. Personal recollections of John M. Palmer; the story of an earnest life . do against me. You will fix the imputationof abolitionism upon me, and by that means beat medown: we have fought the Whigs together, you nowpromise yourself that they will take my place, and helpelect Shields. I will fight you until you are defeated,and have learned to value your friends. I kept myword, and I think Judge Douglas had no more active orearnest political enemy than I was from that time untilI met him in Washington in February, 1861, as I willhereafter relate. In 1854, Major Burke obtained a dispensation for
. Personal recollections of John M. Palmer; the story of an earnest life . do against me. You will fix the imputationof abolitionism upon me, and by that means beat medown: we have fought the Whigs together, you nowpromise yourself that they will take my place, and helpelect Shields. I will fight you until you are defeated,and have learned to value your friends. I kept myword, and I think Judge Douglas had no more active orearnest political enemy than I was from that time untilI met him in Washington in February, 1861, as I willhereafter relate. In 1854, Major Burke obtained a dispensation forthe establishment of Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 76, and Fisher, of this city and Dr. Z. T. Cabinis, whose 70 THE STORY OF AN EARNEST LIFE. home was afterwards Petersburg, Menard county, atwhich place he died, came to Carlinville and opened thelodge. I was initiated, passed and raised by the samedispensation to the degree of Master Mason. The dis-pensation was issued by William Lavely, the GrandMaster Mason at that time. I have been a member ofthat lodge ever
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