973.7L63 Shall Slavery Spread? Lincoln Douglas Debate: Centennial 1858- 1958, Charleston, 111. (1958) LINCOLN SHAM: 1858 - 1958 Charleston. Illinois i j i ■t •i ■i •i ■i •K •I ■I ■t I "Your friendly Bank" ■ t ■t ■( •t ■t ■t ■t ■t ■t •t t ■I Alatiotud Bank Charleston, Illinois % •t Complete Banking Facilities Experienced Trust Department i i t Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ^^^**¥¥¥¥¥¥¥»¥¥¥¥»^*¥ *¥***¥*»¥¥¥ ¥¥**»**-¥^*^»»*¥^HHt**AHE¥^*^ ••••••*•••••*••••••••••*••••••••*•••*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*•••• Commemorating The Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Charleston, Illinois September 18, 1858 Centennial Celebration September 18, 1958 - - October 11, 1958 *+*+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++*■++++++++*++++++++++++++++++++++++++*+ +•••••*••••••••••••*•••••++••••••*•*••••••*••••*••••*• Centennial Program Thursday, September 18 Dedication of New Buildings at Eastern Illinois University, Campus, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cavalcade to Coles County Fairgrounds, 2 p.m. Ceremonies of Commemoration, Fairgrounds, 2:45 p.m. Americana Exhibition, ElU's Paul Sargent Gallery, September 18 through October 11. Flower Show by Charleston Woman's Club, City Square, September 18 and September 19. DAR Tour of Lincoln Lore Locations Near Charleston, September 18 through September 21. Friday, September 19 Old-Fashioned Sidewalk Sale, Charleston Merchants, September 19 and September 20. Square Dance, City Square. Sunday, September 21 Union Church Services, Lincoln Log Cabin Park. Sunday, September 28 Charleston High School Music Program, High School. Sunday, October 5 Music Program, EIU Orchestra and Band, Campus. Monday, October 6 Homecoming Play, "Our Brothers," by Dorthee M. Coleman, Lincoln-Douglas Theme, Lantz Gymnasium, October 6 through October 10. Friday and Saturday, October 10-11 Eastern Illinois University Homecoming. House Decoration Theme, "Charleston in 1858." Homecoming Parade Theme, "Lincoln and Douglas," 9:30 a.m., October 11. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A | Organized by Farmers to do the Job Farmers Want Done J | Coles County Cooperative Service * * Animal Health Supplies — Serums, Bacterins, Instruments * $ Country Lire Insurance Company * t Polio — Accident — Life * t Country Mutual Insurance Company I * Hail — Fire — Comp. Liab. — Auto * * * * — - * $ Borrow Money To Make Money * £ with a J i Federal Land Bank Loan i * Better Farm Equipment Means More Output — More Income * X EUGENE A. DAVIS, Secretary-Treasurer * * 1 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^ PAGE TWO •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••* Lincoln Said At Charleston • • • "I say, then, there is no way of putting an end to the slavery agitation amongst us but to put it back upon the basis where our fathers placed it, no way but to keep it out of our new Terri- tories—to restrict it forever to the old States where it now exists. Then the public mind will rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate ex- tinction. That is one way of putting an end to the slavery agitation. The other way is for us to sur- render and let Judge Douglas and his friends have their way and plant slavery over all the States- cease speaking of it as any way a wrong— regard slavery as one of the common matters of property, and speak of negroes as we do of our horses and cattle." Abraham Lincoln . . . Douglas Said "Mr. Lincoln tells you, in his speech at Spring- field, 'That a house divided against itself cannot stand; that this government, divided into free and slave States, cannot endure permanently; that they must either be all free or all slave; all one thing or all the other.' Why cannot this government endure divided free and slave States, as our fathers made it? When this government was established by Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Jay, Hamilton, Franklin, and the other sages and patriots of that day, it was composed of free States, and slave States, bound together by one common institution." Stephen A. Douglas PAGE THREE Photographs of the individual platform guests during the Lincoln-Douglas debate at Charleston were used by Robert Marshall Root in the painting of the debate scene above. The painting hangs in the Capitol at Springfield. The Lincoln- Douglas Debate September 18, 1858 at Charleston, Illinois Although Abraham Lincoln was never a Coles County resident, he must have been highly- pleased when Senator Douglas selected Charleston as the fourth of the seven cities where the 1858 campaign issues were to be debated. It was in Charleston that Lincoln practiced law from 1841 to 1855 (most frequently from 1841 to 1847), it was the home of his stepmother, Sarah Bush Lincoln,- it was near the site of his father's grave, (Thomas Lincoln died in his Goose- nest Prairie home in 1851); and it was the home of many friends. Saturday, September 18, was the biggast day in the little town's history. The occasion was bless- ed with clear skies and a warm sun— weather cer- tainly conducive to bringing in the farm folk. They came from Dog Town, Bloody Hutton, Greasy Creek, Paradise, Muddy Point, Buck Grove, Farm- ington, Goosenest Prairie, and Pinhook. Farm wagons thronged the dusty roads— and soon the shaded areas of the fairgrounds. Be sides the passengers, the wagons bore large ham- pers of food and cider to cut the dust. But the people came not only in wagons. They came on horseback, on foot, on regular passenger trains, freight trains and special trains. Both Lincoln and Douglas arrived in Mattoon on September 17, spending the night there. The Republican procession left Mattoon early on the big day, led by the "Bowling Green" band of Terre Haute. As is moved along the south road it was joined by rural groups. Lincoln, riding in a carriage drawn by a span of "claybank" horses, left Mattoon a short time after the procession. The carriage overtook the parade and moved to its head. The carriage was driven by