Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13
FROSTBURG Md, SATURDAY. FEBRU AIRY 13, 1909.

tice has never been done Mrs. Lincoln,
She was not without Il prophetic quail
ity In divining her huSbHMd'S future
eminence, she had spiritual insight,
she suffered many sorrows. and de
spite her difference from Mr.. Lincoln
IN temperament and inherited lnnnncrs
and beliefs she was loyal to him
throughout
One other character has been mini
mized much in the same William
H. Seward. Lincoln's chief competitor
for the presidential nomination and
aftcrward his secretary of state. One
thing that can be said for Seward is
that he was man enough to arkn"wl-
edge Lincoln's greatness when he saw
It, He refused TO plot against his
chief, as did some Of his fellow mcm-
counselor and umseltisb statesman. He
had enough foresight to buy Alaska
when the public Sroffed If him for the
act. The truth about Seward is that
he was of a very high type, but not
withstanding his height was over
Shadowed
Mr.. Lincoln'S life falls into two
peal of the Missouri compromise and
the formation of the Republican par
ty and that following these twin
events. His one term in CONGRESS- was
the last important public service in
the first pcrird. Following thi5 wcr"
five or six year: of law with little CT
no politics. In congress Lincoln had
gained a reputation is Il story teller
and wit had made one CT two cam
paign speeches. had introduced Il
measure to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia and had refused t1
say that the MeXi"an war was right
eous. Following his term he had ap-
piled for the office of land commi sion
cr, to which he had not been appoint
ed, and had been offered the governor
ship of Oregon, which he declined. In
1870 he refused another nomination
to congress and in 1852 delivered
culogy on Henry Clay. 1t was in lS-l
that he really re-entcrcd politics, be
ing stirred thereto by the repeal of
the Missouri compromise. That year
he was elected to the legislature, but
refused to serve. He was also a can
didate for United States senator, com
ing within Il few votes of winning.
With rare unselfiShness he threw all
his strength to Lyman Trumhull ard
elected him. For Lincoln to 90 to
Trumhull who had but Il handful of
supporters was like the tail wagging
the dog. hn' it prevented the election
of q prO&l"v"rV man.
In 1886 Mr. Lincoln participated in
the formation Of the Republican party,
making his grrrt lost speech" at
Bloomington. He also received 40
votes for vice president in the Repub-
lican national convention and ran for
elector on the Fremont ticket. Two
years later came his great debates
with Douglas, which We're held at OF
tawa, FrecpOrt, JoncSboro, Charleston,
GaleSburg, Quincy and Alton As Il
result he had popular majority, but
was beaten by holdOver senators and
gcrrymander.
Following the struggle with Doug
las Mr.. Lincoln made speeches in Ohio,
Kansas, New England and the famous
address in Cooper Union. New York
Early in 1860 the Illinois state Conven-
tion instructed for him for president,
and in the national convention that
met at Chicago, May 1919, he was
nominated on the third ballot. In the
following campaign Mr.. Lincoln re
manned at home and declined to make
speeches. The Democratic party split
on slavery, which made his election
possible. Following the announcement
of the result many of the southern
states seeded, but the president elect
refused to be drawn into any public
utterance as to his policy. On Feb. II,
1861, he started to Washington, max
ing a few short addresses on the way
and secretly passing through Balti-
more because of rumors of possible