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- That himself, James Blake. have
something
The Library also has the concluding
paragraph Of Lincoln'x last annual mes
sage to Congress, the manuscript Of
which Is supposed To have been dis
tributcd among souvenir hunters short
ly after his death. II reads:
If the people should. by whatever
mode or means. make II an executive
duty TO re~enslave such persons, an
other. and not /, must b. then instruct
cd To perform It, In stating u single
condition OF peace ! mean simply to
say that the war will cease on the
part of the Government whenever II
shall have ceased on the part of those
who began H."
The routine of Iincoln's practice as
country lawyer IN Illinois Is shown
by two briefs written IN his own hand
which have found their way into the
flies OF the Library OF Congress. One
brief reads
"Of the Oct, term Of the Coles County
Court III the year A. ID, l0ta,
James NJ Bngley. plaintiff. COM
plains Of Isaac d. Vnnmrter. defend
ant. being IN custody. for that whereas
the same defendant heretofore. Ia w.t.
on the day of May. year Of
our Lord i843 Ia the county afore~
said and in the presence and hearing
of divers good and worthy citizens of
the state Of Illinois, did wilfuliy. ma
licio,lhly and falaely speak Of and con-
cerning the aaid plaintiff the following
falsr malicious aud detamatory words
that ia To say. He tplaintiif meaningi
swore II damned lie and | defendant
mraningl can prove IL
ny means ot which The said plaintiff
hath been injured and hath sustained
damage IN the sum of 81 900. and
therefore brings this suit -
Lincoln used 10 have Orraaiunal cases
Ia Golch County haCa,isc his father
lived there The parent usually was
hard VIZ and came w from hts 40
acre farm in the courthouse whenever
his h0n was due to argue a tnae there,
not only 10 SEE him but to get part
nt lhr Zee. In one Islander raae IN this
county, pohhibly The one bfieted above
Lincoln got $40 verdict. nt which
he kept Saa as n lee. turning that ann
oyer 10 his father
The ulher brief In In auit tlled fnr
tiiram Mciienry atorekeeper af
Springfield. against tllfam Penny, for
The payment nt a bill for merchandise
Tie brief reads, ~ part
For that the said defendant here
lnfnre, 10 w.t. on the fltat day Ut Ansust
iaa0, Mas Indebted 10 said plaintiff ln u
largo sum ot money, to wit. IN the sun
OF SO, tor the goods, wares and merT
ehandise Ot aaid plaintiff heinre that
time aold and delivered by said piaintitt
Ia haiu defendant and At the hpeclal
instance and ieu,teat Ut said defendant,
and also IN further large aim, to wit
The alum of slDO, hatote that time paid
laid out and expended to and for the
Evening star., 1928-02-12
1T WAS PART OF THE EDUCATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

forts on behalf Of Sayres and Drayton.
A similar scene was enacted in the
Senate Hale Of Maine sought TO intro
duce bill TO prevent unlawful assem-
blies. such as that which had stormed
the Jail. in the District Of Columbia.
A tall military figure. still limping from
a wound received in the Mexican War.
arose He was the junior Senator from
Mississippi, jefferson Davis. He said
that Hale's bill was a measure TO PRO
tect incendiaries and kidnapers." His
colleague. Foote Of Mississippi. told the
Senate that Hale should be delivered
over to the mob and hanged from the
nearest convenient tree.
Seldom before had District Of Co
lumbia incident figured so notably in
the debates of both Houses.
II was a part of the education Of
Abraham Lincoln. The tall lawyer
might have no chance Of coming back
to CongreSS-but he was absorbing ma
terial that would be useful later on.
Giddings was rather proud OF the
progress OF his odd. ungainly protege.
ON December 81. ls48. Representative
~ Gott of New York introduced the
following resolution:
Whereas the traffic now prosecuted
in the metropolis Of this Republic in
human beings as chattels Is contrary 70
justice and the fundamental principles
of our political system and serious
hindrance TO the cause Of political ID
erty among the nations Of the earth.