John True of Mattoon until the procession was met near Charleston by a local delegation on horseback led by Thomas A. Marshall and Henry P. H. Bromwell. James T. Cunningham, who had been riding in the carriage, then took the reins. The procession ar- rived in Charleston about 1 1 o'clock. The formal ••••••••••••••*•••••**••••••••*•••••***•••••• PAGE FOUR ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*••••••••••••••••••••• t i * * * * : MIDSTATE FOUNDRY COMPANY j $ Established 1945 I | 10th & Olive Streets Phone Diamond 5-3959 I I Charleston, Illinois i i i | All Kinds Of * I CASTINGS | * * 1 GREY IRON and ALUMINUM f * * | SOFT EASILY MACHINEABLE GREY IRON j£ + * I PATTERN ENGINEERING FROM BLUE PRINT TO J | FINISHED CASTING J * * I ANNEALING TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS $ | WHEELABRATOR FINISH * PAGE FIVE •*+*••••*••••••••••• *••*••••••••*•••••••••••••••••••*••*•••••*••••••••******•••• Vote Republican! Election Nov. 4, '58 PAUL "RED" GRAHAM State Representative WM. J. SUNDERMAN County Judge JOHN W. LEWIS State Senator A Rare Combination of Youth and Experience A. LINCOLN STANFIELD State Representative WM. D. "BILL" COX Sheriff HARRY GRAFTON County Clerk GERALD WALDEN DUNN Superintendent of Schools WILLARD E. STARWALT County Treasurer * * * * * * * X- X- * X- X- X- X- X- X- X- X" X- X- X- X- * X" X" X" X" X" X" X- X" X- * X" X- X- X/ V" x- x- * x- x- x- !> X" }f X" X" X" X" Jf X" X" X" * X" X" X" * X" X" * •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*^ I'AGE .SIX ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••••••••* While in Charleston for the debate with Doug- las, Lincoln made his headquarters at the Capitol House, located on the northwest corner of the square and facing south. Erected in 1843, the building was torn down in 1900. Byrd Monroe's dry goods store was in the first floor area marked by the awning. The remainder of the two-story structure was the Capitol House. The Bunnell House where Douglas had his headquarters stood direct- ly across Sixth Street to the west on the present site of the Charleston National Bank. reception took place at the northwest corner of the square. Bromwell gave the address of welcome. The most striking feature of the Republican procession was a Charleston float drawn by six or eight horses. It was decorated with white silk and muslin and wildflowers and carried 32 young ladies, each representing a state of the union by holding a banner with the name of that state. A large sign on one side of the float bore the words: "Westward the Star of Empire Takes its Way, Our Girls link-on to Lincoln, Their Mothers were for Clay." Senator Douglas was believed to have ar- rived from Mattoon with Mrs. Douglas on his special campaign train while the Democratic pro- cession moved from Mattoon to Charleston on the north road. It is believed that once in Charleston the "Douglas Special" was met by the local Demo- cratic committee who took Senator and Mrs. Doug- las in a carriage to join the procession coming into Charleston. Thirty-two couples of young men and young ladies on horseback accompanied the procession. Sixteen carried American flags on hickory sticks and sixteen carried flags on ash sticks, symbol- izing, wishfully, a union of Democrats and Whigs. (The hickory sticks were for "Old Hickory" or President Andrew Jackson; the ash sticks were for "Ashland," the home of Henry Clay, the great Whig leader.) Decorations on the square that day included a banner 80 feet long hung from the courthouse to a building on the west side of the square. On one side it read: "Coles County 400 Majority for Lincoln," while on the other side there was a picture of Lincoln as a young man standing in a wagon and driving an ox team. It was labeled "Old Abe Thirty Years Ago." The pro-Lincoln Charleston Courier described an incident, as related in Dr. Charles Coleman's Eastern Illinois University Bulletin on the debate: "When the procession marshal asked that the Douglas carriage fall in line, the Senator stuck his big gray hat out of the carriage, and 'with a face swollen with rage, or something worse,' de- clared that if he could not be treated with re- spect, he would get out of the procession. The reason for this outburst of 'celestial wrath' was a small banner along the line of march showing Lincoln, with uplifted club, felling the 'Little Giant.' The comment of the Courier was: 'Now, in the name of all the gods at once, upon what meat has this our Caesar fed, that he has grown so great?' Lincoln passed without com- ment under a Douglas banner which was more disgraceful." The platform upon which the two men spoke was probably located just about where the north end of the east grandstand now stands at the fairgrounds. The raised platform— measuring about 18 by 30 feet-faced east and the 10,000 to 15,000 persons were massed to the north, east and south of the platform. Approximately 60 persons were seated on the platform. At least four newspaper reporters from Democratic and Republican papers in Chicago were on the platform. Lincoln opened the debate at 2:45 p.m. He spoke for one hour, followed by Douglas for an hour and a half. Lincoln closed the debate with a 30-minute rejoinder. Douglas Spends Night With Lincoln's Friend Mr. and Mrs. Douglas spent the night of September 18 at the home of the Orlando B. Ficklins. Ficklin was a Charleston lawyer, a Democrat— and a personal friend of Lincoln. Ficklin once said of him: "He was a case lawyer, but in a case when he felt that he had the right, none could surpass him." In 1861, Lincoln, the President-elect, remark- ed that he wished he could take all his Illinois lawyer friends with him to Washington— Demo- crats and Republicans alike. Lincoln named Ficklin as one of those friends. *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*•••••••••••••••••••••• PAGE SEVEN ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^* Friday AFTERNOON EDITION 4 O Clock The Charleston Daily Courier VWiVMK XIV 11 \Mi.i.sTt».