The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . left Springfield, had passed himin the night, and were there to see Lincoln through. It was not long before Shields and Whitesides arrived, andsoon Lincoln received a note in which the indignant writersaid: I will take the liberty of requiring a full, positive, andabsolute retraction of all offensive allusions used by you inthese communications in relation to my private character
The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . left Springfield, had passed himin the night, and were there to see Lincoln through. It was not long before Shields and Whitesides arrived, andsoon Lincoln received a note in which the indignant writersaid: I will take the liberty of requiring a full, positive, andabsolute retraction of all offensive allusions used by you inthese communications in relation to my private characterand standing as a man, as an apology for the insults con-veyed in them. This may prevent consequences which noone will regret more than myself. Lincoln immediately replied that, since Shields had notstopped to inquire whether he really was the author of thearticles, had not pointed out what was offensive in them, hadassumed facts and hinted at consequences, he could not sub-mit to answer the note. Shields wrote again, but Lincolnsimply replied that he could receive nothing but a withdrawalof the first note 01 a challenge. To this he steadily held, evenrefusing to answer the question as to the authorship of the. GENERAL JAMES SHIELDS. HIS MARRIAGE ENGAGEMENT 18; letters, which Shields finally put. It was inconsistent withhis honor to negotiate for peace with Mr. Shields, he said,unless Mr. Shields withdrew his former offensive were immediately named: Whitesides by Shields,Merryman by Lincoln; and though they talked of peace,Whitesides declared he could not mention it to his would challenge me next, and as soon cut my throat asnot. This was on the nineteenth, and that night the party re-turned to Springfield. But in some way the affair had leakedout, and fearing arrest, Lincoln and Merryman left town thenext morning. The instructions were left with Butler. IfShields would withdraw his first note, and write anotherasking if Lincoln was the author of the
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