The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-01-03

hands, Abrahams motnel n
to read and write. When he was ~
wears of age she died. Two years
later kind step-mother took her
mace At II the boy was taught
arithmetic and some other branches
of a common school education But
few books fell in his way, and these
he read with avidity.
Young Lincoln labored with his
father in the solitudes, until, at the
age of 10, when he was a very tai
lad. he made voyage to New Or.
leans on a flatboat, with the son OF
the owner of it. 1t bore valuable
cargo, and at one place they were
compelled to fight for its preserva-
ton from mand of plunderers.
In 1880, the Lincoln family removed
to Decatur, ILL.,, where young Lincoln
assisted his father in clearing and
fencing a farm. He was also a clerk
in a store part of the time. In
1882. the conflict known as the
"Black Hawk War" broke out on the
borders of the Mississippi. Abraham
Lincoln enlisted as voluteer, and
as captain of company went to the
seat of war, but had no fighting. On
his return he received heavy vote
for seat in the Illinois legislature,
but was defeated. Then he opened a
store on his own account; was ap..
pointed postmaster; studied hard all
the time; became a good surveyor,
and for about two years made SUR
vevinp his chief business. He served
term in the Illinois legislature, in
1884, and then studied law. He was
admitted to the bar in 1887. when he
was % years of age. He soon won
reputation and a lucrative practice.
He served again in the legislature,
ranking as a Wing of the Henry Clay
school He was ready pleader at
the bar, and speaker at public gath
erings. In 1916 he was elected to
congress, and was the only Wing rep
resentative from Illinois. There he
was marked for soundness of judg-
ment and attachment to the prin-
ciples of justice and right. He was
uniformly decided but conservative
anti-s1avery man; and when the Ne
braska bill was passed and the "Mis-
souri," compromise was violated, in
1854, he greatly assisted in revolu-
tionizing Illinois politically. Judge
Douglas originated the Nebraska bill
in the national senate, and his party
(democratic) suffered in consequence
The Wings carried the state. and Mr.
Lincoln, who was prominent can
didate for the national senate, gen.
erously withdrew in favor of Mr.
Trumbull, a rival candidate, who he
knew would receive many democratic
votes. Trumbull was chosen.
In 1856, Mr. Lincoln took an active
part in favor of the republicans, and
he was a prominent candidate for the
vice presidency. In 1883, he was a
candidate for the national senate, in
opposition to Stephen A. Douglas
They ably canvassed the state to-
gether. 1t was one of the most inter
esting and able conflicts of oratory
ever known in this country. Their
speeches were afterward published
from Photographic reports. 1t was
generally conceded that Mr.. Lincoln
was the victor.
Between 1856 and 1860 Mr.. Lincoln
IHdQe several powerful speeches.. 1T
May, the latter year, he was nomi-
mated for the presidency of the re-
public, and elected in November
Leading shareholders made his cleo
ton a pretext for an open rebellion,
which they had long contemplated;
and he was inaugurated president on
the fourth of March, 1861, when in
surrection and rebellion had begun
in the slave-labor states. He met the
crisis calmly, generously and firmly;
and during the four years of terrible
civil war that ensued, he controlled
the helm of the ship of state with
eminent wisdom and stadiness. AT
the moment when peace for the saved
republic and rest for himself was
near, he was mortallv wounded by a
ball from pistol in the hands of
an assassin, at place of public en-
tertainment in Washington city,
whittier her had been invited. The
wound was received on the evening
of the 18th of April, 1865, and early
the next morning the victim died.