Resolved. That a committee OF the
judiciary committee be instructed TO re-
oort q bin as soon as practicable 20
nrohIbit the slave trade In such Dis
trict.'
Gott chose time when there was
! bare quorum present 10 bring UP this
resolution. II passed. 81 TO 50.
Among the SS who voted against 1t
was Abraham Lincoln.
A Southern member moved for recon-
sideration. The motion Was carried.
li9 to 81 Colts resolution never was
heard OF again.
Among the li9 who voted for recon
siderstion was Abraham Lincoln. He
iSh slavery in the District Of Columbia
within a week or a month He had in
the back Of his head what he thought
was better plan. II would accomplish
the same purpose without hurting any
body
G,ddingS, Hale. Gott. Root and the
rest Of them wanted II 10 hurt, Actual
freeing Of the slaves Was only half theii
purpose. They wanted the slave own
eys Of the District Of Columbia 70 co.
dirt
Their colleague from Illinois-scon to
50 home toi good as he and all his
friends eSpscted-didnt hate anybody
All he wanted 10 do was free the slaves,
He preferred 10 operate with an an
eStheic. He didn't ENJOY hearing the
patient scream. He could. II the oc-
caSion demanded. be q relentless sur
geon, He had shown that by his merci-
less operation on the political philos-
ophy Of Mr.. Polk early in the session
Painless surgery Of the kind he sought
to practice led sometimes ~ charges cf
charlataniSm. Wendell Phillips had
denounced him as that Illinois slave
hound" Such misunderstanding was
inevitable when the operator didn't
make n great parade Of his knives and
SAWS before starting to cut
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+ raphy. There we're nearly 500 closel!
! printed pages. He didn't mention thu
/ name of Abraham Lincoln.
THE evening of April 10. l848 In th'
L dining room Of Mrs Spriggs' board
| ing house in Duff Green's Row on Capt.
tol Hill In Washington.
Six or seven Whig Congressman were
seated about the supper table. Ordi'
narily they were jovial comrades. Tht
! life of the boarding house was the tall
ungainly Representative from Illinois
with his unfailing reservoir OF home
| spun anecdotes, applicable to every oc'
! casion.
| Sometimes it was true, Lincoln wa.
a bit irritating He voted consistent,
| enough according to sound Whig prin-
| ciples. One speech he had made on the
responsibility for the bloody and costly
war with Mexico had bothered Polk
who occupied the White House at the
other end of the Avenue. But the fellow
was a temportzer. He had the unhappy
faculty of seeing the other fellows
side of the argument.
There was one subject upon which
some OF the men who boarded with Mrs.
Spriggs didn't admit any other side.
They didn't consider 1t a matter OF
politics 1t was a matter for blows, not
words 1t caused bitter rows at the
table when any Southern members were
present.
Yet even on the question OF the abo-
l!tion Of slavery this man Lincoln want
ed to go slowly. This was irritating TO
he liked the Illinois fellow. He
was educating him He had great hopes
Of bringing around the Springfield law
yer--wf1o was becoming rather friendly
with Alexander Stephens Of Georgia
TO the viewpoint Of an uncompromisins
abolitionist before the session was over
Lincoln would be useful as mission
airy back In Illinois. There wasn't
much likelihood that he would be sent
back TO Congress. He hadn't made
particularly good record.
So Giddings was spending good deal
Of time with the new member. Both
Of them had left their families back
home. They took long walks OF eve
nings They went TO band concerts
Strange. unbelievable things were tax
ing place In Washington just then.
There was New York lady In town
Hho claimed that she could communi-
cate with the dead. She was holding
seances In some OF the most fashionable
homes In Georgetown. Giddings him
self had seen q piano rise from the
floor when she placed her fingers on
II. He had heard from her lips secrets
which he had supposed were known
only 10 himself and loved ones vino had
passed beyond the veil.
