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feelings　towards　me。　　These　two　things　away；　I　should　have　no

regrets；at　least　I　think　I　would　not。



Write　me　soon。



Your　friend；　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









RESOLUTIONS　OF　SYMPATHY　WITH　THE　CAUSE　OF

HUNGARIAN　FREEDOM；　SEPTEMBER　＇12？＇；　1849。



At　a　meeting　to　express　sympathy　with　the　cause　of　Hungarian

freedom；　Dr。　Todd；　Thos。　Lewis；　Hon。　A。　Lincoln；　and　Wm。

Carpenter　were　appointed　a　committee　to　present　appropriate

resolutions；　which　reported　through　Hon。　A。　Lincoln　the

following：



Resolved；　That；　in　their　present　glorious　struggle　for　liberty；

the　Hungarians　command　our　highest　admiration　and　have　our

warmest　sympathy。



Resolved；　That　they　have　our　most　ardent　prayers　for　their　speedy

triumph　and　final　success。



Resolved；　That　the　Government　of　the　United　States　should

acknowledge　the　independence　of　Hungary　as　a　nation　of　freemen　at

the　very　earliest　moment　consistent　with　our　amicable　relations

with　the　government　against　which　they　are　contending。



Resolved；　That；　in　the　opinion　of　this　meeting；　the　immediate

acknowledgment　of　the　independence　of　Hungary　by　our　government

is　due　from　American　freemen　to　their　struggling　brethren；　to　the

general　cause　of　republican　liberty；　and　not　violative　of　the

just　rights　of　any　nation　or　people。









TO　Dr。　WILLIAM　FITHIAN。



SPRINGFIELD；　Sept。　14；　1849。



Dr。　WILLIAM　FITHIAN；　Danville；　Ill。



DEAR　DOCTOR：Your　letter　of　the　9th　was　received　a　day　or　two

ago。　　The　notes　and　mortgages　you　enclosed　me　were　duly　received。

I　also　got　the　original　Blanchard　mortgage　from　Antrim　Campbell；

with　whom　Blanchard　had　left　it　for　you。　　I　got　a　decree　of

foreclosure　on　the　whole；　but；　owing　to　there　being　no　redemption

on　the　sale　to　be　under　the　Blanchard　mortgage；　the　court　allowed

Mobley　till　the　first　of　March　to　pay　the　money；　before

advertising　for　sale。　　Stuart　was　empowered　by　Mobley　to　appear

for　him；　and　I　had　to　take　such　decree　as　he　would　consent　to；　or

none　at　all。　　I　cast　the　matter　about　in　my　mind　and　concluded

that　as　I　could　not　get　a　decree　we　would　put　the　accrued

interest　at　interest；　and　thereby　more　than　match　the　fact　of

throwing　the　Blanchard　debt　back　from　twelve　to　six　per　cent。；　it

was　better　to　do　it。　　This　is　the　present　state　of　the　case。



I　can　well　enough　understand　and　appreciate　your　suggestions

about　the　Land…Office　at　Danville；　but　in　my　present　condition；　I

can　do　nothing。



Yours；　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









SPRINGFIELD；　Dec。　　15；　1849。



__________ESQ。



DEAR　SIR：On　my　return　from　Kentucky　I　found　your　letter　of　the

7th　of　November；　and　have　delayed　answering　it　till　now　for　the

reason　I　now　briefly　state。　　From　the　beginning　of　our

acquaintance　I　had　felt　the　greatest　kindness　for　you　and　had

supposed　it　was　reciprocated　on　your　part。　　Last　summer；　under

circumstances　which　I　mentioned　to　you；　I　was　painfully

constrained　to　withhold　a　recommendation　which　you　desired；　and

shortly　afterwards　I　learned；　in　such　a　way　as　to　believe　it；

that　you　were　indulging　in　open　abuse　of　me。　　Of　course　my

feelings　were　wounded。　　On　receiving　your　last　letter　the

question　occurred　whether　you　were　attempting　to　use　me　at　the

same　time　you　would　injure　me；　or　whether　you　might　not　have　been

misrepresented　to　me。　　If　the　former；　I　ought　not　to　answer　you；

if　the　latter；　I　ought；　and　so　I　have　remained　in　suspense。　　I

now　enclose　you　the　letter；　which　you　may　use　if　you　see　fit。



Yours；　etc。；



A。　LINCOLN。









1850





RESOLUTIONS　ON　THE　DEATH　OF　JUDGE　NATHANIEL　POPE。



Circuit　and　District　Court　of　the　U。　S。　in　and　for　the　State　and

District　of　Illinois。　　Monday；　June　3；　1850。



On　the　opening　of　the　Court　this　morning；　the　Hon。　A。　Lincoln；　a

member　of　the　Bar　of　this　Court；　suggested　the　death　of　the　Hon。

Nathaniel　Pope；　late　a　judge　of　this　Court；　since　the　adjournment

of　the　last　term；　whereupon；　in　token　of　respect　for　the　memory

of　the　deceased；　it　is　ordered　that　the　Court　do　now　adjourn

until　to…morrow　morning　at　ten　o'clock。



The　Hon。　Stephen　T。　Logan；　the　Hon。　Norman　H。　Purple；　the　Hon。

David　L。　Gregg；　the　Hon。　A。　Lincoln；　and　George　W。　Meeker；　Esq。；

were　appointed　a　Committee　to　prepare　resolutions。



Whereupon；　the　Hon。　　Stephen　T。　Logan；　in　behalf　of　the

Committee；　presented　the　following　preamble　and　resolutions：



