The Denver star., 1916-01-22
Lest We Forget
Spirit ofLincoIn.
We Must Keep Alive the Fire of Self
Sacrifice and Protection.
Nv. B. TOWNSEND J

fw. B. rowNsEsD)
Editor S;ar:-Why the colorea citizens of Denver do
not show their gratitude for the university of the day which
made the free which great emancpaor
asssnaed is the occasion of regret The pers of the
Civil War and the achievements Of which have
to this during the past have
risen from and of the time honored document call
the construction and its amendments The trainers of
the Constitution held tenaciousy to the following truism
A men created free and equal and endowed with
tain naenabe rights-among these e liberty and the
pursuit of happiness"
the Constitution which was readily
MED by the slave holders the South who dissatisfied
the limits in which they prescribed in the of
ownership of slaves; and demanded that
territories of Kansas Nebraska and the great Northwest
territory back the Pacific Coast should be the
propagation of slavery which demand denied Then
the South in its insatiae demands for territory
which TO extend slavery withdrew tom the Union States
Just before that time Abraham Lincoln, chosen pres
dent by the Republican Party which organized n the
year of 1854. He entertained different of his dut
les and under the Constitution United
those entertained by James his predecessors
who said he had power to rebellion and
erce States seeding from the Union. Jefferson Davis the
OF rebellion and of slavery
that time in Conference with the leading rebels and
secesstonss at the South the best promote
and extend slavery and .ake the Southern States
the Union the North did agree the demands
South Roger Proyo of Virginia told Davis strike the
blow meanng war; for said he the blood shed
Old Virginia will make with her sister
OF the South. GilChris the anarchist of the Alabama
legislature told Davis sprinkle blood in the faces of the
people of that Alabama would be back he
than two days The day the blow struck-blood
was sprinkled the faces of the people horrible
began Sumpter fired upon The hailed with
throughout the South but with dismay people at
the North. Mr.. Lincoln protect the Union compelled
to call for $4,000 soldiers put down the rebellion The
continued tor without much advantage
gained by the Union because the South had mill
ions slaves part OF whom the fighting and
by the side of their the Union with large
portion of slaves home raising the for
the rebel army AT this juncture dark clouds of dsap-
pontment hovered the people of the North Mr. Lin
sion restrict the os slavery and Union
emancipate the slaves accordngy after
days notice the South OF his the South
did not lay down its and into the Union. On
the first day OF January 1868 finding that the still re-
jected his offer still in rebellion against the Union of
States he issued his proclamation declaring all slaves free
in the rebeous districts the South The parents of
the benecaries that proclamation
and draws in his mind picture OF the proud bird Amer
fromsthe dome OF the Capitol at Wash
with the glad in laming that on
today Nation has been redeemed people regenerated
and freed from bondage! imagine tan hear the clank
ing of the chains they fell the limbs million hu
beings, and the glad echoes which mp from the
Southland we comng-we coming, Father Abraham
four hundred thousand strong Up North the
OF their beneactors the home OF the free brave
after brief enjoyment of the crude blessings recent free
dom they startled with the horrible that Lin
coin had been assnated The heart exslaves must
have been trained with untold anguish gef-the world
hesitaed to believe the sad all eyes bathed in
sympathetic and then looking the deep
heaven the ex.slaves cried Lincoln Assassnated 1t can