Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-02-15

egram and walked home.
%. Judge Kelly, one OF the committee
sent by the Convention to officially mn
nounce his nomination to Mr.. 1dncoln.
was very tall man. He looked ut The
candidate, up and down, before il came
his turn to take his hand. Mr.. Lincoln
sNw IL, and asked, when the opportunity
came, What R your hight 2" "Six feet
three" replied Judge Kelly, "What is
yours, Mr.. Lincoln7' "Six icet four"
was the reply. "Then, air." aaid the
Judge, "Pennsylvania bows TO Illinois.
My dear man." he continued, "lor years
my heart has been aching for President
that could look M to; and I've found
him ut last, IN the land where we ihoupht
there were none but little Riants'"
~. During the war y Polish delegation
called upon the Pfesident one day. One
of the number, Nlluding 10 hia height,
remarked. "Mr. Lincoln, you should have
been Pole" II hope il would have
been liberty pole," was the quick re-
ply.
30 In the summer of go, after the
Northern army had snilered severe re-
verses, Lincoln prepared the rat draft Of
the Emancipation Proclamation. His
advisers persuaded him TO defer its issue
until the army had been more successful,
fearing the effect on the country of ita
publication at the time of such depres-
sion. Soon after came the hattie Of An
tietam. AT n Csbinent meeting, imme-
diaiely after this battle, Mr.. Lincoln
announced his purpose 10 issue the Pro-
clamation at once, adding, II made a
solemn vow before God that IL Genera
Lee shoald be driven back | would crown
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to the slave,
26. In 1864 Lincoln was re-elected 10
the presidency, the people OF the loyal
states feeling that his wisdom and fore
sight had been tried and Proved and
could be relied upon.
u. In his second inaugural Address
MIR. Lincoln said, speaking Of the oppos-
ing parties: Both read the spme Bible
and pray TO the same God, and eacl,
lnvokes His aid against the other.
The prayers OF both could not be answer
ed. That Of neither has been answered
lnliy. The Almighty has his own pnr-
posea With malice toward none, with
charity Tor ali, with firmness in the right
as God gives na 10 see the right, let us
strive on TO finish the work we nre IN, TO
bind up the nations wounds, y y y to do
all which may achieve and cherish a Just
and lasting peace among ourselves and
with all nations"
%. April IA, 1866 the fourth ami
versary or the surrender of Fort Sum;tr.-
was appointed by the President as a day
OF thanksgiving for the close Of the war.
In the evening of that day, yielding To the
Wishes Of his friends, Mr.. Lincoln attended
the theater IN Washington. In the mid-t
OF the play he was shot by John Wilkr
Booth, drunken actor. lie died tie
next morning amid the horror and indlg-
nation Of all loyal citizens. He is buried
at his old home in Springfield, III.
QUOTATIONS. FROM LIScoLN's WORDS.
a. Let us heve faith that right makes
! might, and, in that faith, let up, TO the
end, dare TO do our duty as we understand
1t.
b. know there is God, and that he
hntes Injustice and slavery.
C. am nothing, but truth is every
thing.
REcrTATIoNs.
How Blossoms Helped"
"Llncoln's Address at Gettysburg"
LINCOLN.
(From the London Punch)
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