Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-04

In the November number of Bentley's
Hdgozine-one of the oldest English maga-
zines-there is a sketch of the lives of six
American notabilities, beginning with Presi-
dent Lincoln and ending with Nathaniel P.
Banks. The writer OF the sketches very
modestly says that eff they have no other
merit, they have at any rate that of correct
ness" If the writer had said his sketches
possessed the merit of novelty, he could not
be accused of ezaggeration. In the sketch
of President Lincoln we are informed that
his foTefatherB lived in Pennsylvania and
Virginia, and that Abraham was born in
Kentucky; he built several fat boats, sailed
them down to New Orleans, and made good
thing out o. the business. On his return
fiom the Black Hawk War, the writer tells
US, "Mr. Lincoln was put forward by the
Wings as candidate for the State Legisla-
ture, but he was beaten because the major
ity Of electors consisted Of Democrats which
accounts for the defeat sufficiently. Lincoln
then "went into trade;" as the business did
not succeed, his partner proposed adding
a spirit store to the business, to which Mr.
Lincoln strenuously objected, "because he has
all bis life been teetotaler," which we take
occasion here to say is gross libel on the
President. The writer goes on to say that
in 1884 Mr.. Lincoln was again candidate
for office, land this time was elected to the
Legislature of New Salem" very hourishiug
State, no doubt. Hhe following acts in the
life of the President are new here, and there
fore we give them entire:
''The Republican National Convention in
1856 selected Colonel Fremont as candidate
for the Presidency, and the Republicans OF
Illinois carried Lincoln's election as Vice
President. But the fear of dissolution OF
the [ Uniop, which the Southern States threat
ened, robbed the Republican party of great
number of votes in the Northern States and
the election Of Buchanan, a Democrat, was
carried through. In June, 1858, Lincoln
was put up by the Illinois Wings as a candi.
date for the Presidency, while the Democrats
worked for the election of Douglas. Both
car ndidates made a tour through the State
end often appealed to the people al the same
| place and from the same platform. This
struggle, in which Lincoln openly declared
| himself opposed 10 slavery and the policy oi
the Southern States, was carried on by both
sides with great zeal aud talent, and excited
general interest. Douglas, however, eventu
ally gained the day, while Lincoln had The
advantage that his name acquired great pop
ularity for the future"
Those who conteuded that Mr.. Lincoln
had not sufficient experience in affairs, vii
be mortified TO learn that the Wings of Lii
pois carried his election as Vice President
and the friends of the late Senator Dougla
must not hereafter complain of the treatmen
their favorite received, their candidate hay
ing gained the day in his contest for tn
Presidency in 1858 against Lincoln. Th
sketch of The other notshilities is just abOu
as accurate as that of Mr. Lincoln. Tn
| Democrats will be grieVed to learn, as they
will from the writer in Bentley that in 1874
"Jeff. Davis turned his attention to practica
politics and formed the Democratic party"