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one　of　great　pecuniary　loss。



I　now　distinctly　say　thisif　you　shall　be　appointed　a　delegate　to

Chicago；　I　will　furnish　one　hundred　dollars　to　bear　the　expenses　of

the　trip。



Your　friend　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。



＇Extract　from　a　letter　to　a　Kansas　delegate。＇









TO　J。　W。　SOMERS。



SPRINGFIELD；　March　17；　1860



JAMES　W。　SOMERS；　Esq。



DEAR　SIR：Reaching　home　three　days　ago；　I　found　your　letter　of

February　26th。　　　Considering　your　difficulty　of　hearing；　I　think　you

had　better　settle　in　Chicago；　if；　as　you　say；　a　good　man　already　in

fair　practice　there　will　take　you　into　partnership。　　If　you　had　not

that　difficulty；　I　still　should　think　it　an　even　balance　whether　you

would　not　better　remain　in　Chicago；　with　such　a　chance　for

copartnership。



If　I　went　west；　I　think　I　would　go　to　Kansas；　to　Leavenworth　or

Atchison。　　Both　of　them　are　and　will　continue　to　be　fine　growing

places。



I　believe　I　have　said　all　I　can；　and　I　have　said　it　with　the　deepest

interest　for　your　welfare。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









ACCUSATION　OF　HAVING　BEEN　PAID　FOR　A

POLITICAL　SPEECH



TO　C。　F。　McNEIL。



SPRINGFIELD；　April　6；　1860



C。　F。　MCNEIL；　Esq。



DEAR　SIR：Reaching　home　yesterday；　I　found　yours　of　the　23d　March；

inclosing　a　slip　from　The　Middleport　Press。　　It　is　not　true　that　I

ever　charged　anything　for　a　political　speech　in　my　life；　but　this

much　is　true：　Last　October　I　was　requested　by　letter　to　deliver　some

sort　of　speech　in　Mr。　Beecher's　church；　in　Brooklyntwo　hundred

dollars　being　offered　in　the　first　letter。　　I　wrote　that　I　could　do

it　in　February；　provided　they　would　take　a　political　speech　if　I

could　find　time　to　get　up　no　other。　　They　agreed；　and　subsequently　I

informed　them　the　speech　would　have　to　be　a　political　one。　　When　I

reached　New　York；　I　for　the　first　time　learned　that　the　place　was

changed　to　〃Cooper　Institute。〃　I　made　the　speech；　and　left　for　New

Hampshire；　where　I　have　a　son　at　school；　neither　asking　for　pay　nor

having　any　offered　me。　　Three　days　after　a　check　for　two　hundred

dollars　was　sent　to　me　at　New　Hampshire；　and　I　took　it；　and　did　not

know　it　was　wrong。　　My　understanding　now　isthough　I　knew　nothing　of

it　at　the　timethat　they　did　charge　for　admittance　to　the　Cooper

Institute；　and　that　they　took　in　more　than　twice　two　hundred　dollars。



I　have　made　this　explanation　to　you　as　a　friend；　but　I　wish　no

explanation　made　to　our　enemies。　　What　they　want　is　a　squabble　and　a

fuss；　and　that　they　can　have　if　we　explain；　and　they　cannot　have　it

if　we　don't。



When　I　returned　through　New　York　from　New　England；　I　was　told　by　the

gentlemen　who　sent　me　the　Check　that　a　drunken　vagabond　in　the　club；

having　learned　something　about　the　two　hundred　dollars；　made　the

exhibition　out　of　which　The　Herald　manufactured　the　article　quoted　by

The　Press　of　your　town。



My　judgment　is；　and　therefore　my　request　is；　that　you　give　no　denial

and　no　explanation。



Thanking　you　for　your　kind　interest　in　the　matter；　I　remain；

Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　H。　TAYLOR。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILL。；　April　21；　1860。



HAWKINS　TAYLOR；　Esq。



DEAR　SIR：Yours　of　the　15th　is　just　received。　　It　surprises　me　that

you　have　written　twice；　without　receiving　an　answer。　　I　have　answered

all　I　ever　received　from　you；　and　certainly　one　since　my　return　from

the　East。



Opinions　here；　as　to　the　prospect　of　Douglas　being　nominated；　are

quite　conflictingsome　very　confident　he　will；　and　others　that　he

will　not　be。　　I　think　his　nomination　possible；　but　that　the　chances

are　against　him。



I　am　glad　there　is　a　prospect　of　your　party　passing　this　way　to

Chicago。　　Wishing　to　make　your　visit　here　as　pleasant　as　we　can；　we

wish　you　to　notify　us　as　soon　as　possible　whether　you　come　this　way；

how　many；　and　when　you　will　arrive。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　A　MEMBER　OF　THE　ILLINOIS　DELEGATION

