Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-10-01
J. r. - From the New York Mercury.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

sixtseth President of the United States, is
aSouthern man with make shift principles.
Every President ought to BE- popular, but
Lincoln certainly is not We insert his
ugly.p ir our Popular Photograph Gal.
lery, out of respect to bis position. since
we can have little for himself.
Mr., Lincoln was born in that part of
Hardin county, Kentucky, now known as
Larue, on the 18th Of February, 1909. He
is consequently fifty five years Of age. His
father was born in Rockingham county
Virginia. His mother, Miss Nancy Hanks,
was also . native Of the Old Dominion.
Mr.. Lincoln is, therefore, Southern man
all the way through. As this section Of
the country has no cause to be very proud
Of him, We are glad to place his origin on
the other side of Mason and Dixon's line.
Old Abe had only about six months
schooling. The rest of his education, such
as it is, be picked up for himself. When
he was about seven years old, his father
emigrated from Kentucky to Southern In.
diana, in Spencer county. Until he was
eighteen, he labored in the woods, cutting
down trees and splitting rails. Hence bis
sobriquet, "The Railsplitter.' At mines
teen, be was hired hat.boatman, to go to
New Orleans. In 1880, bis father removed
to Illinois, and settled on Sangamon river.
since celebrated in many of Old Abe's
filthy stories. Abe pushed further on and
reached Menard county, in the same State,
where he worked on farm, near Peters
burg
The next spring, Lincoln made another
trip to New Orleans, on fat boat, and,
upon his return, he took charge of his EN- !.
ployer's store, in the village of New Salem.
When the Black Hawk War broke out, he
raised company and was made captain.
Afterward, he re.enlisted as private
During the war he never heard hostile
shot. As he himself expresses it, g. did
not see any live fighting Indians, but had
good many struggles with mosquitoes"
Upon his return be ran for the Legislature,
but was defeated. Then he angaged in
b1stness, but failed and sold out. Then
AZ tried surveying, but soon got tired of
Mat. Finally, he became Postmaster of
New Salem-his first Office.
In August, 1884, Old Abe was elected
to the Legislature. In 1886, 1888, 1910,
he was re elected. As a legislator. he was
only noted for his country pumpkin man>
ners and bis broad jokes. During the
time he was thus feeding at the crib he
studied law and was admitted to the Bar.
This proved lucky speculation. In every
campaign from 1896 to 1852, he was
candidate on the Wing ticket for Presi.
dental E!ector, and was defeated every
time. In 1916, be was elected to Congress,
and distinguished himself by his disloyal
course in regard to the Mexican War, his
speeches being still quoted by the Peace
men aud Rebel sympa:hizers in support of
their position in regard to this war. If
that were the only ammunition with which
he has supplied the enemies of the nation,
he might be more readily forgiven.
In l848, Mr.. Lincoln was delegate to
the Wing National Convention. In l849
he was defeated as candidate for the
United States Senate. In 1854, he was
~ lo.a bat
his chances hopeless. At the First Repub'
lican National Convention he was an un.
successful candidate Tor Vice President
When Fremont ran, Lincoln was on the
Electoral ticket. In 1858, he ran against
Douglas for the United States Senate, and
was whipped by the Little Giant" on
the stump and on the vote. In 1850, he
was nominated for President by the Re,
publican Convention, at Chicago, as a
compromise candidate. Nobody wanted
him but the factions could not agree
upon nybody else. Thus he slipped iuto
the nomination and through the split in
the Democratic party, he slipped into the
Presidency. That was q sad day for the !
country! Our readers have only too much |
reason to remember the subsequent events
in his career, aud We will not repeat them.
There is good deal Of trash talked and
written about Lincoln being self
mana representative of the people
Graded in log cabin, and now resting
in the White House-and much more in
this strain. The simple truth is. however,
that Mr.. Lincoln does no credit to the sys-
tenn of popular government. Had he been
a good President, he would have honored
the system but as he is bad President,
he has disgraced it. Old Abe was, and is,
q mere cunning politician, who has crawled
up from Office to office until he is new at
the highest. Look at bis record here. See
how many Offices he has filled, and how
continually he KEEP. running for office, beg.
eing for office, and then decide what claim