The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-05-25

The Republican Candidate for the Pre-


rhe Republican Candidate for the Pre-
sidency.
AbrstAm Lincoln was born in
II ardin county, Kentucky, February
IL, 1909, and lie now 81 years old.
He is very probably Of the race OF
the Massachusetts, Lincolns, though
his parents we're Of Quaker stock,
that migrated from Pennsylvania to
Virginia, whence his grandfather
removed 10 1912 to Kentucky, and
was there surprised and killed by
Indians while at work on bis clear
ing. Like most pioneers, he left bis
family poor; aud his son also died
leaving q widow and
several children, including Abraham,
then six years old. The family re-
moved soon after to Southern In.
diana, where Abraham grew to the
Of six feet and come inches,
but enjoyed scarcely better oppor.
tunities for instruction than in Ken.
tucky. Probably six months in all Of
the rudest sort Of schooling com.
preGends the whole Of his technical
education. He WAS in turn farm
laborer, a common workman in q
sawmill, and a bostman on the
Wabash and Mississippi Rivers
ThuS Nard work and plenty OF it, the
rugged experiences OF aspiring pow
erty, tho wild sports and ride games
OF a newly and thinly peopled iores,
region-the education born OF the
log cabin, the rifle, the ak, and the
plow, combined with the reflections
eager in the pursuit OF knowledge by
every available means, and develop
ing a character Of equal resource
and firmness ss-made Eim the mar
he has since proved himself.
AT twenty-one he pushed further
West into Illinois, which has fol
the last thirty years been bis homo
living alway near for some years
past in Springfield, the state capital
lie worked on iarmvs hired mar
his first year in Illinois; the mex
year he was a clerk in store: tber
volunteered for the Black Hawl
War and was chosen a Captain by
his company; tho next year he wa
an unsuccessful candidate for tn,
Legislature; he was chosen the next
and erved four sessions with emf
nent usefulness and steadily in
creasing reputation; studied law
meantime, and took his place at tn,
bar; was early recognized as a mos
|, effective and convincing advocat,
I, before the people of Wbig principle
and tho Protective policy, and o
their illustrious embodiment, Henr,
Clay; was a Wing candidate 70
Elector in nearly or quite every Pre-
= sidendisl contest from 1896 to 1856
. inclusive; was chosen to the XXXt
, Congress from the Central District c
Illinois in 1916, and served to il
close, but was not q candidate 10
re election; and in 1S49 measurabl
, withdrew from politics and devote
himself to the practice Of his profess
ion until the Nebraska lniquity {
1854 called him again in to the polit
cal arena. He was the candidate {
: the Wings for United States Senate
. before tho Legislature chosen ths
year; but they were not a msjorit
OF the body; so he declined and urge
u his friends to support Judge Trun
bull, the candidate Of the anti-N,
y ! braska Democrats, who was thu
= : elected
y = In the gallant and mcmorabl
Presidential contest Of 1886, M
- Lincoln's name headed the Fremor
u Electoral Ticket OF Illinois. In 1S5:
he was unanimously designated b
y the Republican State Convention
succeed Mr.. Douglas in that Senat'
and thereupon cunvassed that stat
against Mr.. Douglas with an abilt
in which logic, art, eloqnence, an
thorough good nature were alik
conspicuous, and which gave him
national reputation. Mr.. Dougla
secured predominance in the l.,
! gislaturc and WAS elected, thoug
! Mr.. Lincoln had the larger popula
. . vote, 30 that il the question had bee
decided by the majority OF the pee
-, pie, the champion Of Squatter So,
ereignty and Of Indifference as r,
q CARDS slavery extension, would NJ
! now be Senator from Illinois.