He took Lincoln with him 70 some Of
these seanceS The spirits, speaking
through the lips of the lady. had told
them that the master OF the realms be-
yond the stars was provoked and grieved
at the whipping. selling and numbering
III his black children here In the United
States and was preparing TO bring down
terrible Judgment on the people, Gid
dings agreed with this,
The Ohio member vas almost con-
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Of South Carolina proposed an inquiry
Ito determine whether the scoundrel3
who helped the slaves escape ought not
TO be hanged"
That evening a mob Of infuriated
citizens attacked the Office Of the Ma
tional Era black abolitionist news
paper.
The next day Giddings. accompanied
By his Ohio colleague. E. S. Hamlin. and
Senator Lawrence Brainerd of Vermont.
went to visit Drayton and Sayres in the
jail. They pushed their way through
the mob which still surrounded the
building. The keeper allowed them to
speak to the two men through grated
door.
The mob learned what was going on.
In some way the lower gate was open.
The angry crowd pushed through and
started to come up the stairs. They
shouted to the three men that II they
continued to talk to the prisoners they
would be lynched. Congress or no Con-
gresS.
The taller quieted the rioters. Gid
d,nps. Han,lin and Brainerd left the
jail fearlessly The crowd shouted I'M
precautions against them. There was no
violence The citizens Of Washington.
excited as they were, were not quite
bold enough to attack members OF Con-
greSs. That night Giddings sat at the
supper table In Mrs. Spriggs boarding
house with Abraham Lincoln.
! DY q common agreement among the
- owners, most of the slaves were
| sold In a bunch to Baltimore slave
| dealer, Hope f. Slater. He put them
| In chains and marched them TO the
Baltimore & Ohio station. Men with
rifles watched them along the way.
Abraham Lincoln saw the melancholy
cortege pass up the Avenue. These
slaves had been born and reared in the
District of Columbia All their friends
were here. They were leaving nome
forever.
At the station they were loaded into
one car The Rev. Henry Slicer, chap
lain OF the House. entered the car. he
pushed his way through and talked with
Slater. an old friend. presumably con-
graduating him on getting such a
bunch of excellent stock SO cheap.
A big black man pulled at the minis
ters coat tails He had done odd jobs
about the House chaplain's church in
Washington.
"dood-by, MIR. Slicer." said the weep
ing man.
Slicer turned and "rebuked the man
severely for his w;ckedness In trying 10
escape from slavery"
THE inciden, OF Rev. Mr., Siicer and
i the slave was recounted that eve
ming at the supper table In Mrs, SprigSs
boarding house.
The next morning the chaplain was
at his desk In the House, he arose ana
spread his hands In the attitude OF
prayer.
Representative j. NJ, Root OF Ohio
arose from his seat and put on his hat.
Slicer asked the blessing of God on
the Congress and on the country,
God ---- such preachers as you!"
Root shouted
The Representative continued 10
drown out the clergyman's voice with n
succession Of loud oaths. detying the
gavel Of the Speaker
Abraham Lincoln was silent There
Is no record As to whether or not he
followed the chaplain'S prayer
There was bitter debate In the House
that day. GiddingS, said Representative
Haskell Of Tennessee, ought ~ he
hanged rs high as Hap,an for his ei-
Evening star., 1928-02-12

~ TORED away in the stacks OF the
Library of Congress are some
bulky packages Of yello"ing
- manuscripts. which probably are
worth their weight In gold, but
the contents OF which are known To only
two or three living persons.
For nearly 20 years yet they must
remain secret~~until there Ia no longer
any possibility that any OF the persons
whose names are mentioned In them
are alive. Until that time the world must
wait for the full evidence regarding the
life and character Of Abraham Lincoln
Out Of this mass Of tattered and
scribbied papers eventually will arise Il
more complete and finer picture OF the
man Illuminated by such flashes OF
tenderness. such human trivialitieh and
pettinehs. and such Buggestiona OF
power and righteousness AS "A man re"
served for his most intimate c0nmuni-
cations.