\ iLi.iNt'is rm»4i SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE . . LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE, SEPT. 18 . . The Events of the Day and Short Synopsis of Addresses jtlu*v'.'d of vlrftera tO '-— r .■■-'■ ii.la ■■ •■• r i titml&r (*rtit» at ttws t<*« s wfe« »f< tu«ou a plMfiWoi ( Crf t.ftHWS, feuoTfl now A* «j An Authentic Account oi the Great Historical Event KRT<-H ftr IdVV i On September 18, 1908, Charleston cele- brated the semi-centennial of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate. The above is a reproduction of the Char- leston Daily Courier of that date. Douglas Is Elected; GOP Has Plurality Until the adoption of the 17th amendment to the Constitution in 1913, United States senators were chosen by the legislatures of the states. The contest, therefore, between Lincoln and Douglas was a contest for election of members of the state legislature. Lincoln entered the campaign with a serious handicap. The districts for the election of state senators and for state representatives were based on the population of the state according to the census of 1850. In the intervening years the popu- lation of northern Illinois had grown faster than that of southern Illinois. Thus northern Illinois, predominantly Republican, was under-represented in the legislature. Although the Republican candi- dates had a plurality for the whole state of approx- imately 4,000 votes, the out-of-date apportionment gave the Democrats a majority in the legislature and Douglas was reelected. 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Attached to the car was a flatcar mounting a six-pounder brass cannon, which was fired to announce his arrival at the places where he was to speak. McClellan, later a general in command of the Union armies, was an enthusiastic admirer of Douglas. Airs. Lincoln's Opinion Mary Todd Lincoln attended only one of the debates with her husband. That was the last one, at Alton, on October 15. When Douglas lived in Springfield, he was a friend of the future Mrs. Lincoln. Tradition has it that she refused to marry him. Be that as it may, Mary had definite opinions in 1858 as to the abil- ity of the two men: "Mr. Douglas is a very little, little giant by the side of my tall Kentuckian, and intellectually my husband towers above Douglas just as he does physically." •••*••*••*•**•••*•******••••••••*•***•••••****•*•••*••**•••• -x * -x -x -x •X -x -x ■X -x ■X -X •x -x -x -X ■x -X -X -X -X -X -x -X -X Residence Phone Dl 5-4873 Office Phone Dl 5-2855 H. M. POPHAM Real Estate 1019 MADISON ST. 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Douglas was seeking his third term as United States Sena- tor from Illinois. Opposing him was Abraham Lin- coln. Douglas won the election, but Lincoln gained a nationwide reputation which undoubtedly earned him the Republican nomination for president two years later. As Lincoln said, his defeat was "a slip and not a fall." The biggest single issue of the 1858 cam- paign was the position of the two candidates on the future of slavery in the United States. Douglas defended his theory of "popular sovereignty"— let the people of the new territories decide the question. This doctrine would permit settlers to take slaves into new territories. Lincoln summed up his stand on the matter in Charleston: To restrict it (slavery) forever to old states where it now exists. Those were Lincoln's words. Although disagreeing on the expansion of slavery into the territories, the candidates agreed on other issues relative to the status of the Negro of the time. For instance, neither Lincoln or Doug- las would put the Negro on a basis of social or political equality with the white man. On another point they disagreed. Douglas said: "It is none of my business which way the slavery cause is decided. I care not whether it is voted down or voted up." Lincoln did care, and he looked forward to the time when slavery would be ended. On July 24, 1858, Lincoln challenged Doug- las to share speaking platforms to debate the issues. Douglas accepted and named the places: Ottawa, August 21; Freeport, August 27; Jones- boro, September 15; Charleston, September 18; Galesburg, October 7; Quincy, October 13; and Alton, October 15. Douglas' position in accepting the challenge is summed up by Dr. Charles H. Coleman in his "The Lincoln-Douglas Debate At Charleston": Douglas had little to gain and much to lose in such a series of encounters with Lincoln, but he could not refuse the challenge without creating the impression that he feared to meet Lincoln on equal terms. Douglas is reported to have said to friends that he did not feel that he wanted to go into this debate. "The whole country knows me and has me measured," Douglas observed, while "Lincoln, as regards myself is comparatively unknown, and if he gets the best of this debate— and I want to say he is the ablest man the Republicans have got— I shall lose everything. Should I win, I shall gain but little." *********JHHMM^**+¥+**++**+*¥*+*+**+*+**+**¥****++^ PAGE TEN ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A ** * * ***** •*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• * -X GERALD A. REED insurance - Real Estate - Loans Alexander Bldg. 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Coleman, in his "The Lincoln- Douglas Debate At Charleston, Illinois," concludes: "It is probable that the presence of Mrs. Doug- las with her husband at the political meetings of the campaign was not entirely to his advantage politically. The contrast between the beautifully groomed, graceful and aristocratic Adele Douglas, and the plainly dressed and work-worn farm wives must have been painfully obvious to the latter. Women didn't vote in 1858, but those who did Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas were their husbands and sons!" PAGE TWELVE _/THE FOURTH U_ *••••••••••••••••••••••••••*•••••**•••••••••••••••••*•••••••••••••••••••••••*••• iLINCOLN'DOUGLAS DEBATE 4 HELD ON THESE GROUND S. SEPT. 18. 