Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-21
From the Philadelphia Bulletin!
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

The career of Abraham Lincoln Is so well known
M II Is hardly necessary TO write biographies
tch Of him. 1t Is proper, however, to put uPor
sord few of the prlnc pal events OF the life thai
q been brought to so sud- aud calamltous an
Nj. He was born In a part OF Ii Irdin county which
now included In ,LSrne county, Kentucky, Feb
Rry L., 1909, 50 that bis age was fifty seven
Ars,
lsH,s father. who was q farmer, moved to Indisna
1916. where Abraham worked upon the farm, go
to school at intervals. At the age Of nineteen
made trip as a hired hand en- flt-bost 10 Now
,eans. la 1880 he moved with his father to Ma
h. Illinois. and assisted In building the lOg-cab'n
lich b9came their home, aud In making rails for
farm fences Ia the following year he assisted
building hat-b,at aid weat 10 It again to New
h,nSs-- Returning he was employed as a clerk Of
ore aud mill at New Salem, Illinois.
1882 NJ. lincoln volunteered for the Black
K war, and was elected captain of a company.
urning, after service of three months, be was
minated for the Legislature by the Wings but
county being Democratic, he was defeated. He
en ore,ed q store, but did not succeed in his busi-
kss. and giving It up he was appointed postmaster
J Nav llem. He. then began to study law, bor-
Awing b'oks fof the purpose from neighborlng
swyer II also studied surveying, and obtained
oms employment In that business.
In 1884 he was elected to the Legislature, and
n forwards to three successive terms. In 1886 he
Ieg N the practice OF the law at Springfield, In
lsrtnership with Major J ohm +. Stuart. He rose
Rp,dy to distinction In his profession, but did not
baudoa politics. and soon became one of the most
kom'n mt leaders of the Wing party, several times
Ieng OF their electoral ticket.
In 1916 hswa elected to Congress, and ct once
lok side In favor of all the movements of the
! en- Free Soil" party. In January, lS49, he Of
led a SC ieme for abolishing slavery In the Dis
let Of Columbia, by compensatlng the slave own.
4. He opposed the annexation of Texas, but vc-
4 for the appropriations for the Mexican war.
Mr.. Lincoln was a member Of the Whig Ma
onal Convention of 1s4S, and supported the no.
hiuatol OF Con. Taylor. In the following year
y was tbs Wing NOMINEES for United States Sc
sc5r---bur the Legislature being Democratic, he
vas defeltsl by Gen. Shields. At the next cleo
ION for Sc lator, he was mainly instrumental In
Fsctlng the election of the Republican candidate,
udge Trumbun.
In 1858 ne was the Republican candidate FOR
United States Senator, against Judge Douglas, the
hmpa,gu bsing one of the mos. spih ed ever known
n Iiliui, Judge Douglas OBJ aimed a majority of
he me aSers of the Legislature, though the popu-
az majority was for Mr.. Lincoln.
Ga the 18Th O. May, 1860, Mr.. Lincoln was no.
minated President by the Republican National Con-
-entl,n AZ Chicago, and was Ell ctsd by large ma
orlty of the electoral votes. Having served faith
ully through term of civil war, he was again
dominated by the National Union Convention al
Baltimore on the 7sh of June, 1864, and was elect
4 IN tho S,h Of November. He was re-lnaugura
I'D on the 4 n Of March, 1865 and died by the
lands of an assassin on the 10Th Of April.