These are the papers Of the Robert
Todd Lincoln collection, bequeathed 10
the Nation by the oldest son 0f the
Civii War President. upon his death
two years ago with the condition that
they be kept secret for aptciflc time,
The period OF waiting VIII not be con
cluded before 1916 Certain provisions
have been made however. IN accord
ance with Mr.. llnc0ln'a VIII. whereby
some of the papers can be examined
by qualified historians seeking for Keys
10 the character Ut the emancipation
They can be used only tD filfniah back "
ground They cannot be quoted. or
any inkilng given 0f tnGir contents.
They will make almost no change. II
a a.
the accepted figure ot Lincoln. The
intimate details which they contain,
however viii give sharper picture 0i
his thinking prDcehbrs and Ills reactions
u, the nlcn and eVenla ~ his time
After oil. IL is not The actual Lincoln
manuscripts IN the cOlIectlon which are
expected H prove 0t the greatest Vhite
10 historians but the letters t1 him,
from PERSONS all over the country hhd
IN all walks Ut life HE replies u some
many years, bat vill mean much mare
when the original communication can
be placed alongside them.
Manuscripts In the handwriting 81
LluGtin especially those bearing Ills
| signature, nov are widely SCATTERED
| among private collectors ana ale eK-
uemeIy valuable. l.lDe0in papefs now
hnTpsas those NJ Washington ~ value
| and the Library ot Congress has been
able ~ secure very few of them out
alde the secret collection, u ~ expected
that Tie price viii ~ up from year "a
| year,
| Shortly after tie Fteaident's death
he already WA The object NJ mulch hero
| Worship @Hd TutlertOth were busy grab
' DinE iip everything la stpht Az il ~
silt. bIuEraptera wha Wy 10 bbae theii
Evening star., 1928-02-12
BY THOMAS II. HENRY.

L Ii those who expect to go Il
- ~ Heaven. stand up" shouted
~ the Rev; Peter r, Cartwright; a,o It,.
lit, plank church arose ex'
cept one man. He was slouched on
seat near the door. All eyes turnee
upon him. The venerable prairie cir
cult rider glared at him. He knew thu
intruder and held him in proper con
tempt. He had followed his career evel
since the fellow was selling wh:sk,
down in New Salem.
Now, all who expect TO go TO hell
stand up" the preacher thundered
His fanatical eyes were focused on th'
man in the back seat. There was nt
response.
DO you expect TO go?"
The man arose. slowly and awkward
ly-a TALL ungainly figure.
Il didn't come here tonight caicu.
latin to take any part in this service,
he said. But seein' you insist on 1t
I'm goin' TO Washington,
There we're suppressed laughs from
some Of the more worldly minded OF
the congregation. The circuit rider
didn't see the joke. The campaign then
In progress for a seat In Congress be-
tween himself and this scoffer az sacred
fundamentals was no laughing matter
His opponent was a man whose SOU
had not been saved.
The intruder sat down. The Rev
Peter Cartwright, saver Of untold thou
sands Of souls. preacher OF heN-firf
and the abolition Of slavery. went or
with his sermon He condemned the
institution of slavery-and card play
ing, liquor, dancing. reading novels
free thinking and all friyolity.
The preacher was an old man HI
had been on the circuit Of these from.
tier settlements, with their rude log
and board chapels. for almost 60 years
The longer he preached the more con.
scious he became OF the tide Of hell
fire which was sweeping up over tht
prairie grass lands. There were some
who would temporaze on issues OF mo.
Yelity. There was no temporiZing in
the heart Of the circuit rider
He combined preaching and politics
Nov he was Democratic candidate for
Congress from the sixth Illinois district
His opponent less than half hts age
Vas this clownish. eaSy-going Spring
field lawyer. The Rev. Peter Cart
wright hoped that his hearers would
understand A vote for the Wh.g ticket
meant vote for the devil. There was
10 certainty that the man In the back
seat held sound opinions On any yita
issues. He Was free-soiicr-~So much
10 his credit. But he was. at best. only
D !ukewarm abolitlonist.