1858 THIS MEMORIAL ERECTED AND DEDICATED, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CHARLESTON POST NO. 271 GAR. AND THE COLES CO. 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The first courthouse would have been an un- impressive structure by today's standards, but humble though it was, that vintage of 1831 "seat of justices" had a dignity of bearing that most of its fellow buildings did not have. The logs going into the walls had been hewn, and it was roofed with clap boards. Sawdust covered the floor, and Coles County's second courthouse was the first brick structure in Charleston. The first county building was made of logs. wooden benches were provided for seats. This first courthouse was located near where Sixth and Van Buren Streets intersect, in what was then "the south part of town." In 1835, a new building was erected in a new site, the present location. Foundation stone came from the banks of the Embarass River, and the side walls of brick towered two stories high. It was the first brick structure in Charleston. A five-foot steeple surmounted the pointed roof; and at the very top was a six-foot spear. The second courthouse was enlarged between 1858-60 and appeared as shown in the above photo. Between the years 1858-60, the building was enlarged on the north side, with wide porticoes supported by brick columns. By 1866, the build- ing had been balanced off by adding to the other three corners in that same manner. It was in this second courthouse that a lawyer named Abraham Lincoln plied his trade. The mar- tyred president practiced law most frequently from 1841-1847, although local tradition among Lin- coln's Coles County relatives has it that Lincoln's first law suit occurred in this county some seven or eight years prior to 1841. The most noted case in which Lincoln took part in the Coles County courthouse was the con- troversial "AAatson Slave Case," a trial which aroused considerable interest in these states in- volved in the slave-free soil question. The summary of the case is taken from a book by Dr. Charles H. Coleman titled "Abraham Lincoln in Coles County." The case involved the freedom of five Negroes, all owned by Robert AAatson. From 1843 until 1847, AAatson had been bringing slaves from Kentucky each spring to work on his Douglas County farm, three miles east of Newman. In the fall he would return the slaves to Kentucky, thus claiming that they were permanent residents of Kentucky and merely in transit through Illinois. Therefore, he contended, they were still slaves since they were not residents of free-soil llliniois. When in the fall AAatson attempted to take the Negroes, AArs. Jane Bryant and her four chil- dren, back to Kentucky, her husband, a free Negro and AAatson's year-around foreman, took his fam- ily to two Coles County abolitionists. After a court hearing, the Negroes were jailed. Five days later, (Continued on page 26) PAGE FOURTEEN ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^•••••••••••••*^ Thi is 93 Year Old Bank invites you to make it Your Bank We Pay 2 1 / / 2jj[ Interest on Savings Deposits. The National Bank of Mattoon Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. **+**¥+***+*****++***+****¥****+¥++***+*******¥+*^ ^•••••••••••••^••••••^•••••**** + ******^* ++ * + ^ + ^ +A+ ^ + ^^ AA ^^^^ ++ ^^ + ^^^^^^^^^^^ + ^ + ^^^^^^^ William G. Stratton Governor of Illinois PAGE SIXTEEN • ••••*• ^••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^••••••••^••••*T!r*^*************yrVr**** Everett M. Dirksen United States Senator Paul H. Douglas United States Senator Commemoration Ceremonies Coles County Fairgrounds September 18, 1958, 2:45 p.m. National Anthem __ Eastern Illinois University Band Charleston High School Band EIU Laboratory School Band Jefferson Junior High School Band Invocation Rev. Frank H. Nestler Introduction of Guests Quincy Doudna Co-Chairman, Opening Day Ceremonies Civil War Medley Jordanaires Introduction of Speakers __ Mayor Joseph Snyder Co-Chairman, Opening Day Ceremonies Address Hon. William L. Springer Congressman from Illinois Address Hon. Everett M. Dirksen United States Senator from Illinois Address Hon. Paul H. Douglas United States Senator from Illinois Address Hon. William G. Stratton Governor of Illinois Benediction Father Daniel Moriarity "Dixie" Eastern Illinois University Band William L. Springer United States Congressman PAGE SEVENTEEN •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*****^ £ * £ * £ * £ * £ * £ * £ * £ * | For Modern Ban/c/ng * | See The Central National Bank % 1805 Broadway Ave. Mattoon, Illinois * * Just west of the subway bridge * * * £ * £ * | Central National Bank \ £ * * nrtrvr n I a u . ■ ■ . . * * * £ * | • Bank-By-Mail \ t i £ * | • Complete Trust Department * * 3- * O a ii I t &^ r\ r\r\r\ r\r\ * $ • All Commercial Banking Services * Two Drive-Up Windows * Bank-By-Mail | • Complete Trust Department * | • Accounts Insured To $10,000.00 j£ * 3" * i * j * 3" * 3" * t * 3" | A Progressive Bank in a Progressive Community * * 3" * 3: + 3: * 3: * 3" * t I MEMBER F.D.I.C. it * 3: * 3" * 3" * 3" + 3" * 1 * 3" * 3" * J * 1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^ Lincoln's Family Rests At Shiloh Shiloh Cemetery, located on Lincoln National Memorial Highway southwest of Charleston and one of the oldest cemeteries in Coles County, is the final resting place of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, father and stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln died on January 17, 1851, at his home on Goosenest Prairie, now Lincoln Log Cabin Park, and Sarah Bush Lincoln died at the same place 18 years later. Used as a graveyard since the late 1830's, Shiloh Cemetery takes its name from the Shiloh Presbyterian Church. The present 35-year-old church building replaced a structure erected in 1877. Before that, the cemetery was known as the 'Gordon Graveyard" after a local family. Lincoln last visited his father's grave on Jan- uary 31, 1861, on the occasion of his visit to the Moore House in Farmington (Campbell) to see his stepmother. Sarah Bush