New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-13

those who were great after he fesh could relief eore
from whose wisdom was hhe the WisGon oi nttle
! EARLY LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The choice Of America fell on man born west Of the
Allechanies IN the caDin Of poor people q Hardm
County KentJIcky-Abraham Lincoln.
His mother could read but not write; his father could
do neiter but his parents sent him, with an old spe
nn book, 10 school, ard he learned IN MS chudnOOh 10
do both
when eight years Old he hoatel down the Ohio with
his father raft which bore the family and an telf
possessions the shores Of Indiana, and child as he
was be gave help they toilcd through dense forests
10 the interior of Spencer County There in The lali o
frce labor no grew uD IN log cabin. With the solemn
solitude for his teacher ia his med alive hours or
Asatc literature he knew only the Bible; Oi Greek
LATIN and medieval more than the traLslntion o.
Tsops Fables; of English, John Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress The traditions OF George FOX end Wlnam
Penn passed 10 him dmly along the lines OF two cen
turies through his ancestors. who were ouakers.
HIS EDUCATION.
Otherwise his education was altogether American.
The Declaration Of Independence was ms comp pehlIW
Of political wisdom the Life OF Washington his con
slant study, and something OF Jefferson anu nso5
reached him through Henry Clay. whom he holoreI
from boyhoOd. For the rest from day 10 day ne lvc"
the life Of the Amer.con people, walked IN hs Igh' ,
reasoned with its reas son thought wdh rs power oi
Thought felt the beatngs VI its mighty heart and 20
was In every way child OF naurea child OF the Wes'
"a child of America
HIS PROGRESS ~ LIFT.
| A. 10 feeling impulses Of ambition 20 get on
in the world he engaged himself 10 60 down me Mssis
sppi in at-boat, receiving Sl0 month for his wages
and aftcrward he made the trip once more. AZ -
he drove his fathers cattle the family migrated
10 Illinois, and split rails TO fence IN the new Homestead
in the wild. At 70 he was captain OF 'o,uh'eers m aI
something of surveying; but OF English literature ne
added 70 Bunyan nothing but Shakespeares plays. Al
p he elected to the Legsature OF ilnolr whete
be serted eight years. AtH he was admitted to the
bar In lsJ7 he chose hs home al Springfield the beau
tal center Of the richest land IN the STATE IN Icf' DC
was member OF the National Congress where he voted
ftruaa in nf
proyso In 1874 be his influence TO elect from ~
iinois % the American Senate n Democrat VINO would
certainly do Justice 10 Kansas. In 1889 as the rival OF
Douglas, he went before the people OF the mighty
Prairie State saving: - lhis Union cannot pernia
nently endure half slave and half freei the Union VII
not be dissolved but the house viii cease 10 be di
ylded :" and now in le5 with experience whatever
as an executive officer while States were msdly Tying
! from their orbits. and wise men knew not where 10
lind counsel this descendant o laAers, TINS puph OF
Bunyan this child OF the great West was elected Prefi
dent of America
on hun, and was resolved 10 fulfill II.
HE Co.'s 10 WASHINGTON.
As on the llth of February 1901, be LETT Springfield,
whieh for a quarter Of a century had been hs happy
home, the crowd OF bis friends and neghoors whom
be- wa. never TO meet. he spoke solemn farewell:
81 know not how soon shall see you again. A duty
has deyo.vcd upon greater than that which has de-
y0lycd upon any other man sInce Washington. ne
never would have succeeded. except for the aid Oi Dl
vine Providence upon which be at all times relied On
the same 4 mighty Bong place INV reliance. Pray
that 4 NAV receive that DIV assistance. without
which cnnuot succeed but with which snccess Is Ger.
