Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-11

There were, however. some president souls who did
foresee great struggle. Webster doubt, had
some provision OF that conflict in which his only son
was to die'Nhen my eyes shall be turned TO behold
for the last time the in heaven, etc Mr.. ]. TIL
den said to John Bigelow years before the
III MT Bryant and those who think he does succeed
In what they about. the of this city will
run red with blood" They did red during the
draft riots, much redder than is commonly under
stood. Mr. Loyal Farragut tells that his father.
Admiral Farragut (then Captain FarraguD. and ne
the balcony Of the old Metropolitan hotel In
Broadway night in 1883 and looking at a
publican torchght procession when his father said;
don't like these marching It looks to like
war"
My father had a friend John Heart who was a
federal offlceholdsr at Washington under Buchanan.
He from South Carolina and had been the editor
OF the Charleston Mercury He to pay
visit In Brooklyn in the summer OF 1850. He had just
been in Charleston. and, from what he told
could have doubt that South Carolina would
II lincoln elected had been lately much in the
south. and. although only II old knew enough
OF the temper and characteristics OF the southern
pie TO be that secession started II would
be very difficult to prevent the spread OF II: But
youth IL sanguine and precpitate. wanted to
the power OF slavery curtaied. and willing
take the chances; and other boys and young felt
as,I did ~ -
Calhoun perhkps the most president Of American
statesmen. the struggle and wanted bring
the before the strength OF the rapidly growing
north should too great to be withstood by the
TO put off the struggle long possible for the
same II Calhoun what for the IN
terest the SOUTH Il should required super
human intelligence the part OF the north see
where its interests lay. No one. however at the
north seemed to this point quite sharply defined
Calhoun did, But there those in the north
who that great danger, perhaps disunon and war;
would follow anti-savery agitation and who wished
to adhere the quo preferring postponement
and the chances OF the future to the present prob
abilities OF secession and war.
But would II have been possible after the repeal
OF the Missouri compromise to put off the war? II
Douglas the marplot demagogue, or egotst, or
whatever he was. could have been suppressed. Il
might have been possible to postpone the
eight years. longer But with the repeal
once passed, and Pandora's box open and the news
papers and all the poets and orators bounding the
country to war. II possible 20 do t.? You can
not teach tact and discretion TO twenty millions OF
| people. One night in Plymouth church in Brooklyn
| few weeks before John Browns executon-so n
| friend told who there-Wendell Philips
Massachusetts, man. said; THE state proclaInations
of Massachusetts conclude with the words God save
the commonwealth OF Massachusetts;' but IL Masse-
chusetts allows John Brown TO be hanged say, God
| damn the commonwealth OF Massachusetts, The
effect OF this spoken TO q vast crowded and sympa-
| theto audience with the utmost passion by per.
| fectiy honest fanatic. who at the time an
Incompatible orator. may be easily conceived. When
such incidents possible. could far off.
| II the to come, Lincoln the perfect and
apparently heaven-apponted leader and II was per-
hsps fortunate that he wiser in advance than
/ he
| Cconeluded TomorrowO