Lincoln did not accompany her stepson on his final visit to his father's grave. She remained at the AAoore House with her daughter, Matilda. Augustus H. Chapman of Charleston and prob- ably Isaac W. Rodgers, a neighbor, and Mrs. Lin- coln's grandson, John J. Hall, were with Lincoln at the time. The first monument over Thomas Lincoln's grave was erected in 1880 with funds raised locally by George B. Balch, poet and farmer neigh- bor of the Lincolns, and a contribution by Robert Todd, grandson of Thomas Lincoln and son of Abraham. The first monument at Thomas Lincoln's grave was erected in 1880. Shiloh Presbyterian Church provides a back- ground for the Lincoln monument erected in 1929. The present monument was dedicated in 1929 under the auspices of the Illinois Lion's Clubs. The first stone had been badly chipped by vandals and did not bear Mrs. Lincoln's name. Balch played a leading role in the erection of the original monument for Thomas Lincoln by re- citing a poem he had written. Entitled "The Grave of the Father of Abraham Lincoln," the poem was first published in the "LeBaron" History of Coles County in 1879. The Grave of the Father of Abraham Lincoln By George B. Balch In a low, sweet vale, by a murmuring rill, The pioneer's ashes are sleeping, Where the white marble slabs are so lonely and still, In silence their vigil are keeping. • On their sad, lonely faces are words of fame, But none of them speak of his glory, When the pioneer died his age and his name, No monument whispers the story. • No myrtle, nor ivy, nor hyacinth blows, O'er the lonely grave where they laid him; No cedar, nor holly, nor almond tree grows Near the plebian's grave to shade him. Bright evergreens wave over many a grave O'er some bow the sad weeping willow, But no willow trees nor evergreens wave Where the pioneer sleeps on his pillow. Some are inhumed with the honors of state And laid beneath temples to moulder; The grave of the father of Lincoln the great, Is known by a hillock and boulder. Let him take his long sleep, and gently rest, With naught to disturb or wake him, When the angels shall come to gather the blest To Abraham's bosom, they'll take him. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*****•*•••••••••••••• PAGE NINETEEN •••••••••••****••*•••*•*•••••**•***•••••••*•••••••*••••*••••••••••••••*••••••••**■• Compliments of FROMMEL'S Since 1896 CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS WILLIAM A. REAT Insurance and Real Estate Room 12 Bank Bldg. Ph. Dl 5-4211 CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS * * * * * * * Original Moore House Stands In Campbell Abraham Lincoln last visited his stepmother, Sarah Bush Lincoln, on January 31, 1861, at the Moore House home in Farmington (Campbell). Built by Reuben Moore sometime between 1852 and 1855, the Moore House currently stand- ing is the original building. Mrs. Lincoln was residing with her daughter, Mrs. Reuben Moore, while the chimney was being repaired on her cabin at Goosenest Prairie. Lincoln, the President-elect, drove to the Moore House from Charleston in a buggy with Augustus H. Chapman, the husband of Mrs. Lin- coln's granddaughter, Harriett Hanks Chapman. They arrived at the cabin at about 1 1 a.m., and while waiting for dinner, Lincoln visited the grave of his father at Shiloh Cemetery. Mrs. Moore and the ladies of the village (Campbell) served a dinner to Lincoln and as many as could be seated in the small house. Lincoln was well acquainted with the neighborhood and his friends and acquaintances greeted him at the Moore House. The village school was dismissed and Lincoln shook hands with all the children. Lincoln and his stepmother returned to Char- leston the same afternoon and spent the night at the Chapman home. This was Lincoln's last visit to Coles County. When Lincoln said goodby to his stepmother, early on the morning of February 1, she expressed a fear for his safety, according to tradition. She feared his enemies would take his life. He is re- ported to have said to her, "No, no, Mama, they will not do that. Trust in the Lord and all will be well. We will see each other again." Lincoln left Illinois for the last time on February 1 1 , to return in his coffin. The village in which the Moore House is located is now named Campbell. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*•••••*•••••*••••••••••• COLE5 COUNTY GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY Bank Bldg. -Room 5 Phone Dl 5-4825 CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS * x- x- * * * * + * + MYERS STUDIO & CAMERA SHOP 611 Sixth Street Phone Dl 5-5921 CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS * + x- x- x- x- X- X- X- X- X- * * X- * X- * X- X- X- X- X- * PACK TWENTY •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• * * * 4 * * * * * * * 4 * * * * * * Compliments Of Mattoon Association Of Commerce 1701 Wabash Mattoon, Illinois Sarah Bush Lincoln ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^ ■a -ft * * -X -X Compliments Of The Physicians Of Charleston Lewis E. Adkins, M.D. John R. Alexander, M.D. J. T. Belting, M.D. Guy R. Harper, M.D. C. E. Duncan, M.D. Wm. K. Hite, M.D. C. E. Greer, M.D. M. W. Hollowell, M.D. Herbert A. Iknayan, M.D. P. B. Lloyd, M.D. Chas. E. Ramsey, M.D. C. D. Swickard, M.D. L. R. Montemayor, M.D. J. D. Heath, M.D. * * * * Tic * * * * * 4 + ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••^••** PAGE TWENTY-ONE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••tk*******^********^*** * * * * * THE MILLER AGENCY Insurance CHARLESTON, ILL. PHONE Dl 5-4511 C. R. MILLER - DICK WILLIAMS * 4 * * 4 * 4 * 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••it* * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * -x -X -X * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * •••••••*•*•••••••••••••••••*••••••••***• Diamond 5-5989 BENNETT AND DOTY ABSTRACTORS ABSTRACTS FOR ALL COLES COUNTY TITLE GUARANTY INSURANCE Rooms 247 - 248, Courthouse P. O. Box 108 Charleston, Illinois John P. Doty Jean W. Doty