LINCOLN THE RAIL-SPLITTER, FROM A HITHERTO UNPUBLISED PICTURE. The picture of Abraham Lincoln given herewith has a State reputation in Indiana, it is called the "Justice" picture, from the name of its owner, James M. Justice. Mr Justice died at his home in Longsport, Ind., in 1889, LINCOLN, THE RAIL-SPLITTER PORTRAIT. 475 and the portrait was left by will to his daughters, Mrs. A C. Patterson and Miss Maibelle Justice, who now reside in Chicago. Mr. Justice's death was sudden and he left no written record of the history of the picture. Its prsent owners say it was painted in 1860 and was carried as a banner through the campaign of that year. It is about 6x10 feet and the figure of Lincoln is a little larger than life size. It was attached to a pole and not stretched. The name of the artist is supposed to be Chambers, and he is said to have been Lincoln's personal friend. James M. Justice first saw it during the war, when it was carried by a regiment of Indiana volunteers in which he had enlisted. The banner was hooted by the Southerners wherever they saw it. It was twice captured and recaptured. When recaptured it had a bullethole through the forebead and had been slashed by knives. It was captured a third time, and Mr, Justce lost track of it for several years. He was determined to get it, however, and finally found it after the war in an old warehouse in Georgia among the effects of a man who had been killed in battle. Mr, Justice restored it, had it framed, and gave it the place of honor in his law office in Monticello, Ind. Later he moved to Logansport, Ind., where the picture remained until recently. In Indiana the picture has been carried in many Republican campaigns, and the old soldiers know it well. It has been in the Justice family for twenty-six years. LINCOLN'S AUTOGRAPH GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. Four cow and seven years ago our fathers. brought forth on this continent, a new mas tion, conceives the Liberty; and dedicated to this proposition that all men are cres ated equal. Now we are engaged in a great cuire war, besting whether that nation, or any mates as conceived and to dedicated, can long englunes. Me ars met on a great battle field ·war. We have come to dedicats a portion of that feed, of that. as a final resting "place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altas gether fitting do this. But, in a and proper that we should ·larger sense, we can not dadis The bravo mew live cats- we can not consecrate we can not hollows thes ing ground, and dead, who struggles her have cone, LINCOLN'S AUTOGRAPH GETTYSBURG ADDRSS. 477 secrated to, for above our •poor power to ads or detract, the world will little note, nor long remember whoo we pay here, but it can orever forget what they did here. It is foras the living, rather, to be diceted here to the unfinished work which they who fourgho her have thus far so nobly advanced, It is rather for us to be here dedication is the great task remuning before us __ that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the fast full measure of devotion_that we here highly rexlove that these dead shells por have died on pain- that this nation, God, shall have a new birth of freer. own and that government of the peoper, by the people, for the people, shall not pers ish from the ea th. November 19. 1863. Abraham Lincoln. RHODES & McCLURE PUBLISHING CO. 93 Washington Street, . CHICAGO. All handsomely bound in the best English and American cloths, with full silver embossed side and back stamp; uniform in style of binding. Together making a handsome library, or, separately, making handsome center table volumes. Price, $1.00 each. Sent postpaid. 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