AT　THE　CHICAGO　CONVENTION。

SPRINGFIELD；　May　17？　1860。



I　authorize　no　bargains　and　will　be　bound　by　none。



A。　LINCOLN。









REPLY　TO　THE　COMMITTEE　SENT　BY　THE　CHICAGO　CONVENTION　TO　INFORM

LINCOLN　OF　HIS

NOMINATION；



MAY　19；　1860。





Mr。　CHAIRMAN　AND　GENTLEMEN　OF　THE　COMMITTEE：I　tender　to　you；　and

through　you　to　the　Republican　National　Convention；　and　all　the　people

represented　in　it；　my　profoundest　thanks　for　the　high　honor　done　me；

which　you　now　formally　announce。　　Deeply　and　even　painfully　sensible

of　the　great　responsibility　which　is　inseparable　from　this　high

honora　responsibility　which　I　could　almost　wish　had　fallen　upon

some　one　of　the　far　more　eminent　men　and　experienced　statesmen　whose

distinguished　names　were　before　the　conventionI　shall；　by　your

leave；　consider　more　fully　the　resolutions　of　the　convention；

denominated　their　platform；　and　without　any　unnecessary　or

unreasonable　delay　respond　to　you；　Mr。　Chairman；　in　writingnot

doubting　that　the　platform　will　be　found　satisfactory；　and　the

nomination　gratefully　accepted。



And　now　I　will　not　longer　defer　the　pleasure　of　taking　you；　and　each

of　you；　by　the　hand。









ACCEPTANCE　OF　NOMINATION　AS　REPUBLICAN　CANDIDATE

　FOR　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES



TO　GEORGE　ASHMUN　AND　OTHERS。



SPRINGFIELD　　ILLINOIS；　May　23；　1860



HON。　GEORGE　ASHMUN；

President　of　Republican　National　Convention。



SIR：I　accept　the　nomination　tendered　me　by　the　convention　over

which　you　presided；　and　of　which　I　am　formally　apprised　in　the　letter

of　yourself　and　others；　acting　as　a　committee　of　the　convention　for

that　purpose。



The　declaration　of　principles　and　sentiments　which　accompanies　your

letter　meets　my　approval；　and　it　shall　be　my　care　not　to　violate　or

disregard　it　in　any　part。



Imploring　the　assistance　of　Divine　Providence；　and　with　due　regard　to

the　views　and　feelings　of　all　who　were　represented　in　the　convention；

to　the　rights　of　all　the　States　and　Territories　and　people　of　the

nation；　to　the　inviolability　of　the　Constitution；　and　the　perpetual

union；　harmony；　and　prosperity　of　allI　am　most　happy　to　co…operate

for　the　practical　success　of　the　principles　declared　by　the

convention。



Your　obliged　friend　and　fellow…citizen；



A。　LINCOLN。









To　C。　B。　SMITH。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILL。；　May　26；　1860。



HON。　C。　B。　SMITH。



MY　DEAR　SIR：…Yours　of　the　21st　was　duly　received；　but　have　found　no

time　until　now　to　say　a　word　in　the　way　of　answer。　　I　am　indeed　much

indebted　to　Indiana；　and；　as　my　home　friends　tell　me；　much　to　you

personally。　　Your　saying；　you　no　longer　consider　Ia。　a　doubtful　State

is　very　gratifying。　　The　thing　starts　well　everywheretoo　well；　I

almost　fear；　to　last。　　But　we　are　in；　and　stick　or　go　through　must　be

the　word。



Let　me　hear　from　Indiana　occasionally。



Your　friend；　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









FORM　OF　REPLY　PREPARED　BY　MR。　LINCOLN；　WITH　WHICH　HIS　PRIVATE

SECRETARY　WAS　INSTRUCTED　TO　ANSWER　A　NUMEROUS　CLASS　OF　LETTERS　IN

THE　CAMPAIGN　OF　1860。



（Doctrine。）



SPRINGFIELD；　ILLINOIS；　_______；　1860



DEAR　SIR：Your　letter　to　Mr。　Lincoln　of　and　by　which　you　seek　to

obtain　his　opinions　on　certain　political　points；　has　been　received　by

him。　　He　has　received　others　of　a　similar　character；　but　he　also　has

a　greater　number　of　the　exactly　opposite　character。　　The　latter　class

beseech　him　to　write　nothing　whatever　upon　any　point　of　political

doctrine。　　They　say　his　positions　were　well　known　when　he　was

nominated；　and　that　he　must　not　now　embarrass　the　canvass　by

undertaking　to　shift　or　modify　them。　　He　regrets　that　he　cannot

oblige　all；　but　you　perceive　it　is　impossible　for　him　to　do　so。



Yours；　etc。；



JNO。　J。　NICOLAY。









TO　E。　B。　WASHBURNE。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILLINOIS；

MAY　26；　1860



HON。　E。　B。　WASHBURNE。



MY　DEAR　SIR：I　have　several　letters　from　you　written　since　the

nomination；　but　t