Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . cter with you as I have always estimatedyou. You have no warmer friends than here in Illi-nois, and I assure you nine tenths—I believeninety-nine hundredths—of them would be mor-tified exceedingly by anything of the sort fromyou. When I tell you this, make such allowanceas you think just for my position, which, I doubtnot, you understand. Nor am I fishing for aletter on the other side. Even if such could behad, my judgment is that you would better behands off! Please drop me a line; and if your purposes are as I hope they are not, please let me know. The con
Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . cter with you as I have always estimatedyou. You have no warmer friends than here in Illi-nois, and I assure you nine tenths—I believeninety-nine hundredths—of them would be mor-tified exceedingly by anything of the sort fromyou. When I tell you this, make such allowanceas you think just for my position, which, I doubtnot, you understand. Nor am I fishing for aletter on the other side. Even if such could behad, my judgment is that you would better behands off! Please drop me a line; and if your purposes are as I hope they are not, please let me know. The confirmation would pain me much, but I should still continue your friend and admirer. Your obedient servant, A. Lincoln. P. S. I purposely fold this sheet within itselfinstead of an envelop. Interior of Lincolns Log Cabin Rcprodiiicd from cui Oiifj^iiuil Plwtu\yraph of an Interior of the Lo^ Cabin built on Goose Seek Prairie, Illinois, in iS^^i. -The Spinning Jrheel lias used to spin yarn for yoiinii -Ibrahani Lineolns eluthi) I 1858] Chicago Speech 19 Speech at Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 1858 MY FELLOW-CITIZENS: On yester-day evening, upon the occasion of thereception given to Senator Douglas,I v^as furnished with a seat very convenient forhearing him, and v^as otherwise very courteous-ly treated by him and his friends, and for whichI thank him and them. During the course ofhis remarks my name was mentioned in such away as, I suppose, renders it at least not im-proper that I should make some sort of reply tohim. I shall not attempt to follow him in theprecise order in which he addressed the assem-bled multitude upon that occasion, though Ishall perhaps do so in the main. There was one question to which he asked theattention of the crowd, which I deem of some-what less importance—at least of propriety forme to dwell upon—than the others, which hebrought in near the close of his speech, andwhich I think it would not be entirely properfor me to omit attending to; and y
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