the
river. One of them still living Cap
tain Edward 5. Johnson. is now the
custodian of the Lincoln monument at
Springfield. which is now in the care
Of the state OF Illinois. and in which
California has more than any other
state common patriotic and undivided
interest California fred the first gun
Z
tember. 1S49. when she unanimously
declared in her constitution. There
shall be no involuntary servitude in
this state excepting for the punish
ment Of crime and IL was that decla-
ration which in spite OF nine months
OF opposition. on September 9. 1850.
admitted California as a free state into
the union and gave her first United
States senator. John G. Fremont, in
1855 the nomination for president. It
gave new platforms for political parties
10 divide upon and while the war
clouds appeared in the low southern
horizon the struggle had politically al
ready begun
} In 1s5S. during the contest between
! Lincoln and Douglas. the Rev. Julian
NJ. Sturtevant. D. D.. ex-president OF
Illinois college at Jacksonville. hap
. pened to be at the station at that place
when the train arrived from SPRING
field, and he said Con February Il.
1SS1): Mr.. Lincoln came from the train
and we walked together 10 the hotel
I said 10 him, You seem weary and
careworn: you must be having weary
time OF it I am he replied with en-
phasis- I would instantly abandon tho
contest if 1 did not know that n the
doctrine of the political indifference OF
slavery prevails. this will he n slave
state in less than n years; but I do
| know ID and 1 must fight IL cut 20 the
l III the opening OK MS cam
paign at the state house in Springfield
5 in 1850 In the beginning Of his speech
: he said:@ rhis country can not long re-
main as IL II. half slave and half free.
l IL wiu soon become all slave all
. free
The long and bloody conflict of four
I years war decided the debate on the
D battlefield at AppOmarION- Baker. ths
I friend of Lincoln. fell at the head of
his command at Balls bluff and sleeps
!, in Laurel Hill cemetery within the
/. sound Of the oceans roar moaning his
D eternal requiem to CalifOrnia's shores.
4 and Lincoln fell at his post at the
l. capital of the nation and his life blood
: for liberty and union Overdowing the
altar OF his country. In his eulOgy OF
: Washington on February p, 1872, he
e said. Washington is the misnriesr
: name OF earth On that name eulogy
0 is expected 1t can not be To add
4 brightness to the sun or glory 70 the
n name Of Washington is alike lmpossi-
: bic. Let none attempt IT, In solemn
: awe pronounce the name. and IN It's
5 naked, deathless splendOr leave II shin
y ing on" With a like loving and be-
coming reverence pronounce the name
y OF Abraham Linc0ln