Daily Greencastle Banner and Times, Greencastle, Putnam County, 24 April 1895 — Page 4

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The Reconciliation and the Quiet Marriage.

AFTER A LOKG HIATUS OF REST.

Two TliingK Lincoln Always Seemed Willing to Forget Tin* Affair With the Hot Ucudcd Shields—A Grotesque Drum* ami lb»w It Finally Ended.

of Lincoln” by William I?. * »■ YV. WVik. C i»yright, 1S.SS,

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fFrora “The Life

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by J« ■"»«* W. Wt ik. Copyright, Iblri, by D. Ap*

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Lincoln re-entered the law practice, •iftcr tho long hiatus of rest, with re- 1 nowed vigor. He permitted tho memory of ids engagement with Mary Todd to

tro-cpeetivcir, tnorouginy. no Knew tie did not love hi r, but ho had promised to marry her! Tho hideous thought came up like a nightmare. As tho "fatal 1st of January, 1841,’’ neared, the clonds around him blackened tho heavens and his life almost went out with tho storm. Hut soou the skies cleared. Friends interposed their aid to avert a calamity, and at last he stood face to face with tho great conflict between honor and domestic peace. He chose tho former, and with it years of self torture, sacrificial pangs and the loss forever of a happy

home.

Will Li* to Forgot.

There were two things Mr Lincoln always seemed willing to forget. One was his unparliamentary escape with Joseph Gillespie from tho legislature by jumping through the church window, in 183!), and tho other was the difficulty with James Shields, or, as he expressed it in a letter to Speed, "the duel with

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trouble him no longer. Their paths had i shields.” Other incidents iu his career | diverged, the pain of the separation was ho frequently called up in conversation over, and tho whole thing was a history i with friends, but in after years he selof the past. And so it might ever have dom if ever referred to the affair with remained but for the intervention of a : Shields. People in Illinois did gradualvery shrewd and sagacious lady—one Jy forget oral least cease mention of it, 1 . i i , • : • „ „„ but in more remote quarters where Mr. who was capable of achieving success r . , , • , , . , , „ , I Lincoln was less extensively known tho anywhere in the ranks of diplomacy. thjug lnuch to , lis regret, kept rising This lady was the wife of Simeon Fran- i { 0 Kur f aco _ During a visit which I ois, the editor of the Sangamon Journal. maf i 0 t i> tho eastern states iu 1858 I She was a warm friend of Mary Todd ; was often asked for an account of tho so and a leader in society. Her husband called duel, so often, in fact, tbat on my was warmly attached to Lincoln. He return home I told Mr. Lincoln of it. the Whig organ and entertained ^ a " ^ 10 k 00c J things 1 have ever

j done, ” ho said regretfully, "are remembered as long and well as my scrape with Shields, it is plain I shall not soon

bo forgotten. ”

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JAMES SHIELDS.

great admiration for Lincoln's brains and noble qualities. The esteem was mutual, and it is no stretch of the truth to say that for years Lincoln exercised undisputed control of tho columns of The Journal himself. Whatever he wrote or had written went into the editorial page without question. Mrs. Francis, sharing her husband’s views of Lincoln’s glorious possibilities and desiring to do Mary Todd a kindly act, determined to bring about a reconciliation. She knew that Miss Todd had by letter a few days after "that fatal 1st of January, 1841,’’ as Lincoln styled it, released him from the engagement, and that since then their relations had been strained, if not entirely broken off. As she viewed it, a marriage between a man as promising in the political world as Lincoln and a woman us accomplished and brilliant in society as Mary Todd would certainly add to the attractions of Springfield and reflect great credit on those who brought the union about. She was a great social entertainer, and one day arranged a gathering at her house for tho express purpose of bringing these two people together. Both were invited

