The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-12
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
In Memory of Abraham Lincoln.

In memOIy VI Aplaiai 1AiSNh'
Editor. Barre Daily Times: viii you
please allow me a little space in your
paper to call attention to the ami
versary Of President Lincoln's birth
day?
lie was born Feb. -, 1909, and died
April Is, 1865. Many OF the speeches
made by him remind us of the time
now. In one speech, speaking of his
party, he said, Our robe Is soied,
trailed in the dust, let us repurify 1t,
let us wash it white, in the spirit, II
not the blood of the revolution. Let
us turn slavery from its claims of NOR
al rights. back upon it's existing legal
rights and its arguments of necessity.
Let us return il to the position our
fathers gave it and then let IT rest in
peace Let us readopt the Decraa-
ton of Independence and with 1t the
practice and policy, which harmonic
with it,"
In December. 1863, he said, 1--WE must
not lose sight of the fact that war
power is still our main reliance; 70
that power alone we can look yet for
time, to give confidence to the PEG
ple in the contested regions that the
insurgent power will not again over
run them until that confidence shall
be established. Little can be done any
where for what is called reconstruc-
tion. hence our chief care must still be
directed to the army and navy, who
have thus far borne this harder part
so nobly and well. It may be esteemed
fortunate that in giving the greatest
efficiency 10 the arms we do also rec
ognize the gallant men, from command
err to sentinel, to whom the world
stands indebted for the home Of free
dom"
In speaking Of his denomination, he
said, 81 am not insensible at all TO the
personal compliment there is in this,
vet I do not allow myself to believe
that but a small portion Of It Is q
personal compliment The part which
! | NAV Law hold of as being the opn-
| ION Of the convention and the league,
| that ! am not entirely unworthy to be
| intrusted with the place which ] have
occupied the last three years, they have
concluded that it is not best to swap
horses while crossing the river and
I
so poor horse that they might. not
make a botch Of it, in trying TO swan. :
/ II Is said that his last interview with
\ his friends was on that fatal Friday.
/ Among those present were Mr.. Colfax
and Mr.. Ashmun To them he spoke
Of his visit TO Richmond, and when
they stated that there was much un
easiness al the North, while he was at
] the rebel capital, for fear that some
traitor might shoot him, he replied
/ iocularlv. that he would have been
/ alarmed himself If any other person
had been president and gone there, but
he did not feel that he was in any
danger.
Speaking Of business matter with
| Mr. Ashmun, he made a remark that
/ he saw he was surprised at and with
his well-known kindness Of heart, and
1 said. "You did not understand me,
! did not mean what Won inferred and
viii take it all back and apologize for
I H." Turning to Mr. Colfax, he said,
you are going with Mrs. Lincoln and
I to the theatre hope" but he had an
/ other engagement. expecting to leave
| the CITY in the morning. The president
started for the theatre with much re-
uctance. but a. General Grant had
| gone north and he did not want the
people 20 be disappointed, as they had
both been advertised to be there, az
the door, he stopped and said. "Colfax,
/ don't forget TO tell the people in the
mining regions what told You this
morning about the development, when
peace comes" With a good bye he left
| the mansion. never TO return alive.
let IA remember il was this great
and good man that said With malice
| toward none. with charity for al. with
| frmness in the right as God gives ~
70 see the right. let us strive on 70 I'm
/ ish the work we are in, 90 bind up the
nations wounds. Is care for him who
1 shall have borne the battle, and for bis
widow ana orphans. to d ali which
nav achieve ard cherish a Just and
/ lasting peace. among ourselves and wiih
! ali ations
Emma A. LaPoiut. Press Correspond
ent cor W X. G.