Compliments of PenneyS CHARLESTON - MATTOON 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A* * -X -X * •X •x -x -x •x •x -x -x ■x •X •x ■x ■x -X -X •x •x -x -x -X Real Estate & Farm Loans 413 7th Street REAL ESTATE Selling — Renting L. E. BRYANT, REALTOR Res. Phone Dl 5-4268 Office Dl 5-6055 CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Everett Brown, chairman of the Lincoln-Doug- las Debate Centennial Committee, displays semi- centennial materials found in the base of the de- bate marker at the Coles County Fairgrounds. Debate Marker Yields Semi-Centennial Lore A bit of Charleston's past was uncovered July 25 when the Adams' Monument Company found a copper box in the base of the Lincoln- Douglas Debate Monument while changing an in- correct date on the stone. The box, approximately five by twelve inches and sealed with large amounts of solder, contained information relative to the placing of the stone. Erected at the Coles County Fairgrounds on July 28, 1915, the monument had been inscribed as follows: "The Fourth Lincoln-Douglas Debate Held on These Grounds, September 28, 1858. This Memorial Erected and Dedicated Under the Auspices of the Charleston Post No. 271 G.A.R. and the Coles County Chautauqua Association, July 28, 1858." Actually, the debate had been held in Char- leston on September 18, 1858, and officials of the Centennial Committee had engaged the Adams' Monument Company to polish and re-inscribe the stone. Newspapers, program, and other items found in the box were in good condition. Similar infor- mation relating to the centennial celebration will be placed in new containers and re-sealed in the monument by Governor William Stratton during the September 18 commemoration ceremonies. Among the many souvenirs of the celebration for the erection of the marker were copies of the Charleston Daily News, Charleston Daily Courier, and Mattoon Commercial-Star, all dated July 28, 1915. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••******^ PAGE TWENTY-TWO ••••••••••••••••••••••••••a ****** ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• * -ft M M M M -ft -ft JACK AUSTIN State Senator JOIN The 1958 Victory Team DAVE GLENN Representative LESLIE (Bub) YOUNG County Sheriff MAURICE E. FOREMAN Superintendent of Schools PAGK TWENTY-TH RKK •••••••*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••#••• Alexanders Department Store Coles County's Leading and Largest CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS * 4 4 4 * * 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Baker Furniture Company Fine Furniture Carpeting - Draperies Complete Home Decorating Service SERVING CHARLESTON SINCE 1885 4 4 4 4 * 4 * 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 Compliments Of Coles County Memorial Airport and Ozark Air Lines A modern, fully equipped, municipally owned Airport oper- ated for the benefit of the citizens of Coles County and sur- rounding area, located between Charleston and Mattoon on Rt. F.A. 17. Scheduled passenger, ex- Charter press, and freight service by instruction Ozark Air Lines. Daily flights Service, to Chicago and St. Louis. flights and student by Beatty Flying Two 3700-ft hard surface lighted runways Adequate T-hanger facilities Well-equipped repair shop UNICOM 122-8 Snack Bar 4 4 4 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 * * 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 * 4 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*********^ PAGE TWENTY-FOUR •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*•••••••••••••••••••*•••••••••••••••••••• ■¥■ * + * * * $ * TAYLOR'S MOTEL t * Compliments * J * J One Mile South of Route 16 on Route 130 3" £ of the J J I J Charleston, Illinois Phone Dl 5-5952 £ * J * $ CHARLESTON * * * £ * 3" * i $ | ELKS LODGE NO. 623 * J * 3- "Comfort Away From Home" * * * * * * J * * 3- Lincoln Visits Stepmother Lincoln visited with his stepmother, Sarah Bush coin returned to the Capitol House before visiting Lincoln, on September 18, the day of the debate, his local relatives, Dennis Hanks and family and i i .[_ x ii a t J-*- u ■* iu,* the family of Auqustus H. Chapman. Sarah was and also the following day. Tradition has it that ... / _, y _, K ^, i „ . /-i visiting the Chapmans. She came to Charleston Lincoln saw Sarah as she stood on a street in Char- frQm her Goosenest Prairie home to see her step . leston when the Lincoln parade arrived from Mat- sQn Unco|n afe su wjfh fhe chapmans and toon on September 18. The tradition further has Sarah ChapmarVs wife# Harriet Hanks Chapman, Lincoln leaving his carriage, going to her and kiss- was g granddaughte r of Lincoln's stepmother. in 9 ner - Lincoln spent the night of September 18 at the That is tradition; this is fact: home of his close personal friend, Thomas A. Following the debate on September 18, Lin- Marshall. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••it * 3" * 3" \ Compliments Of * * 3" The Charleston Chamber Of Commerce * 3: | SIXTH AND JACKSON % * 3" $ IN $ $ Charleston — "The Friendly City" 3; * 3" * 3" * 3" ^•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••••••••••* 1 WOLFF'S I f Famous For Fine Food * * Air Conditioned % * . * J Nationally Advertised Drugs and Cosmetics J $ Prescriptions Compounded * * Exactly As Your Doctor Orders * £ * * PHONE Dl 5-4868 NORTH SIDE SQUARE * t FREE DELIVERY * •••••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^ PAGK TWENTY-FIVE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••* Courthouses (Continued from page 14) the county sheriff filed suit against Matson for $107.30 for "keeping and dieting five Negroes for eight days at thirty-seven cents per day." Gideon AAathew Ashmore, one of the abolition- ists to whom the Bryants were taken, applied to circuit court for a writ of habeas corpus to free them. Matson promptly brought suit against Ash- more and his fellow abolitionist, Dr. Hiram Ruth- erford, for $2,500 for having deprived him of his slaves. Usher F. Linder, noted Charleston attorney, was serving in that