James Shields, a "gallant, hot headed bachelor from Tyrone county, Ireland,’’ and a man of inordinate vanity, had been elected auditor of state. Encouraged somewhat by the prominence the office gave him, he at once assumed a conspicuous position in tho society of Springfield. He was extremely sensitive

j by nature, but exposed himself to merI ciless ridicule by attempting toestablish

his supremacy as a beau among the la-

| dies. Blind to his own defects and very j pronounced in support of every act of

the Democratic party, ho made himself

| the target for all the bitterness and ridii cule of the day. It happened that the | financial resources of the state, owing I to the collapse of the great internal imj provement system, were exceedingly j limited, and people were growing rest-

less under what they deemed excessive

i taxation. The state officers were all

Democrats, and during the summer they issued an order declining to receive any more state bank notes or bills in payment of taxes. This made the taxpayer’s burdens greater than ever, as much of this paper remained outstanding in the hands of tho people. The order met with opposition from every quarter, the Whigs of course losing no opportunity to make it as odious as possible. It was perfectly natural, therefore, that such an ardent Whig as Lincoln should join in the popular denunciation. Through the columns of the Springfield Journal, of which he had the undisputed use, he determined to encourage the opposition by the use of his pen. No object seemed to merit more ridicule and caricature than tho conspicuous figure of the auditor of state. At this time Lincoln was enjoying stolen conferences un-

! der the hospitable roof of Mrs. Francis

with Mary Todd and her friend, Julia

; M, Jayne. These tiyo young ladies, to ! whom ho confided his purpose, enoour- | aged it and offered to lend their aid. j Hero ho caught the idea of puncturing j Shields. The thing took shape in an ar-

ticle published in The Journal, purport

and both attended, but neither suspect- ^ jj,g j lavo come from a poor widow, ed tho other's presence. Having ar- w h 0 with her pockets full of state bank ranged tilings so ingeniously and with ' p a j )0r was still unable to obtain the so much discretion, it was no difficult j 00 yeted receipt for her taxes. It was task for tho hostess to bring the couple j written by Lincoln and was headed, "A together by a warm introduction and ' Letter From tho Lost Townships. ”

the encouraging admonition, "Bo triends again. ” Much to the surprise of both, they found the web woven around them. They entered into the spirit of the reconciliation and found Mrs.

The “Dueling llu*ine»*.” It ridiculed Shields’ social pretensions without mercy. Ho threatened vengeance, and soon another letter appei*ed iu which the "widow" offered to dep-

Kt'SBELLVlLLE. Geo. Scott and lady, of (’rawfordsville, visited at Mrs. Scott's father’s Dr. J. W. Harvey, Sunday. Some bad boys have been taking horses and carriages from racks of late and driving over tow: after dark. Martha] Oliver tiled affidavit- and arrested five boys, They were tried in Justice Forgev's court, and Hit Honor found two of them guilty and a •sessed a line, F'ariners are breaU^ng land for corn. It i- in excellent condition. J. B. Oliver anil old Bill I’resler, ii is reported, went to Raccoon hist Salnrilav expecting to take dinner witli llis Honor. E-quire J. L. Dickerson, but thev found the fatteil kid not to their liking and heat a hasty retreat for home. Geo. W. Gardner, esquire, has been looking after the state’s te fore J. i’.’s of late. A getitieman ha- been paying the fees while the honorable gentleman, George, rules around hunting for shadows at the gentleman's expense. Boh White is heard in the land again. W. \V. Ross has the most talkative parrot at Ins store mat lias been in town. Uncle Joseph Allen and lady were both able to attend church last Sunday. There is a man in town that claims to be a Mexican soldier, but be won t get a pension. He enlisted in 1851 and has never been discharged. Cherries, plums and pears are all in bloom.

self between them and the past, and | they started again under the auspicious | omens of another engagement. The tact ! of a woman and the diplomacy of society had accomplished what love had long j since despaired of ever doing or seeing I

dona

The meetings in the parlor of Mrs. | Francis’ house were conducted with no , little privacy. At first even Mrs. Fidwards knew nothing of it, but presently it came to her ears. "I asked Mary,” j said this lady, "why she was so secretive about it. She said evasively that after all that had occurred it was best to keep the courtship from all eyes and ! ears. Men and women and tho whole 1 world were uncertain and slippery, and j if misfortune befell the engagement all \ knowledge of it would be hidden from |

the world. ”

Married to Mi-- Todd.

It is unnecessary to prolong tho ac“count of this strange and checkered courtship. The intei veution of tho affair with Shields in no way impeded if it did not hasten the marriage. One morning in November Lincoln, hastening to the room of his friend James II. Mutho- j noy before tho latter had arisen frem bed, informed him that ho was to be married that night, and requested him to attend as best man. That same morning Miss Todd called on her friend Julia M. Jayne, who afterward married Lyman Trumbull, and made a similar request. The Edwardses were notified and made such meager preparations as were possible on so short notice. License was obtained during tho day, the minister, Charles N. Dresser, was sent for, and in tho evening of Nov. 4, 1842, “as pale and trembling as if being driven to slaughter,” Abraham Lincoln was at

last married to Mary Todd.