This man going 70 Washingtonin-
deed. Not II the voters showed any
common sense Yet there was an un-
Snistakabie Wh!g sentiment through the
counties. Probably IL would be a Close
race. But the fellow was not going t,
Washington-he was on hts way " a
hotter city.
Great, indeed. Was the circuit rider''
contempt for his political opponent, A
few years later he wrote his autobiog.
Evening star., 1928-02-12

Ir Is probable that The earliest wall
paintings we're those ot the Esyr~
tians, Thoae people employed \ dis
temper containing dissolved gum. and
their principal pigments we're white
chalk. a vegetable yellow. oehtes, Ethlo.
plan einnabar. blue powdered glass
stained with copper and charcoal black,
The wallis vt Assyt,an and hahylonlaa
dwellings were treated IN much the
same manner. and the practice ot paint
Ing on walls coated with plaster was
certainly In vogue Ia Asayrla,
II h believed that the Greeks under
atood true fresoo wark, apparently On
the atrensth VI u phrase occurring in
rMtafth, TO palnt OH \ wet ground, "
Vlttuvhls alsa sreaks os a wet ground
and says that ealars placed upon 4
surface sa prepared are permanent.
which certainly u characteristics AZ true
iiesen work,
Evening star., 1928-02-12

work on original material must 20 10
widely scattered sources.
Among the letters. scraps Of writing
and law briefs In Lincoin's handwriting
at the Library OF Congress which are
open 10 the public are a few not gcner-
ally known and which throw some light
on the character Of the man~~his IN
tensity and his resort TO humor In all
sorts Of situations There Is. for exam
pie. his advice to young man who
wished to be lawyer. contained In n
letter written from Springfield on DE-
cember 2. 1858. To James I. Thornton,
which reads.
Yours OF the Goth In behalf OF John
r. Widner Is received am absent al
together too much u be Il suitable In
strlctor for law student When a
man has reached the age that MIR. Wild
ner has. and has already been doing
for himself. my Judgment is that he
read the books for himself without an
instructor. That Is precisely The way
came To the law. Let Widner read
Biackstones Commentaries. Chifry's
Pleadlngh. Greenleaf'a Evidence. Story's
Equity and Storys Equity pleadlngs
Then let him get license and go to the
practice, and still keep on reading That
IL my judgment OF the cheapest. quick
est and best way for Mr.. Widner to
make Il lawyer Of himself,"
Historically. the most valuable of
these manuscripts is tincoin'a hand
written order Ia Mai. Gen. II W. Hal
leCk, commander of the Department of
Missouri. dated December :. 1851. The
important feature IN the date. II reads
As an insirrection exists IN the
United States and h IN arms IN the
State 0f Missouri. you are hereby au~
thorized aud empowered to h,Iapend the
writ 0f habeas Corpia within the limits
Of the military division under your com
mand aud to institute martial law an
Yn,i f1nd II necessary. In your discretion
10 arclte public safety aud the author
~ 0t The United Blatea.
t.ine0lnb cabinet was new IN officc al
The Time This document Wah prepared
and unfamiliar with The proper pro-
oednre In handling Government papers
Consequently the great seai ot the
United states Wan placed ON The re-
vetna aide ~ The paper from the writ.
ing The historical niantfiGance nf The
paper lies IN the early date AT which
Lincoln haW NJ to assume extraordinary
powers Ia put down thu tabeliion
Lincoln, like all uther Presidents,
constantly WAS troubled by persnns
heekina lDps az promotions, ana hn
sometimes made Joke Of II, M In
The following sefibbled communication
forwarded To- the feGreiary nt War on
March n, ihnj,
To-day MI iiiake NJ Indiana aska
u Capt Aiken be promoted,
- CnI william II Black NJ tha
OH be promoted
- Col john w, htauk ~ The 4isl
ba Dttjtn,jtpd
Evening star., 1928-02-12

<< A Ii those who expect to go to
- n Heaven, stand up" shouted
"A the Rev. Peter Cartwright.
i Everybody in the candle
Evening star., 1928-12-23

434.5--NAA-690
washington Navy Yard.
| l0:05a-Weather Bureau reports.