Whereas　The　Hon。　　Nathaniel　Pope；　District　Judge　of　the　United

States　Court　for　the　District　of　Illinois；　having　departed　this

life　during　the　last　vacation　of　said　Court；　and　the　members　of

the　Bar　of　said　Court；　entertainmg　the　highest　veneration　for　his

memory；　a　profound　respect　for　his　ability；　great　experience；　and

learning　as　a　judge；　and　cherishing　for　his　many　virtues；　public

and　private；　his　earnest　simplicity　of　character　and

unostentatious　deportment；　both　in　his　public　and　private

relations；　the　most　lively　and　affectionate　recollections；　have



Resolved；　That；　as　a　manifestation　of　their　deep　sense　of　the

loss　which　has　been　sustained　in　his　death；　they　will　wear　the

usual　badge　of　mourning　during　the　residue　of　the　term。



Resolved；　That　the　Chairman　communicate　to　the　family　of　the

deceased　a　copy　of　these　proceedings；　with　an　assurance　of　our

sincere　condolence　on　account　of　their　heavy　bereavement。



Resolved；　That　the　Hon。　　A。　　Williams；　District　Attorney　of　this

Court；　be　requested　in　behalf　of　the　meeting　to　present　these

proceedings　to　the　Circuit　Court；　and　respectfully　to　ask　that

they　may　be　entered　on　the　records。



E。　N。　POWELL；　Sec'y。

SAMUEL　H。　TREAT；　Ch'n。









NOTES　FOR　LAW　LECTURE



（fragments）



JULY　1；　1850



DISCOURAGE　LITIGATION。　　Persuade　your　neighbors　to　compromise

whenever　you　can。　　Point　out　to　them　how　the　nominal　winner　is

often　a　real　loser…in　fees；　expenses；　and　waste　of　time。　　As　a

peace…maker　the　lawyer　has　a　superior　opportunity　of　being　a　good

man。　　There　will　still　be　business　enough。



Never　stir　up　litigation。　　A　worse　man　can　scarcely　be　found　than

one　who　does　this。　　Who　can　be　more　nearly　a　fiend　than　he　who

habitually　over…hauls　the　register　of　deeds　in　search　of　defects

in　titles；　whereon　to　stir　up　strife；　and　put　money　in　his

pocket？　　　A　moral　tone　ought　to　be　infused　into　the　profession

which　should　drive　such　men　out　of　it。



The　matter　of　fees　is　important；　far　beyond　the　mere　question　of

bread　and　butter　involved。　　Properly　attended　to；　fuller　justice

is　done　to　both　lawyer　and　client。　　An　exorbitant　fee　should

never　be　claimed。　　As　a　general　rule　never　take　your　whole　fee　in

advance；　nor　any　more　than　a　small　retainer。　　When　fully　paid

beforehand；　you　are　more　than　a　common　mortal　if　you　can　feel　the

same　interest　in　the　case　as　if　something　was　still　in　prospect

for　you；　as　well　as　for　your　client。　　And　when　you　lack　interest

in　the　case　the　job　will　very　likely　lack　skill　and　diligence　in

the　performance。　　Settle　the　amount　of　fee　and　take　a　note　in

advance。　　Then　you　will　feel　that　you　are　working　for　something；

and　you　are　sure　to　do　your　work　faithfully　and　well。　　Never　sell

a　fee　noteat　least　not　before　the　consideration　service　is

performed。　　It　leads　to　negligence　and　dishonestynegligence　by

losing　interest　in　the　case；　and　dishonesty　in　refusing　to　refund

when　you　have　allowed　the　consideration　to　fail。



This　idea　of　a　refund　or　reduction　of　charges　from　the　lawyer　in

a　failed　case　is　a　new　one　to　mebut　not　a　bad　one。









1851





LETTERS　TO　FAMILY　MEMBERS



TO　JOHN　D。　　JOHNSTON。



January　2；　1851



DEAR　JOHNSTON：Your　request　for　eighty　dollars　I　do　not　think　it

best　to　comply　with　now。　　At　the　various　times　when　I　have　helped

you　a　little　you　have　said　to　me；　〃We　can　get　along　very　well

now〃；　but　in　a　very　short　time　I　find　you　in　the　same　difficulty

again。　　Now；　this　can　only　happen　by　some　defect　in　your　conduct。

What　that　defect　is；　I　think　I　know。　　You　are　not　lazy；　and　still

you　are　an　idler。　　I　doubt　whether；　since　I　saw　you；　you　have

done　a　good　whole　day's　work　in　any　one　day。　　You　do　not　very

much　dislike　to　work；　and　still　you　do　not　work　much　merely

because　it　does　not　seem　to　you　that　you　could　get　much　for　it。

This　habit　of　uselessly　wasting　time　is　the　whole　difficulty；　it

is　vastly　important　to　you；　and　still　more　so　to　your　children；

that　you　should　break　the　habit。　　It　is　more　important　to　them；

because　they　have　longer　to　live；　and　can　keep　out　of　an　idle

habit　before　they　are　in　it；　easier　than　they　can　get　out　after

they　are　in。



You　are　now　in　need　of　some　money；　and　what　I　propose　is；　that

you　shall　go　to　work；　〃tooth　and　nail；〃　for　somebody　who　will

give　you　money　for　it。　　Let　father　and　your　boys　take　charge　of

your　things　at　home；　prepare　for　a　crop；　and　make　the　crop；　and

you　go　to　work　for　the　best　money　wages；　or　in　discharge　of　any