The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-11-17

The next year he .stumped Massa-
chnsetts tor zach. Taylor ana heard
Gov. Seward deliver his remarkable
speech o. slavery, which contained
this striking utterance
Congress has no power to inhibit
any duty commanded ~ God On Mount
Sinai or by His Son on the Mount Of
Olives"
On his return home Lincoln con-
fessed that we had Dor to deal with
that question.
I was In his Office when Herndon
said:
II tell you that slavery must be
rooted out
What makes you think so?' Mi.
Lincoln asked.
II feel 1t in my bones" was Hern-
don's answer.
After that he used to speak with
respect Of "Bill Herndon's bone phil
osophy."
His term in congress having ended,
he came back to the law in partner
ship with William III. Herndon--a man
of character and sound judgment.
Those days Lincoln wore black trou.
sers, coat and stock, a waistcoast OF
satin and a Wellington high hat. He
was wont to carry his papers In his
hat. Mary had wrought a great
change in his external appearance.
They used to call him "a dead square
lawyer" remember that once Hern-
don had drawn up a fictitious plea
founded on a shrewd assumption. Lin
coin carefully examined the papers.
IT'S it founded on fact?" he asked.
NO" Herndon answered.
Lincoln scratched his head thought
fully and asked:
""Billy, hadn't we better withdraw
that plea? You know it's a sham and
generally that's another name for u
lie. Don't let II 60 on record. The
cursed thing may ronne starin= us in
the face long after this suit has been
forgotten" 5
On the whele he was not 30 com-
nunicattve. ID he had been In his young
manhood. He suffered days Of depres-
sion when he said little. Often, in
good company, he seemed to be think
ing of things In no way connected
with the talk. Mary called him a
rather ''shut-mouthed man."
Herndon used to say that the only
thing he had against Lincoln was his
habit Of coming in mornings and
sprawling on the lounge and reading
aloud from the newspaper.
The people Of the town loved him.
One day. as we were walking along
the street together, we came upon a
girl dressed up and crying in front
Of her fathers door. ~
whats the matterY Lincoln asked.
Il want to take the train and the
wagon hasn't come for my trunk" said
she. .',
Lincoln went in and got the trunk
and carried 1t to the station on his
back, with people laughing and throw
ing jokes at him as he strobe along.
When I think Of him, his chivalry and
kindness come first to mind.
He read much, but his days Of book
study were nearly ended. His learn
ing was now got mostly In the school
Of experience. Herndon says, and I
think 1t ID true, that he never read
to the end Of q law book those days.
The study of authorities vas left to
the Junior partner. His reading wae
mostly outside the law. His knowL-
edge Of science was derived from
Chambers Vestiges of the Natural
History Of Creation.
He was still afraid Of the Abolition
Movement in 1852 and left town to
avoid a convention of it's adherents.
He thought the effort to resist by
force the laws of Kansas was criminal
and would hurt the cause Of freedom.
"Let us have peace and reyolutionize
through. the ballot box" he urged.
In 1854, a little quarrel in New York
began to weave the thread Of destiny.
+, Seward, Weed and Greeley had welded
decisive power in the party councils
Of that state. Seward was q high
headed, popular idol. His plans and
his triumphant progress absorbed his
| thought. Weed was dazzled by the
splendor Of this great star. Neither
gave a thought to their able colleague
Ia poor man struggling to build up
q great newspaper. An Office, with
fair pay, would have been a help In
those days. But he got no recognition
Of his needs and talents and services.
Suddenly he wrote q letter to Weed
in which he said:
aThe Arm of Seward, Weed and
Greeley Is hereby dissolved by the res
ignation Of its Junior member"
When Greeley had grown In power
and wisdom until his name vas known
and honored from ocean to ocean, they
tried to make peace with him, but
In vain. "a
Then suddenly a new party and q
| new Lincoln were born on the same
day in 1855, at a great meeting In
Bloomington, Illinois. There his soul
was to come into it's stateliest man
sion out Of its lower vaulted past.
For him the fulness Of time had ar
rived. He was prepared for It. His
intellect had also reached the fitness
Of Its power. Now his great right
hand was ready for the ~thunderbolts
which his spirit had been slowly forg-
ing. God called him In the voices OF
the crowd. He was quick to answer.
He went up the steps to the platform.
I saw, as he came forward, that he
had taken the cross upon him. Oh