. Anecdotal Lincoln : speeches, stories and yarns of the "Immortal Abe" .... nation bysuch extraordinary means, all harmony in the districtwould inevitably be lost. Honest Whigs (and verynearly all of them are honest) would not quietly abidesuch enormities. I repeat, such an attempt on Bakers part cannotbe true. Write me at Springfield how the matter show or speak of this letter. A. Lincoln. Mr. Morris did show the letter, and Mr. Lincolnalways thanked his stars that he did. HOLD ON, BREESEl Judge Breese, of the Supreme bench,—one of themost distinguished of American jurists, and a man
. Anecdotal Lincoln : speeches, stories and yarns of the "Immortal Abe" .... nation bysuch extraordinary means, all harmony in the districtwould inevitably be lost. Honest Whigs (and verynearly all of them are honest) would not quietly abidesuch enormities. I repeat, such an attempt on Bakers part cannotbe true. Write me at Springfield how the matter show or speak of this letter. A. Lincoln. Mr. Morris did show the letter, and Mr. Lincolnalways thanked his stars that he did. HOLD ON, BREESEl Judge Breese, of the Supreme bench,—one of themost distinguished of American jurists, and a man ofgreat personal dignity,—was about to open court atSpringfield, when Lincoln called out in his hearty way,Hold on, Breese! Dont open court yet! HeresBob Blackwell just going to tell a story! The Judgepassed on without replying, evidently regarding it asbeneath the dignity of the Supreme Court to delayproceedings for the sake of a story. COLONEL BAKER DEFENDED BY LINCOLN. On one occasion, Colonel Baker was speaking in acourthouse, which had been a storehouse, and, on. STORIES OF LINCOLN AS A LAWYER. 113 making some remarks that were offensive to certainpolitical rowdies in the crowd, they cried: Take himo& the stand! Immediate confusion ensued, andthere was an attempt to carry the demand into execu-tion. Directly over the speakers head was an oldscuttle, at which it appeared Mr. Lincoln had beenlistening to the speech. In an instant, Mr. Lincolnsfeet came through the scuttle, followed by his tall andsinewy frame, and he was standing by Colonel Bakersside. He raised his hand, and the assembly subsidedinto silence. Gentlemen, said Mr. Lincoln, let us not disgracethe age and country in which we live. This is a landwhere freedom of speech is guaranteed. Mr. Bakerhas a right to speak, and ought to be permitted to doso. I am here to protect him, and no man shall takehim from this stand if I can prevent it. The suddenness of his appearance, his perfect calm-ness and fairness, and
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