The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-10-02
4 Abraham I.incoin's Int.grity..s Interest
ing STORY Of his Eariy Life.

a rrosponA,nt of the Portland Orego.
n'47 Sud us th" following narrative:
To tie E,itor ofhe Oregoniaa:
Til" fnl'nwjng incident in the ea,ly histor,
of NJ. Lincoln, now the Republican canli-
dat" f." President, illustrates most fnilv that
anything that can he sail or done now, his
great integrity "f character, and his peculiar
fitness IN that respect for the Office of Posi-
dent II shows that h." would tax, sprcipl
car' thai not 4. dollar Of the peoples m. e
shrulh he us' mrrop'rlv
d ring ~ prcsltl-ncv of Gen. Iari.u4.
and Will" NJ Barry, of Keo,nckv. wi> p,
master in lh" lille town Of New ST. IT,
~anganon county H., the Cover. er,'. .r.
ton Of he receipts Of the office e., '.o lwu
years be held it, amounted to H. tauHrad
AMI fifty or two hupdred dollars. ~ vf winch
was permitted to remain in his hand-. Ir.t
cd for 10y the Post Master Gcn",nl e. ..,.
or four years after Mr.. Li"cn'u r,sigre'
office, and removed to Su''rrf y..,. .a
now lives In ia" m.aa.l... lt.. N.r ,.
having succeeded Mr. Bu.. 49, t.. n.,, o.
nee D"put mont, SGT nnrr ..'.n.u. 49, ..
" tiOln H. rncunHry "nbtra-s ".nr-. "h.
pickin! mp crnmb,' which VI B,nv had
thrown away as rot worth savIn :. anI in th
fall of 1884 or 35 drew on Mr. Liuron. in
favor of the mail carrier. for thn aunrn, S,anI
ing against him on tlie bo Ks Of tn. Depart,
mcnt. The mail carrier inquired Of me fn
Mr. Linco n, at the same timo showing ma
the draft On him for near two hundred dol
lars felt that this would be laryc sum
for a poor man like Mr.. Lincoln to ra,so on
demand, and on meeting him offered to aid
him if necessary II" thanked ma and said
he did not need assistance; went to his roor
and returned in few minutes with "A pack
age in his hand containing money, and on
counting It, it was found to be the exact a.
mount called for bv the draf, and The very
money receivedJy him four and fee years
previous.
During all this period money was being
loaned for three and five per cent per month
and Mr.. Lincoln was often, from inability 10
c"ll"ct what VA. In him, sorcly pressed for
five dollars to pay board bill. Besi les, it
was til" the policy of the Govcrnmen, to al
Nv the banks to use the peoples money for
specnIatlng purpose, and it was not thought
wrong rr d>rrpntable for a Government ut.
hr"r L" -" u" money in his possession. pro-
val i h' III n reasonable prospect nf raising
1t ~ It WIS wanted for Disbursement. But
NJ Lincoln heIi"vod it WIS wrong to us"
what IL! not hI NO "a him. and his stern un
h"0.lmg integrity "nahIl him to resist. no,
onIv ia. 'nnptatioo nf "pinc.ins poverty"
Int 10" ai..pnwor!u Influence OF pa ic -"nli-
m.u,
y ~. Nj f ljIur. | f."l worry -nn that
wh"n til p"opi. com" to unl,r-ttnl IT," true
chrac,"r "a Nlr. Lncoln. sni RI ct upon
tn" present laX,ty OF public morals on tn"
sn!j e. 81 IL ~ the ruh,ic mo"nv, AL tho
gr"at r,c 'E,ro j. Of r"flm IN T. i, 'ur'ru !,
vii! a. # Ahtpham Lincoln in NnvrmMr
rcxt, rs w, sad of old. of IA faithful -,rv,n,
hy til" G,.a' IN ". oi h1mln na,ur"---' Ttoa
has, ben fjurht,u over a t,w thins> ~. vi,
make the' rlIer over many"