Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-05-28
NEW SERIES, VOL. II, NO. 10.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Raymond's Life of Lincoln

0 "o'A "- "A
chapter giving orleI out interesting sketcl
of Mr. Lincoln's earlier life, from which W
learn that he was born on February 10. 1SO
:, 1Ior,;r oo,,,v Kort,oLv of noor ra
r.
reh's' VINO ehi'Sra'eo iro'i '"c sia'e s'a'e
to the free states, as so many Thousand
have done, to secure to their children th
ADVANTAGE of free scboo,s and free soc;etv
AT seven years ol age ne was sent u
school to MIR. Hazel, carrying with him al
NJ tbn thrcc honks That forme9 the fam;l,
library. His father keenly felt the disad
vantage arising from his own lack of educa
tion, anu oe'ernineu' ih spite oi uiihGu'.ie'
San;l;,;oa frr s,,,d,, tLon So had b;nsoif an
loved. His mother was Christian woman
and desired earnestly that he should learn
10 reao the biDle'
~ 80 ,,i;,i',, mi; o r,'I,;ai, " .i' Va,
friendly neiphbors Thought UNNECESSARY. but
his father quietly persisted and the boy
was set down as prodlgy when he wrote
~ an "u ii,en0 n Ills pa us ,iI',e' h; a.a,e'.'ns
preach n sermon over his mothers grave =.
Three months after Parson Elkins came. and
friends assembled, year after her death, tc
pay ,I ,as. 'tiDu'9 S VI aespIe' ~ ono uniNer
in Securing tbe nrescncc Of the CLERGYMAN
was not unmcntioned, and Abraham soon
found himself called upon to write letters
'or nis nelSnOors.
SoIly Inlnstnn ,,bn ,rovoJ a ,,nst oxcoI
lent mother to her step son. and who now
survives to take her share of the credit to
Shich she Is entitled ior her faithful care
He split rails enough before he was twen-
y one 10 MAKE ra'i renee around MS la'l-
CT he" iarm III limos he TOOK part, as
,,p.''', W.. -. ~ '"0 ,,.N 'o"'.A" n \,
Wal nc u'eo i"i 'liio s'o'o hecPihS,
but did not succeed; he made flat-boat
voyage down the Mississippi to New Or
leans and finally dcterminnd IN stnlv lsv
49,, 49,. =, a., c,uo,,,.. -.
A.''' iose W '"o 'o''.'oS' i''N "' '"e o"r ol
us state, as well as become one OF the prin-
| ciplc political leaders of the West.
| Mr. Rnvmond in tbe rnmo;nder of ,ho
hocl. ,,;ras 1,o;d ov,o,;,;o, - ,,o ,,
NN' o. va ''o ms
important events ol tEe last three years, IN
! the shape of a running commentary on Mr..
I.;ncoln's different state pancrs of which
,,ou, = t,o.,, II,
'A''C 10 "0'' Wv ."i A'''' % "'''
Us Oh many letters ana OF dcspa'ches, some
of which have not before been published
He piyes. in one CHAPTER. n close ANALYSIS of
tho coIohr,tod co,,ra;,,, of Co, NoC,ouo,
"n>' eo"''''' "'''' ''o"' Ms own uesPa'cnes
and letters, OF conduct unworthy of patri-
otic otiicer-conduct which will some day
mako his nam. od;ors IN tbo Amor;con
,oo,Io
OF Mr.. Lincoln's character, Mr.. Raymond
writes
..E-o,, u,, ,,,... NJ 1;.o,.,,, Ill.
ouI t,i0 ou'sc. NIi' i'inC"'n icii"nSc
was "pon t''r slIIiI anu P"ui"tI'" VI 'hc
peeTt'' n'o iu'i ',o ,eiMeeniHH es.iu;atc iat
>'r -? o"n AZ! no "aI IL eInS'o'I Il
,,,o,, d otr,;rs ,, ~, 49,"
aI>,,,, "a,, 80 ,tr1' ,,1ip pc';,I, ~ ~ ~
80 S, 81 ~ ,'i DJo az I,' ii'i f
,,UtL;non I,n,pr,,i,a,. ~ ,Pa;r
70 tho Co55s,;.r,;nr, a,,d ,ha i,rion ond ~
thot ;n,,;t;,,a s,,r,,;,, ,r 60, nn,,,,,,,r;
~ ,yIich oI,roys tr.,nscori;se tha n,,a, o,,r
nipr devices of'inLiy;dnaI mon ond IN urnn,
and ,er;Inps cri,;s mara rosnr, Il.s ;rsrira
tionI thnn tba n,er. Jednc,inns Of ,hl h".
man ;nt,.Ilect A. tho vnr, on,sat nf hi.
administrntion prosidnnt ircoIn cost hin
self withnnt reseryn anI wi,ho,,, f,nr mon
tIis reIinncn I, hoS s"ar beam nroaI araims, apW
! linn as a rn,,roacL tbo, ho has>met ,SsHn"d
/ m Load and controI mrlI;c Sent;n,am, h,,t
hoe haor o,,t,.n, ,r ,I,noxnanan, n,l .,a
oyeen,or NJ ;,a ,;I pnss;;,l" an onai,o anl ',o
covrSa ,n;1,ht Layo SrooooJad hn, ,Iplrp;hi'. prn9r
oIs" :, e., 49,, ',,IoI i,
fatai f,;rmSa "'>'
,,,,
he mas malhtained, through the terrible
triais OF MS administration, reputation
with the great body OF the people Tor unsul-
ieu integrity OF purpose ana Oh conduct
"hich even Washington did not surpass,
ana whioh no rreSldeht since washington
army greater than that of any living mon.
arch; he has welded authority less restrict
eu than that conferred oy any other Gonstl'
or n on1rn"'ont ai Nc nv r %s '" ~ sums
ton in .he world /; vet no man, of any party,
believes him in any instance to have aimed