One great trial of his life was now

rejoicing over tho proposed marriage. Through General John D. Whiteside Shields demanded of Editor Francis the name of the author. Tho latter hunted up Lincoln, who directed him to give his name and say nothing about the ladies. There was a vast amount of correspondence, a challenge, and a meeting on the west bank of tho Mississippi followed, but at the last minute friends effected a reconciliation. Then the seconds quarreled, all tho correspondence was published, and both principals were laughed at, as they richly deserved. The following li tter from Lincoln to his friend Speed furnishes the final outcome of tho "dueling business:”

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FIRST FLOOR. tabic, an umbrella stand and a place for rubbers. Tho floor of the vestibule would bo covered with a rug. The dining room and kitchen arrangement are not particularly new. There is tho china closet, with the glass doors above and the paneled doors below, the table un der the window and the double swing doors separating the kitchen from the din- I ing room. In tho kitchen there are properly arranged sink, drain board and table. Convenient thereto is the range. The stairways to the cellar and rear part j of the house from the kitchen are shown, j The pantry would bo better if It were extended out under th.e porch, in that It would be larger. Tho second story of this house is good. Tho rooms are large, the wall space is ample, and their relation to one another is

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Springfield, Oct. 6, 1842.

Dear Speed—You have heard of my duel with Shields, ami I have now to inform you tliat the dueling business klill rages In this city. Day before yesterday Shields challenged Butler, who accept! d, pro|)-'sed fighting next morning at sunri-in:: in 1 '• I Allen's db adow, 100 yards distance, with rilL s. To this White aide, Shields’ ace, ml, saiil “No" because of the law. Thus ended duel No. 2. Yesterday White side choso to consider himself insulted Ly Dr Merrynimi, so sent him a kind of quasi chal lenge inviting him to meet him at the Plant it's House in St. Louis on the next Friday to settle their difficulty. Merry-man made me his frii ml and sent Whiteside a note inquiring to know if he meant his note as a challenge, and if so that he would, according to law in such case made and provided, pro- rlbe tho terms of meeting. White idn returned for answer that if Merry man would meet him at the Planter s House as desired ho would challenge him Merry man replied in a note that in- denied Whiteside's rii I .Vo dictate time ami place, but that he (Merryman) would waive the questlou of time and mis t him at Louisiana, Mo. Upon my presenting this note to Whiteside and -tilt ing verbally its contents he declined receiving it, saving ho had busim ss in St. Louis, and it was as m-ar as Louisiana. Merryman then directed me to notify Whiteside that lie should publish the correspondence bi-tween them, with such comments as h*- saw tit. This 1 did. Tims It stood at bedtime last night. This morn nig Whiteside, by his friend Shields, is pray

is nil right. People usually have to do that. Sometimes they pay for more ilian they get. The name on a piano doesn’t make tile tune any better. It doesn’t make the case any handsomer; doesn’t make the piano last any longer. Don’t pay lor it! ’ ’. There’s no charge for the name on the Wetrman or Sterling piano. You pav merely what the piano Itself is worth, not because It’s the Wegmati or Sterling ! lint because it is a jjood piano. 5 mi pay #300.00 on easy payments if you buy it here—Some dealeis jp-t $kmi. .

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SECOND FLOOR. storeroom. The rear part of the house— the girls' room, the storeroom and the stairway to the attic—is separated from the front part by a door. Four other rooms nnil tho bathroom are in front of tills doorway. The front chamber connects with tho bedroom over the hall. The bathroom in any house is a conven- | icnoc that can never be overestimated.

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' , ..., . . , ! i„g for a new trial, on the ground that he was over, and another still greater one Was pUHtaken In Merryman’m proposition to meet

yot to coma To me it has always wemed plain that Mr. Lincoln married Mary Todd to save his honor, and Sn doing that he sacrificed his domestic peace. Fie had searched himself suhiecttvelv in-

him at Louisiana, Mo., thinking it was the state of Louisiana This Merryman hoots at anil Is pn parirg his publication, while thu town is in a ferment and a street fight some-

what antkapatol. Yours forever,

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