The Van Buren press., 1860-06-29
DR.. Cartwright and " Abe" Lincoln.

1t would bear repetition -
The first time l ran for Office in Sangam-
mon county, | was on the north side of
Sangammon river. trying to get acquainted
with the people, for was al that early day
a great stranger to many Of them. Pass
ing through bushy point Of undorgrowth
near a ferry where intended to cross the
river, | heard, Just before me, some one
talking very loud
l reined my horse to listen heard some
one say that Peter Cartwright was Id
rascal, and so Were all Methodist preachers
they would all steal horses and that it was
a scandal to the coun.ry that sub a mar
s-rs~sfgfss s,sSrsr ssstss T.,s :. NJ zsfa-
tive of the county, and that the fist time
he saw him, he intended to whip him for
his impudence. This surprised me little,
and ] looked round for some.wav to pass
without coming in contact with this COM
pany but there was no path that could
see, and the brush was so thick could not
get through. So l summoned all my cour-
age and role boldly up and spoke to the
men. There were six of them, and, as l
learned, but one of them had ever seen me-
SO said
Gentlemen, who is it among You that
is going to whip Cartwright the first time
you see him 90.
The man who had threatened, spoke out
and said" l am the lark that's going to
thrash him welI.'
Said +: g Cartwright is known to be
much of a man, and it will take a man to
whip him, mind YOU
"Oh, no ~ said he, ssI can whip any
Methodist preacher the Lord ever made
"Weil, SIR" said |, "you cannot do it /:
and now l tell you my name is Cartwright,
and never like to live in dread if YOU
really intend to whip me, come and do it
now"
He looked at me a little confused aud said :,
ooh. you can't fool me that way, you are
not Cartwright, Ia
Well,' said /, % that is my name, and
am a candidate for the Legislature, and now
is your time; if you must whip me, DO it
now
He said, "No, no, you are aot Cart
wright at all; You only want to fool me"
by this time we had moved slowly to
the boat, and when we got in, he broke out
IN fresh volley of curses on Cartwright
| said to gentleman On the boat. E" Here,
hold my horse" and stepping up to this
surging disciple, / said sternly to him,
=" Now, sir, you have to whip me as you
threatened, or omit cursipg me, or i will
put you in the river, and baptize YOU in the
name of the devil, for surely you belong to
him. This settled him, and strange to saw
wfefr tie checrioTi sez---.s
polls and voted for me, and remained ever
aiterward my warm and constant friend.
The fact which makes this story worthy
OF repetition, is that the man who ran
against Mr.. Cartwright for Representative
OF Sangammoa county. and was beaten, was
Abe Lincoln, the Republican candidate for
the presidency.
\ SABBATH School INcIDENr.-At a
meeting in Exeter Hall, London, where
there was a vast number of Sabbath school
children assembled, clergyman arose on
the platform, and told them of two bad lit
tie boys whom he had once known, and Of
good little girl whom he afterward learn
ell to know. This little girl had been to
Sabbath school, where she had learned " to
do some good thing every day" Seeing
two little boys quarrcling, she went up to
them, told them how wicketlIy they were
acting, made them desist from quarreling,
and, in the end, induced them to attend
Sunday school. These boys were Jim and
Tom. " Now, children" said the gentle
man, "would you like to see Jim %
All shouted with one voice" Yes
yes ~
"Jim, get up!'' said the gentleman,
looking over to another part of the stage.
\ reverend looking missionary rose and
looked smilingly upon the children
"Now, would you like to see, Tom 90
Yes, yes" resoundcd through all the
house.
"Wcll, look at mo- am Tom, and l
too have been missionary for many years.
Now would you like to see little Mary
Wood ?"
The response was even more loud and cr-
nest than before, Yes -
"Well, do you see that lady over there
in the blue silk bonnet? That is Mary
Wood, and she is my wife,
Way UP TO SINE In a western
State, one of the political parties had for
twenty years been in the habit of holding
their nominating conventions at the house
of Mr.. C..
lie happened on recent occasion, for
the first time, to be in when they hal finish
ed their business, and heard little delegate
move that this convention adjourn sine
die.''
Sine die !" said NJ. C., to person
standing near, "wherc's that 90
"Why, that's away in the northern part
of the county," said his neighbor.
Hold on, you please, Mr.. Chairman"
said the landlord, with great emphasis and
earnestness, hold on; I'd like to be heard
on that question. have kept public
house now for more than twenty years. l
am poor man. l have always belonged
to the party, and never split in my lifv
This is the most central location in the
county, and it's where we've always met
I've never had nor asked for an office, and
have worked day and night for the party !;
and now think, sir, it is contcmp;ble to
go to adjourn this convention moy up TO
Sine Die.
EE- What must You do to a tea-table
to make it fit to eat Take away the tea
(T) and it becomes eatablc
Eg- Three of the four ex- Presidents OF
the United States were in New York City