capacity for Matson. Linder asked Lincoln to aid in the defense and Abe did so. The upshot of the affair was that the writ was issued, the Negroes were freed from jail, and the proceedings were certified to serve as certificates of freedom for the Negroes. It might seem highly paradoxical that Abra- ham Lincoln appeared as a defender for a slave owner. Not once during the trial, however, did Lincoln argue the equity of Matson's claim to hold slaves in a free state, or for that matter, anywhere else. Rather he argued solely on the technicalities of the case. On the scene observers felt that Lin- coln argued the case weakly and that his argu- ment was a factor in the defeat of his client. Coleman believes that since Lincoln served in an advisory capacity f o r Linder, Matson's lawyer, he felt merely a professional obligation to appear in the case. But to the scoffers who might cry "hyprocrite" at him, it should be re- membered that Lincoln did not try to justify slavery or protect it through arguing a case for his client. Truly, this case was "one of the strangest episodes in Lincoln's career at the bar." In 1898, the County Board of Supervisors laid the groundwork that was to result in an essentially new courthouse. Two years later, after a storm of public opinion, a circuit court suit, and a decision by the Illinois State Supreme Court, Coles County had its present day courthouse. COLUMBIAN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 511 JACKSON STREET CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS + * * * * * * * •••••*•••*•*••••••*****••••***•*••*••**• -x ¥ -X -X ■* * -X -X -x -X -X •X -X -X * -X -X M -X -X -X -X * M -X -X * -X -X -X -X * -X -X -X -X * -X -X -X -X •x -x -X -X ■x -X -x -x -x -X Compliments of the Dentists of Charleston R. E. Blagg, D.D.S. Edw. C. Gates, D.D.S. R. H. Griffiths, D.D.S. C. J. Montgomery, D.D.S. W. E. Sunderman, D.D.S. B. C. Trexler, D.D.S. W. B. 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Coleman, pro- fessor of social science at Eastern Illinois Univer- sity and one of the nation's foremost Lincoln scholars. Dr. Coleman, who joined the Eastern staff in 1926, is one of 30 persons recently named to the Illinois Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission by Governor William Stratton. The commission will be designated to plan and coordinate the state's celebration of Lincoln's 150th birthday in 1959. A member and former director of the Illinois State Historical Society, Dr. Coleman's works include Abraham Lincoln in Coles County, The Lincoln- Douglas Debate at Charleston, Illinois, Fifty Years of Public Service, A History of Eastern Illinois State College, The Election of 1868, America's Road to Nov/, and The Constitution Up to Date. He is cur- rently writing the life of Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln. A native of Texas, Dr. Coleman did his under- graduate work at George Washington University and his graduate study at Columbia University, N. Y. Dr. Charles H. Coleman ••••••••••••••••••••A************************** £•**************•***••******••*•* PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN ••••••••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••^•••••••••••*** 1 l r +******** 1!r ***** A *^^^^ + ^ +++ ^^* A AND W DRIVE-IN ROUTE 130 AND LINCOLN STREET Phone Dl 5-6054 Complete line of Sandwiches and Cold Drinks - CARRY OUT SERVICE - •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A-******* * * * * * * * * ANDREWS LUMBER COMPANY CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS •••••••••••••**••••••••••••••••••••••••• * -K •K * * * Compliments Of The Oakland National Bank Oakland, Illinois ESTABLISHED 1874 MEMBER F. D. I. C. Local State Park On Lincoln Land The 86-acre Lincoln Log Cabin State Park, lo- cated eight miles south of Charleston on Lincoln National Memorial Highway, consists of the 80- acre farm owned by Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham, from 1840 to his death in 1851 and six acres of the 40-acre plot to the east which was owned by Abraham Lincoln from 1841 to his death in 1865. Acquired by the State of Illinois in 1929 and 1930, the park and completed cabin were dedi- cated in 1936. The original cabin built by Thomas Lincoln and his stepson, John D. Johnston, was sold by John J. Hall, grandson of Mrs. Sarah Bush Lin- coln, in 1891. Taken to Chicago in 1892 for ex- hibition at the World's Fair, the cabin later dis- appeared and its fate is unknown. An accurate reproduction of the cabin was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935- 36 prior to the dedication of the park. The two parts of the cabin were originally separate. The east part of the original cabin was built in 1837 and the west part was built where the reproduction now stands in 1840. When the west part was built, the two units were joined together. Thomas Lincoln acquired the 80-acre tract now included in the park in 1840 from Reuben Moore, a neighbor, in exchange for 80 acres he owned ad- joining it on the north. The elder Lincoln also owned the 40-acre tract to the east, but Abraham gave his father $200 and took title to the land in 1841 to insure that his parents would always have a home. After his father's death in 1851, Lincoln re- fused to sell the land, insisting it be kept for the benefit of his stepmother. The land was known as the "Abraham Forty." Lincoln last visited the farm on January 31, 1861, when he came to Coles County to say good- by to his stepmother before going to Washington for his inauguration as president. John J. Hall was living in the cabin at that time. Mrs. Lincoln was staying with her daughter, the widowed Mrs. Matilda Moore, at the Moore House in Farmington (Campbell), while Hall was repairing the cabin. 