Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-05-25
Abram Lincoln-A Sketch Of his Life.
From the Chicago Journal

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From the Chicago Journal.
Abram Lincoln, the Republican candidate
for President, is native of Kentucky, and
was born "of poor but honest parents" Feb
ruary IL, 1908, and is therefore So years of
age-in the very prime Of mature manhood.
When he was but eight years ofage, his father
removed his family to Indiana, where young
Abe grew up in pioneer life, Injured to all the
hardships and labors of frontier life, which
made strong hearted and stnng-framed man
Of him. He never attended any higher insti-
tuition of learning than the common school
and the home fireside. When he was twenty
one years of age, he removed to Macon coun-
ty, Illinois, and labored for time on farm,
and then it was Gust thirty years ago) that
he and fellow laborer accomplished thu
feat OF splitting in one year 80, 900 fence rails,
out of raw material in addition to other
equally difficult labors. Among the "posts
Of honor held by Mr.. Lincoln in his early
years, was that Of Captain of an Ohio river
scow boat, and subsequently, Captain Of .
brave company of volunteers in the Black
Hawk war, who did gallant service in that
bloody struggle. After that, he went to
Sangamon county, where he now resides, and
adept in his business, and by his manly char
acterstics, became favorite Of the people Of
all that section of country. They elected him
to the Legislature for four terms, as the Wing
candidate, and then it was that his power as
a debater and public speaker we're first devel-
oped, and he soon became the leader of the
Wing party of that region. In connection
with his Legislative duties. he assiduously pur.
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practice, and opened an Office in Springfield
He soon rose to high rank in his profession,
of which he is now one Of the ablest members
in the State.
Mr.. Lincoln in the best days of the old
Wing party, was active ON the stump. He
did gallant service for Henry Clay, when the
Great COmmOner was a candidate for the
Presidency. He was on the Wing Electoral
Ticket in several Presidential Campaigns
He was delegate in the Wing National Con-
vention that nominated Gen. Taylor for Pres
ident, and stumpcd the State for him. In
1856 he was elected Member of Congress,
and served his constituency faithfully. He
was in Congress during the Wilmot Proviso
excitement, and was one ofthe strongest friends
of that measure. and was one of the strongest
opponents of the annexation of Texas. He
declined denomination to Congress; but
next distinguished himselfon the stump, from
ls4S to 1854, against Douglas and his Ne
braska- Kansas peril lily. He "came down"
on both with sledge-hammer power and o.
oquence.
Mr.. Lincoln has always been Republican.
Like Mr.. Seward, he was Republican years
before the organization of a Republican party
was thought Of. He has always been opposed
to Slavery extension, and has always been in
favor of measures for the internal improve
ment and material development Of the coun-
try-has always been the poor mans friend,
and the peoples champion. When the Re-
publican movement was first started, it was
quite natural, therefore, that he should be one
Of the first to join it heartily, and has been
and is now our Republican leader in Illinois
His powerful debates with, and warm opposi-
ton to Douglas, in the Stump Contest for the
U. s. Senatorship in 1858, are fresh in the
public mind. 1t was the heavy blows and
the consummate power Of argument of his
speeches in that exciting contest that gave to
Mr.. Lincoln a national reputation, and mark
ed him rs one Of the, strongest Republican
orators and leaders in the Union.
Thus briefly have we reviewed the life Of
Abram Lincoln, our candidate for President.
He is the Peoples man, and as such we con-
fidently believe he will be elevated to the
highest Office in the Nation or the World.