Abraham Lincoln : a character sketch . York was the rep-resentative man of the East for the highest office in thegift of the nation, at the hands of the Republican sons of other states received complimentary voteson the first ballot. On the third ballot Mr. Lincoln had distanced allcompetitors and was within \~y2 votes of the nomina-tion. Those votes were quickly given and the nom-ination was made unanimous. When the dispatch an-nouncing his nomination was handed him, at Spring-field, he started home with it, saying: Gentlemen, there is a little short woman at our housewho is pr
Abraham Lincoln : a character sketch . York was the rep-resentative man of the East for the highest office in thegift of the nation, at the hands of the Republican sons of other states received complimentary voteson the first ballot. On the third ballot Mr. Lincoln had distanced allcompetitors and was within \~y2 votes of the nomina-tion. Those votes were quickly given and the nom-ination was made unanimous. When the dispatch an-nouncing his nomination was handed him, at Spring-field, he started home with it, saying: Gentlemen, there is a little short woman at our housewho is probably more interested in this dispatch than Iam, and if you will excuse me I will take it up and lether see it. The formal letters of notification and acceptance werepassed. The Democrats were divided, as Mr. Lincoln hadforeseen. His Freeport question had rent them in and Breckenridge were their standard bearers,and the result was not difficult to foresee. On the 6thof November, the nation recorded its verdict. Abraham. William H. 1801. Died 1872. 60 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Lincoln was President-elect of the United States. Be-tween November and March there was much to be cabinet was to be chosen, numerous offices were tobe filled, his private affairs were to be wound up. Themagnanimity of his mind was soon made apparent in hiswillingness to appoint his opponents to the highestoffices within his gift. He offered the Secretaryship of the Treasury to of Kentucky; another secretaryship was ten-dered to Mr. Gilmer of North Carolina; Stephens ofGeorgia was also approached. He saw, as few partymen could see, the injustice and impolicy of admin-istering the government in the interest of a party thathad no existence in the southern states. Thoughhe was a conqueror, he was a conciliator, and if gravetrouble was to be safely avoided, he would leave no stoneunturned to avoid it. Without jealousy or fear, he intrusted the foremostplaces in his cabinet
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