tain" To The men OF Indiana be said: ! an but an
accidental temporary instruments II ~ your business
20 rise lp and preserve Tie Union ana liberty Al the
csnital ol Ohio be said. Without n name, without
re.ou why should have name. there has fallen upon
me iask such did lot rest even upon 'he Father OF
his Country. A. various places IN New York espec,
ialy n 4 lhlnv before ihe Legislature which rendered
him he ea'ei support of the great Empire State,
! he saif While / hold myself the humnlest Of
| ali he individual who have ever been elevated TO
.N. ...H. uI~R fnaE In
perform than any ~ them. ! bring n true heart
- h' work. | rely upon iie people " the whole
conufr or support AMI with their sns9i1inga aid even
lumlln r. am, cannot ail 70 carr, the ship OF state
safely through the storm To the Assembly Of New.
jersey NJ Trenton 30 explained II shall take the
ground deem most just 10 the North. the East the
Wos; the South. and tue whole country. IN good TEN
Per c'rtiIaiy with no malice 10 any section. am DE
voted 10 peace but mny b. necessary % pat the foot
down luny.' Iu the old Independence Han VI PAi.l
dc.phia BE- said have never had feeling politically
that did no' spring from The scnmen embodied in The
Declaration of independence hich gave liberty not
alone - the people of This cOunirY mt 10 The world in
al MtuTe II the country cinuot De we'd without
giving up That principle would rath,rho assIssinaied
The spot th1n surrender 10. have snd nothing but
what am lI.nf to live aud die BY
~ WHAT Stall III FOUND THL COUNTRY.
Travelling "a tie dead of night To- escape gs,ass.na
ton Lincoln arrived M Washington uire days before
his laururation The outgoing President. at the
opening of the session Of Congress had sD kept the
maldiy Of bis adv y.,ers engaged in treason; had
dccred that IN ease of even an imaginary apprchen
sion Of danger nom notions OF freedom among the
,lav,- d" "dIsuni0n would become inevitable Lincoln
aud others had questioned the opinion ~ fancy such
impiguing he ascribed thc factions temper Of tho
time" The flyorite doctrine OF the majority OF the
Democratic party the power OF q terrific.
rial legislature over Slavery he condemned a. m
attIk on ." the sacred rights of property The state
legislatures. he Insisted, must repeal what ne called
"toir unconstitutional and obnoxious enactments'
an, which. # such, were null and void" lit
void De impossible for any human power TO
say the Union" Nay these unimportant ucts were
not repealed 1.-The injured States would be justified in
revolutionary resistance TO the Government OF the
Unon." He maintained that 10 State might seeede NJ
II. sovereign will and pleasure that the lnion was
mo,nt for perpetuy and that Congress might attempt
10 sreserye but only by cancellations that the sword
was placed In their hands to preserve 1t by force;
that the last desperate remedy OF despairng people
wond BE- an explanatory amendment recognizing the
decision ofthe Supreme Court Of the United States.
The Au-rican Union ne called "a coniederaoy ol |
States and he thought II duty to make the appeal for
/ the aundment before any of these States should
separa, themselves from the unio0." The views OF /
the Lieutenant General containing some patriotic ad
vice conceded the right of accession. pronounced
ouaduple rupture OF the Mon "a smaller evil than the
rouning the fragments by the sword and " es' |
eleted the idea of invading seeded state AiteT
chages IL 'hr cabinet. tho President informed Con-
gres that matters were still worse; mat the
Soth suffered serious grievance which should be
recessed IN peace" The day after this mes
sac the rnF OF the Union was hred upon
rcenged 80 noticed Senators in Congress |
,egrnphed to their constituents TO seHe the |
! Ntional ;orts, and they were not arrested The
nanecs OF the country were grievously embarrassed
is little army within reachthe part OF u I'm
'eIas with all its stores was made over by ITS com
,ander TO the seeding insurgents. One state after
mother voted IN convention TO go ont OF the unlon
'eace Congress. called met, at the request OF 'ir
nia TO concert the terms OF a captulaion Tor the con
inuance OF the Union. Congress. IN both branches
kourht 10 devise concliatory eKpedents; the Terri
tories Of the country organized In manner not TO
conflict with any preensions Of the South or any de-
cison of the Supreme Court and never,neess me
seeding States formed at Montgomery Provisional
Government and pursued their relentless purpose with
such that the Lieutenant General feared the
CITY of Washington might lind itself included In