East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-06-07
The Black Republican Candidates for
President and Vice President.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN was born in Harden
County, Kentucky, Feb, IL, 1909, and is
of course 81 years old. His parents were
ofQuaker stock, that migrated from Penn.
sylvana to Virginia. whence his grand.
father removed in 1872 to Kentucky,
and was there surprised aud killed by In
dians while at work on his clearing.
Like most pioneers he left his family
poor; and his son also died prcmatnrcly,
leaving q widow and several children, of
| whom Abraham was then six years old.
The family removed soon after to South
ern Indiana, where Abraham grew to tho
stature of six feet and some inches, but
enjoyed scarcely better facilities for
schooling than in Kentucky. Probably
six months in all of the rudest sort OF
schooling comprchends the whole Of his
technical education. But hard work aud
plenty of it, the rugged experiences of
aspiring poverty, the wild sports and rudc
games Of a newly and thinly peopled for.
est region--the education born of the
log-cabin, the rifle, the ak, and the plough
-lnaio him tho man he has since proved
| himself.
At 2l, he pushed further West into
Illinois, which has for the last thirty years
been his home, living always near and
for some years past in Springfield, the
State Capital. lie worked on farm as
hired man his first year in Illinois tho
next year he was clerk in store; then
volunteered for the Black Hawk war, and
was chosen captain by his company; tho
next year was an unsuccessful candidats
for the Legislature; was chosen the next,
and served four sessions with eminent
usefulness and steadily increasing repu.
tation; studied law, meantime and took
his place at the barr was early recognized
as most effective and convincing advo.
cate before the People Of Wing princi-
pies and the Protective policy, and oftheir
illustrious embodiments, Henry Clay; was
Wing candidate for Elector in nearly
or quite every Presidential contest from
1886 to 1852 inclusive; was chosen to the
XXXth Congress from the Central Dis.
trict of Illinois in 1916, aud served to its
close, but was not a candidate for re-elec-
ton; and in 1S49 measurably withdrew
from politics and devoted himself to his
practice, until the Nebraska Iniquity Of
1854 called him again into the political
arena He was the candidate Of the
Wings for U. S. Senator before the Leg
islature chosen that year; but thoy werc
not the majority of the body; so bc do.
clined and urged bis friends to support
Judge Trumbull, the candidate Of the
nti-Nebraska Democrats, who was thus
elected. Mr.. Lincoln's name headed tho
Fremont Electoral Ticket Of Illaois in
1856.
In 1858, he was unanimously designa.
ted by the Republican State Convention
to succeed Mr.. Douglas in the Senate,
and thercupon canvassed the State against
Mr.. ID. with remarkable ability. Mr..
Douglas secured majority OF the Legis-
lature and was elected, but Mr.. Lincoln
had the larger popular vote.
HANNIBAL HAMLlS.-ITanniba Hamlin
is native of Paris, Oxford county, Maine.
lie was born in 1908. and is, consequent.
ly, of the same age as Abram Lincoln
hfty-onc. Mr.. Hamlin was an eminent
member Of the Democratic party until
1854.
From 1896 to 1910 he was q member
of the Legislature of Maine, aud Spcsk>f
of the House.
In 1s43 he was sent ts ''e'ess and
reelected fpr second ! mc0,h.~ - a.
In ls+S he bSffc Nv % sn''a;ss ~ sns
',a eSa Sa s'a.eY aud in 1851 ives chossn