Milford chronicle., 1933-02-10
Abraham LINCOLN

NA0Ao VI AhI EAAlEl AtfAn UtOUAEs
Born February IL, 1909, in Harlir
County, Kentucky, both his boyhOod
an dearly manhood which were
spent in the States of Kentucky and
Indiana, Lincoln had the privations
and also the training of backwood-
mans life. The term rail-splitter
was given him during the early days
of his life. The family moved from
Indiana to Illinois in the year 1880,
where Lincoln tried other business
besides splitting rails. He served in
the Black Hawk War of 1882. He
tried keeping store and failed. stud
led law, was postmaster at New Sal
em, Illinois and deputy surveyor Of
the county. He entered politics and
had greater success, having in the
meanwhile removed to Springfield
where he built up law practice,
and was elected as a Whig Com
81 essman, served from 1S47 10 1913,
but was not notably prominent. He
dia not come into national promi-
renee until the great debates he had
with Stephen A. Douglass in the
year 1858, when canvassing fos the
e. s. Senatorship. Lincoln was de-
feated but the discussion had Grous-
ed great interest, and the great
speech which he delivered at ;he
Cooper Institute, New York, in 1SIr,
placed him in the front ranks of
those who were seeking the Pccsi-
oeucy at the hands of the Republi-
car party. At the convention. which
followed Mr.. Lincoln won TIE nomi-
nation and was elected in 1860 as
the sixteenth President of the Unit
Ell States
Nj. Lincoln the country was on he
verge of Civil War, and at one time
il was very much doubted if nc
would be allowed TO take his seat.
9Lreats against his life were heard
o. every hand The South was full
Ct men urging that the States of the
Southland should withdraw from the
Union. Such state of affairs as
these existed when the President
elect arrived in Washington and
was sworn in on March 4. 1861,
His first act was as far as pos
sible to conciliate the South, and If
the people of the Southland has only
hearkened to his advice how differ
ent their lot would have been. There
was nothing but kindness in his
heart, but his determination that the
Union should be saved, was carried
out by the ccnquering of the South,
who when defeated and their coun-
try wasted, came seeking pardon.
What the South passed through
after Lincoln's death is a matter of
history How the States under car
pet bag government lived and sur
vived one can hardly tell.
Mr.. Lincoln made a good and able
President and the South could have
been dealt no greater blow than
when the hand of an assassin took
the life of the good and human man.
Jefferson in speaking of WASH
ington spoke in language that will
apply to Lincoln as we'll. He said,
HE possessed the love, the Yener-
alton and confidence of all"
His memory will be adored while
liberty shall have Victories, his
name will trump over time and in
future ages assume its just station
among the most celebrated WORTHLESS
of the world.
So pupils In all schools should be
taught to honor the name of Lin
coin.
When speaking of Washington
and Lincoln let us say: Washing
ton, the Father of His Country"
Lincoln, Saviour of His Country"
for to these two, the people OF the
United States owe debt of graft /
tude that can never be paid
Most of us with the last quick
breath,
Into oblivion go with death,
And soon remembered are no more;
But Lincoln greater than before,
To faltering hope and weakening
Will remain an inspiration still,
Slaughter Beach
Slaughter Beach passed through
the late storm without damage. This
is a wonderful showing when we
take into consideration the damage
done to the many seaside and bay
shore resorts situated on the Allan
tic Ocean and Delaware Bay.
Reports received say that Della
walk lily anu DDmEA AEnl4 unh
several other places on the Della
ware Bay and river and Rehoboth.
Bethany Beach and Ocean City.
Cape May, Atlantic City and other
places on the Atlantic Ocean surfer
ed severely from the effects of the
storm.
This goes to show that Slaughter
Beach is the safest of them all-its
high sandy beach turns back the
tides when they threaten TO overflow
the shore.
People who have cottages at
Slaughter Beach feel safe and when
the storms approaches, if their sum
mer homes are firmly secured they
will pass through without damage.
Slaughter Beach is rapidly build
ing up from a small number of cot
tages which it lad a few years ago,
it is now an incorporated town with
more than 80 summer homes, with
electric lights and city water in
most of the homes. When We get our
new hotel on the beach front and
several more pavilions along the ,
shore, then will the old resort bios
som as a rose in the desert.
People should know that Slaugh- s
ter Beach is a wonderful place to [
live during the summer months Its
life giving air will give increased 6
vigor to both the body and mind. !
Fish, crabs, oysters and clans are '
abundant at all times. Could you I
ask more? !
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