Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-20

erect lightning rod to protect guilty con-
science from an offended Cod Lincoln's
speech had wonderful effect Forquer had
formerly been Whig, but had then recently
become a Democrat, and almost simultane-
ously with the change had been appointed
register of the land office at a salary of three
thousand dollars per annum.
The coincidence of events in the lives and
history of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lin
coin is quite remarkable The parallel in
their careers furnish an interesting study
Both were born in Kentucky, Davis in 1908,
and Lincoln in 1909; they left their native
state in childhood, Davis being carried south
west, to Mississippi, and Lincoln to the then
called Northwest, Illinois In the Black Hawk
War (1832), Davis was a second lieutenant
of the Regulars, Lincoln captain of Volur-
teers, and Davis administered the captain
oath to Lincoln. Both began their political
careers at the same period, 1874, Davis then
being presidential elector for Polk, and Lin
coin an elector for Clay. They were elected
to congress about the same time, Davis in
1916 and Lincoln in 1916. and lastly in
the parallel in the same year, AID al
most the same month, they were called upon
to preside over their respective governments,
Davis as president of the Confederate States,
February 8, 1861, and Lincoln as president
of the United States, March 4, 1861.
| Have you ever seen an interesting picture
of President Lincoln entitled, Lincoln AS He
Really Was?" At the instant of the taking
of the photograph the president had gust
| finished sharpening his pencil for his young
son Tad. Lincoln was still holding in his
hand the pencil and the knife. The following
| is related by F. B.. Carpenter in his entertain
ing book called "Six Months at White House
with Abraham Lincoln: Little Tads FRANTIC
| grief upon being told his father had been
shot was alluded to in the Washington cor
respondence at the time. For twenty-four
hours the little fellow was perfectly incon-
solabe. Sunday morning, however, the sun
rose in unclouded splendor and in his sim
plicity he looked upon this as a token, that
| his father was happy. DO you think my ia
j Their has gone to heaven? he asked of gem
| tleman who had called upon Mrs. Lincoln. 1
have no doubt of it, was the reply Then
Tad exclaimed in his broken way, I am glad
| he has gone there, for he never was happy
after he came to the White House. This was
not a good place for him. "
Judge Baldwin, of California, being III
/ Washington, called one day on General Hal
/ leck, and presuming upon familiar ac-
quaintance in California few years before,
solicited pass outside of the Federal lines
| to see brother in Virginia, not thinking that
| he would meet with a refusal as both his
brother and himself were good Union men
General Ha1leck said eve have been de-
ceived too often, and I regret | can't grant
| it, Judge Baldwin then went to Secretary
| of War Stanton, and was very briefly dis
posed Of with the same result. Finally, the
| Judge obtained an interview with President
Lincoln, and stated his case. Have you ap-
piled to General HalleclS?" inquired the pres
ident Eyes, and met with a flat REFUSAL -
said Judge Baldwin "Then you must see
Stanton continued the president, 81 have,
and with the same result was the reply.
| "Well, then" responded Lincoln, with a
smile, ri can do nothing; for you must know
that 1 have very little influence with this al
ministration.''