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HUCKLEBERRY, O.D. •••••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••**^ * 3" * 3" * 3: * 3" * 3" * 3 * Compliments of * I The First National Bank of Lerna j * * -X * -X * * * * * ■X * •x * •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^••••^••••••••••••••••••* PAGE TWENTY-NINE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^ Compliments of HIGGINS FOOD MARKET EAST SIDE SQUARE CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS Compliments of CHARLESTON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'N. 612 JACKSON STREET CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS * * •••••^^••••••^^^^^•••^•••••••^^•••^^•^^•^HH^»*»^ **************** •••••••••••••••• Compliments of Brown Shoe Company + * * * * * * MOVING STORAGE HALL TRANSFER CHARLESTON AND MATTOON BeUer Move ^^^•••^••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••***^ ASHMORE STATE BANK Ashmore, Illinois Compliments of MAX COUGILL Cougill's Food Market 1112 DIVISION CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS * * 4 * j*****************^*******************^****************^ PACK THIRTY •*•*•*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Rex Syndergaard (Lincoln) Glenn Seymour (Douglas) Original Drama Highlights Celebration Dramatic and music groups from Eastern Illi- nois University will play a major role in the Lin- coln-Douglas Debate Centennial celebration, and the institution's annual Homecoming October 10- 1 1 will provide the finale of the three-week series of events. Eastern's band, chorus and orchestra will pre- sent a program of Lincoln music October 5, and the Eastern Players will present a play especially written for ihe Centennial October 6-10. Theme of the 1959 Homecoming parade is "Lincoln and Douglas," and "Charleston in 1858" will be the house decoration theme. The Eastern band, directed by Dr. George S. Westcott, will play at the October 5 program a series of numbers, including "Sonata Octavi Toni" by Gabrieli; "Lincoln Portrait" by Copland; "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" and "Beautiful Dream- er" by Stephen Foster; and "Lincoln Lyric Overture" by N. Long. Dr. Leo J. Dvorak, head of the music depart- ment, will conduct the orchestra and chorus in a presentation of "Lincoln Lyrics," a choral suite in- cluding "Natal Song," "The Boy and the Book," "The Railsplitter," "Lovely Anne, Deathless Anne," "The Spelling School," "Jubilation," "Lamentation," and "In All That Pities and Forgives." The poems are by Edwin Marklam and were set to music by George Frederick McKay. The three-act play, written by Dorothee AA. Coleman, tells the story of a Coles County, Illinois, family divided by the question of slavery and how George S. Westcott Leo J. Dvorak the passage of a runaway slave and the historic debate helped resolve the problem. The play is titled, "Our Brothers." Cast of the play includes Eastern students and faculty and townspeople. Lincoln and Douglas will be played by two members of Eastern's social sci- ence faculty. Rex Syndergaard will portray Lin- coln, and Glenn Seymour will play the role of Douglas. Director of the production is E. Glendon Gabbard. Other Eastern faculty members in the cast are Wayne Thurman and William Wood. Student actors are Greg White, Rantoul; Irving Rousell, Chicago; and Bill Buckles, Decatur. Townspeople in the cast are Lucy Gabbard, Mrs. Mildred Hcfacker, Harold Marker, and John Ensign. •••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^ PAGE THIRTY-ONE ••••••••••••••••••■A-* ++++++++++*+++++++++***+*+++*++++++++++++**+*++++++++*++*+++ Chronology Shows Lincoln's Relationship To Coles County The celebration of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Centennial has special significance for Charleston end Coles County, because of the area's close re- lationship to Lincoln and his family. A chronology of Lincoln's association with Coles County has been compiled by Dr. Charles H. Coleman: 1830 (March)— Thomas Lincoln family, includ- ing Abraham, passed through Coles County on way to Macon County, Illinois. 1831 (July)-Abraham visited his father at Buck Grove farm in western Coles County and wrestled with Dan Needham. 1835 (December)— Abraham visited his father at Muddy Point farm before attending a session of the state legislature. 1840 (Fall)— Abraham Lincoln made a political speech in Charleston in the campaign of 1840. He supported William Henry Harrison, the Whig can- didate, for pres'dent. 1841 (May)— Lincoln made the first of many visits to Charleston to practice law at the Coles Ccunty courthouse. 1841 (October)-Lincoln paid his father $200 for the "east forty" of the Lincoln farm at Goose- nest Prairie. 1845 (May)— Lincoln gave his father a $35 law fee earned in Charleston. 1847 (October)— Lincoln a lawyer in the "Mat- son slave case" in Charleston. 1843 (December) — Congressman Lincoln, in Washington, sends his father $20 in response to a request. 1849 (May)— Lincoln visited h's father, who was ill. 1851 (May)— Lincoln visited his stepmother fol- lowing the death of his father in January. 1851 (August)— Lincoln sold the Lincoln farm, which he had inherited, to h's stepbrother John D. Johnston for one dollar. 1856 (August)— Lincoln spoke in Charleston in behalf of John C. Fremont, the Republican candi- date in the presidential election. 1358 (September)— Lincoln spoke September 7 at AAattocn and met Douglas in the fourth cf the historic debate series September 18 in Charleston. 1861 (January)— Lincoln's last visit to Coles County to see his stepmother. 1864 (November)— President Lincoln released prisoner arrested as a result of the "Charleston Riot" cf AAarch 28, 1364. Centennial Committees September 18th Program Quincy Doudna, Co-Chairman Joseph Snyder, Co-Chairman Rudolph Anfinson Charles Coleman Asa Ruyle Glenn Seymour George Stephenson Alexander Summers Square Dance James Robertson Dale Bayles Steve Ketch ie Pilgrimage D.A.R., Miss Nelle Hutchason Homecoming Play E. Glendon Gabbard Homecoming Parade Don Kluge Music Program Leo Dvorak High School Program Robert Guenzler Union Church Services Rev. Frank Nestler Publicity and Program Harry Read Ken Hesler Jim Garner Decorations Harold Marker Finance Wayne O. 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