. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. girth and grain ! After serving as a flatboatman on the Mississippi, Lincoln re-turned to New Salem, twenty miles from Springfield, and becamea clerk in a countrystore. Then, as cap-tain of a company ofvolunteers, he servedin the Black Hawkwar. From 1833 to1836 he was engagedin merchandising, buta dissolute partnerbrought him to bank-ruptcy. Turning hisattention to the prac-tice of the law, forwhich p r o f e s s i o nhe had always had aliking, he graduallygained the attentionof his fellow-men an
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. girth and grain ! After serving as a flatboatman on the Mississippi, Lincoln re-turned to New Salem, twenty miles from Springfield, and becamea clerk in a countrystore. Then, as cap-tain of a company ofvolunteers, he servedin the Black Hawkwar. From 1833 to1836 he was engagedin merchandising, buta dissolute partnerbrought him to bank-ruptcy. Turning hisattention to the prac-tice of the law, forwhich p r o f e s s i o nhe had always had aliking, he graduallygained the attentionof his fellow-men andsoon rose to distinc-tion. His peculiarpower—manifested atall periods of his life—of seizing the most difficult thought and presenting it in such quaintand homely phrase as to make the truth appreciable by all men, madehim a natural leader of the people. As candidate for the office ofUnited States senator from Illinois he first revealed to the nation, inhis great debates with Senator Douglas, the full scope and originalityof his genius. Now, at the age of fifty-two, he found laid upon him. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 484 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. such a burden of care and responsibility as had not been borne byany ruler of modern times. On the occasion of his inauguration hedelivered a long and thoughtful address, declaring his fixed purposeto uphold the Constitution, enforce the laws, and preserve the integ-rity of the Union. The new cabinet was organized with William H. Seward of NewYork as secretary of state. Salmon P. Chase of Ohio was chosen sec-retary of the treasury, and Simon Cameron secretary of war; but he,in the following January, was succeeded in office by Edwin M. Stan-ton. The secretaryship of the navy was conferred on Gideon his inaugural address and first official papers the President indi-cated the policy of the new administration by declaring his purposeto repossess the forts, arsenals and public property which had beenseized by the Confederate authori
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