The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-16

simultaneously. In 1892 the Black Hawk war broke
out, and Lincoln, then being, he expressed it, "a
piece Of floating drltwood," eagerly accepted the op-
portunity gave him for the employment Of his super
abundant vitality. His enlistment IN response to
a call from Governor Reynolds for 900 mounted men
assist the United States troops against the Indians.
The volunteers ordered 10 assemble at Rushvie,
and Lincons surprise when he arrived that place.,
he found that he had been elected captain of the COM
pany He regarded the whole affair a sort of pic
mic, and his opinion was 50 expressed aeRard in con-
gress when doughty hero of that period urg
ing his claims his countrys gratitude and rewards.
In the Of the year he defeated for the
legislature, the result being attributed to lack
OF knowledge Of him the part of the people Of the
remoter part of the than to any unpopularty
his part for where he was known he received large
majority He shortly after this made postmaster
at New Salem and afterward entered into commercial
life on his own account, opening small store, IN which
enterprise he failed His next employment was as as
sistant surveyor OF Sangamon county under Mr. Cal
hOun, the Democratic incumbent, Lincoln himself being
a Wing. At the time of his appointment he had no
practical and very e theoretical knowledge Of survey
ing 1t had all TO be ate-ward acquired, but, nothing
daunted he made the attempt and, It IS needless to say,
succeeded.
In the meantime Lincoln had been diligently reading
law. The hrst book he read on this subject the
Statutes Of Indiana, lent him by friend named Turn
ham, In 1884 he elected to the State legislature
and thrice reelected 60 IS and 4O), but declined to be
again named for the Office. He twice presented
a candidate for speaker but was defeated, his party
being in a minority In 1886 he admitted TO the
bar, having completed his studies sufficiently stand
the examination necessary this end being assiseda and
directed by his friend coleaguen the legislature, Mr..
Stuart.
Mr.. Lincoln had now begun to come prominently be-
fore the people of his State. In 1887 he removed to
Springfield the State capital then only the county
seatof SangamOn county, and engagedn practice Of
law with John l. Stuart mentioned above) In 1872,
November 9Th, Mr. Lincoln married to Miss Mary
Todd, to whom he had been for long time paying his
addresses, and if his latest bographer IS 10 be believed
with whom the stream Of love and courtshp did not
smooth. In considering this phase Of the great
mans life we have presented to 4 strange picture Of
hesitation, resolution and difdence, entirely var
ance with his character IN every other respect.
Mr.. Lincoln continued the practice Of law with great
success, till I846, when he elected to congress
While IN congress he made for himself 4 name as a
clear headed Of business, and prominently be-
fore that body in several speeches and debates During
this period of his life he was several times an eector on
the Wing presidential tickeS After his congressional
term had expired he returned 20 his practice Of law
and though mingling desultory politics. yet he does
notappear actively before the people political capac
iy until 1884 In that year the Nebraska bill became
issue before the country involving it did the
peal of the Missouri compromise. This brought out in
all its awful dstnctness the conflict between freedom
and slavery and presaged the contest that seven years
later deluge the country in blood During his
congressional career Mr.. Lincoln had been the