The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-13
EMANC|PAT0R Of AN ENSLAVED RACE
Glimpses Of Abraham Lincoln as Found in Magazines in
~ Connection With Centennial Celebration
F%& of His Birth.
THE CHOICE OF ARCHBISHOP HUGHES AS ENVOY
The Great President Was Religious Man and Issued a
Circular Letter to the Army on Observance
of the Sunday.

their heads shot off and they're not
saying a word.''
His ability to put men at ease IS
well told in the history of the cir
cumstances concerning the notifca-
ticn of his first nomination to the
Presidency, narrated by Chas. c. Cof-
fin, who says the address was brief
and Lincoln's reply was equally brief.
Lincoln was practically unknown to
most of the committee and hence there
was much embarrassment When Lin
coin finished his address, his manner
instantly changed
"A smile, like the sun shining
through the rift of passing cloud
sweeping over the landscape, illumin-
ated his face, lighting up every home
ly feature as he grasped the hand cf
Mr.. Kelley Congressman from Penn
sylvania.) -.
You are tall man, Judge. What
is your height % ?,...s s.s. ...........
"Six feet three"
II beat you. = I am SIX feet -four
without my high-heeled boots'
Pennsylvania bows to Illinois. Z
am glad that we have found a candi-
cate for the Presidency whom we can
look up to, for we have been informed
that there were only little giants in
Illinois," was Mr.. Kelly's graceful
reply"
This remark and Judge Kelleys
reference to Lincoln's great rival
Stephen A. Douglas. known as "the
little giant" put all the company into
good humor.
Lincoln was a great admirer Of the
famous John Hughes, New Yorks
great Archbishop and it may he
appropriate to reprint Lincoln's letter
on the occasion of Archbishop Hughes
death. 1t was written in answer 20
an invitation to attend the funeral and
is dated Washington, Jan. 18th, 1854
After acknowledging the receipt Of
the invitation he directs the Secre-
tary Of State, Wm H. Seward to say:
while it was impossible for him to
accept the invitation, he has, never
tleless, earnestly desired to find son,o
practicable mode Of manifesting the
sorrow with which he received intel
ligence Of that distinguished prelate's
demise and his sympathy with h g
ccuntrymen, and with the religious
communion over which the deceased
prelate. presided, in their great ae-
.reavement. I have, therefore, on his
behalf, to request that you will make
known in such manner as will seem
tn you most appropriate, that having
formed the Archbishop's acquaintance
Iii the earliest days of our country's
present troubles, his counsel and ad-
vice were gladly sought and contin-
ually received by the Government on
those points which his position en-
shled him better than others to con-
slider. At a conjuncture Of deep In
terest to the country, the Archbishop
associated with others. went abroad
and did the nation a service there.
with all the loyalty, fidelity and prac-
tical wisdom. which, on so many 9th
er occasions. illustrated his great
ability for administration"
The Archbishop himself said Of the
work entrusted to him:
MY mission was and is a mission Of
peace between France and England on
the one side and the United States on
the other made known
TO the President that II I should come
to Europe I should represent
the interests Of the South as we'll as
Of the North; in short, the interests of
all the United States, Just the same as
If they had never been distracted ~
the present Civil War. =. Some
say that my coming to Europe is %
bring about a reconciliation between
the two sections Of the country. But
In fact, no one bllt mvaelf eifher Nor%t,