The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . s a frequently would lie by this opening during a meet-ing, listening to the speeches. One evening one of hisfriends, E. D. Baker, in speaking angered the crowd, and anattempt was made to pull him down. Before the assailantscould reach the platform, however, a pair of long legsdangled from the trap-door, and in an instant Lincolndropped down beside Baker, crying
The life of Abraham Lincoln : drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, photographs, etc. . s a frequently would lie by this opening during a meet-ing, listening to the speeches. One evening one of hisfriends, E. D. Baker, in speaking angered the crowd, and anattempt was made to pull him down. Before the assailantscould reach the platform, however, a pair of long legsdangled from the trap-door, and in an instant Lincolndropped down beside Baker, crying out, Hold on, gentle-men, this is a land of free speech. His appearance was sounexpected, and his attitude so determined, that the crowdsoon was quiet, and Baker went on with his speech. Lincoln did not take a prominent place in his partybecause the Whigs lacked material. He had powerfulrivals. Edward Dickinson Baker, Colonel John J. Har-din, John T. Stuart, Ninian W. Edwards, Jesse , O. H. Browning, were but a few of the brilliantmen who were throwing all their ability and ambition intothe contest for political honors in the State. Nor were theWhigs a whit superior to the Democrats. William L. D. Ew-. Sic a ?> e o c ? o o P ° g-SJa ^ • P. - cj H 5S 3 „, O 3 3 2 - o 3 Cj3 O So. 2^t3 ^ ^ § )0 ?J 3«* en 5 03 E ;-= os Z & «_ ?J § gi o uz £ £3~ - ei l-< - fc . G z— c <a C oj^^ c Sx- « cSC 0 — J=^ ^^ r=?J J3 £ bf? t. 5-5 B 3 oS-*3^ ^ O , QJ •E=«^ c — K += £.2 .a £ <S eg - ES BEGINS TO STUDY LAW 159 ing, Ebenezer Peck, William Thomas, James Shields, JohnCalhoun, were in every respect as able as the best men of theWhig party. Indeed, one of the prominent Democrats withwhom Lincoln came often in contact, was popularly regardedas the most brilliant and promising politician of the State—Stephen A. Douglas. His record had been phenomenal. Hehad amazed both parties, in 1834, by securing the appoint-ment by the legislature to the office of Stat
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