Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-02
LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

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LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
.- By One pho Knoaos HIM.
The subject of our biography was born
at Bunker's Hill, on the fourth of July,
1776, and was one Of the original signers
of the precious document which sealed our
liberties on that day. We refer to the
Declaration of Independence. His father
name was Mr.. Lincoln, his mothers, Mrs.
Lincoln, and if he had sisters, they were
known as the Misses Lincoln. At the age
of two years, young Abraham commenced
splitting rails for living, singing beautiful
hymns while so engaged, and displaying all
those noble virtues for which he has since
been distinguished. When he was about
ten years old Boston suddenly became the
hub of the universe, and required so much
greasing that cleanly people were obliged
to move away. The Incolns went to IL
lipois, where Abraham became the ablest
lawyer in the State in less than week,
and learned to chew tobacco. His reputa-
.tioa for eloquence was uuparalleled-and,
as q specimen of his wit, we give the fol-
lowing: - ...-.-.. ... .- ~
=. ANECDoTE.
On one occasion MIR. Lincoln was split
ting rail in the parlor Of Judge Douglass
residence, when the latter joined him, and
thinking to make good joke about our
hero's extreme leanness, remarked:
sWhy, Abe, you are rail, yourself
sMr. Lincoln looked up from his work
with that sublime glare which has often
petri6ed world, and gravely responded:
.You, sir, are the reverse of rail-
Douglas Immediately grasped his hat and
carpet bag, went to Washington, and ask
ed the Presidentto to explain what Lincoln
meant by that. ...
why replied the President, Ethe re-
verse of rail is rail spelt Backwards
Since then Douglas and Lincoln have
been warm friends.
The subject Of our biography was de-
feated by Mr.: Douglas for the United States
Senate, in 1854, on account of sickness in
the family, and has since been known as
Honest Old Abe to the whole country.
He is man of unfinchiug integrity, and
though he ehews tobacco at present, will
not choose the Weed for companion if
elected President. -
N. B.-The author of this biography
died Immediately after peuniDg the above
work
LIFE OF STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUG.
- LAS.
BIZ One oho has Knoaon HIM since He aoas
= so High.
Mr. Douglas was born at Bennington,
Vermont, on the fourth of July, l776, and
demonstrated the utility of Squatter Sove-
reignty before he threw off his crinoline.
His parents belonged to noble Scotch
family, and when, Stephen was two years
old they. emigrated with him to Illinois.
It was during this journey that he gave
vent to remark which has since become
classical. ~ His father asked him if he would
have an apple and, on receiving an ans
wer in the affirmative, made a split in 1t
s.-preparatory to dividing it into two pieces
when Mr.. Douglas suddenly grasped the
whole, exclaiming:
sThe Union must aud shall be preserved
This immortal sentence was immediate
photographed to all the papers in the Uni
ted States and Canada, and procured the
election of Mr. Douglas to the Office of
Judge of good whiskey, as soon as he arrl
wed in Illinois. When about ten years old,
, he, commenced writing for Harper's Maga-
zine, and finally contributed series of
humorous articles to the editorial columns
of the Chicago Times. just before his elec-
tion to the Senate last time, an exploit of
his gave birth to this
ANECDOTE.
While Mr.. Douglas aud his gigantic op-
poneut, Lincoln, were canvassipg the State,
they agreed to hold q debate at Quincy and
allow the people to decide which had the
strongest claim to their votes. The meet
ing was large one, aud it did not take
3 long for Douglas to get the better Of the
argument. Finding the battle going against
him, Lincoln drew his form to its utmost
height, and looking down at the short fig
ure of his rival, said, very pompously:
"Mr. Douglas, I cannot look at you with
out thinking of passage of Scripture" "
"What is that ?" asked our hero good
humoredly.
ssThe way of the wicked is short" re-
sponded Lincoln, and tainted away.
The crowd applauded tremendously, but
Douglas was not to be outdone. Waiting
until Lincoln had revived, he quietly said
"Aud you remind me, Mr.. Lincoln, Of
another passage"
"What is that" asked Lincoln.
z mHow long, O, Lord, how longT" re-
$ sponded Douglas. He was elected.
? BY way of concluding our biography, We
give the following extract from one of Mr.
Douglas most eloquent speeches:
* Squatter sovereignty
gentlemen, Tgreat applause,] is not the
right of one man over another man, accord
ed by the Constitution, but the right o
another man over this man, or that mai
over this man, where man is willing tha
man should be his own man, Independent
of every other man. This, gentlemen, Il
souatter sovereignty, without mitigation