9:55--Arlington time signals.
| l0:05-Weather Bureau reports.
22S.9-WOL-1,3lO
= american Broadcasting Coz
10 :00a-Watch Tower service.
IL :00a-Service of the First Congrega-
tional Church; Rev. Jason No
bic Pierce, pastor, will preach.
1890 to 1:30-Meditstion hour
800 to 4:00-Song service from Full
Gospel Tabernacle.
5:00-Program by Christian Science
Parent Church.
5:30-Sacred song service.
8:00-Wardman Park Concert Orches-
ira.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:30a-Musical clock.
9:55a-Stock market letter.
l0:00a-Household chat by Peggy
Clarke.
10 Observation-Disclosures period.
10:55a-Stock market summary.
IL :o0a-Advertisers' period.
2O5.4-WJSV-l,460
Independent Publishing Coz
.7:39-Ladies' Choir of Fairfax, Va.
8:15-Roland Matthews, bass.
8:30-L. z. Phillips, trombonist
8:45-Violin solos.
900-Christmas .cantata, Alteration"
by the Emanuel Church of
Braddock, Va.
S:30-King and Tucker, vocal duo.
:0O-"Chlck" Godfrey, tenor.
475.9-WMAL-6Se
washington Radio FORUM.
0:00a-Watch tower service
3:00-"The Messiah" by united or
cheStra and choral singers &C.
B. S..
5:00-Christmas program by choir Of
McKendree M. E. Church.
$50 to 6:00-ServiceS of the Tenth
Presbyterian Church of Phila-
delphia &C. B. 81.
830--La Palma program &C. B. 81.
9:00-Majestic hour with Moran and
Mack, the Two Black Crows"
&C. B. So
10:00-De Forest program &C. B. 81.
1880 to IL :00-Come to the Fair &C.
B. 81.
Early Program Tomorrow.
1900 to 12:45-Luncheon concert.
315.6-WRC-95O
National Broadcasting Coz
9:45a-Men'S Bible class service from
the Calvary Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
11:00 to 12:00-Service from Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. w. M. Depp, pastor, will
preach.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
NETWORKS TO CARRY
YULETIDE GREETING
Carols and Carlton Program Will
Herald Arrival Of
3
Christmas.

s A, Christmas greeting from coast to
coast wiz 90 on the air over the ma
N0n.wide networks of the National
Bruadcasting Co. Immediately after the
last fading echo of Trinity'S chimes at
midnight Christmas Eve.
"A mtcropl1one IN the belfry of old
Trinity Church, at Broadway and Wall
street, New York, will carry the sound
of the bells striking midnight into
American homes from the Atlantic sea-
board to the Rocky Mountains. Lis
tenefs within that area also will hear
the 10-minute carlton program which
follows to herald the arrival of Christ
mas in the Eastern time zone.
Then the combined networks of the
National BroadcaSting Co. from coast
to coast will be linked with WEAF and
WIZ, New York, in one gigantic hook
UP to broadcast the National Broad
casting Co.'S Christmas greeting from
the stare Of the Roxy Theater The
greeting viii take the form of carols and
special Christmas music by a full sym-
phory orchestra and chorus of sew
erai hundred voices.
WEAF and WIZ will be iolned
promptly at midnight to broadcast the
chimes through their respective net
works. permitting listeners in other
time zones 10 hear the first Christmas
calehrations before the holiday ofiicially
arrives.
When the National Broadcasting Co. IS
greeting goes on the air the network
viii extend to the Pacific Coast, and
the festivities on the Roxy stage will
continue until after midnight has
struck In the Central time zone.