Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . lhoun, Benton, andothers, he could not makeany distinctive mark; buthis powerful common sense,his clear logic, his unassail-al)le integrity, his states-manship and grasp of pub-lic questions, and hisquaint humor, often ap-proaching the keenest wit,carried him rapidly to thefront and made him theleader of the newly formedRepublican party. I n1858 he stumj3ed Illinoisfor United States senatoragainst Stephen A. Doug-las, his val
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . lhoun, Benton, andothers, he could not makeany distinctive mark; buthis powerful common sense,his clear logic, his unassail-al)le integrity, his states-manship and grasp of pub-lic questions, and hisquaint humor, often ap-proaching the keenest wit,carried him rapidly to thefront and made him theleader of the newly formedRepublican party. I n1858 he stumj3ed Illinoisfor United States senatoragainst Stephen A. Doug-las, his valued friend. Hisspeeches attracted nationalattention as masterpieces of eloquence, wit, and forceful jiresentation of thegreat issues which were then agitating the country. He was defeated by Doug-las, but the remarkable manner in which he acquitted himself made him thesuccessful candidate of the Republican i^arty in the 1860. Lincoln was tall and ungainly, his height being six feet four inches. Hiscountenance was rugged and homely, his strength as great as that of Washington,while his wit has become proverbial. His integrity, which his bitterest opponent. •^.W -?•- ?»-?? FEOM LOG-CABIN TO THE WHITE HOUSE. MAJOR AXDERSOX AXI> FORT SUMTKU. 287 never questioned, won for him the name of Honest Abe. He was one of themost kind-hearted of men, and liis rule of life was malice toward none andcharity for all. He grew with the demands of the tremendous responsibilitiesplaced upon him, and the re|nitation he won as patriot, statesman, and leaderhas been surpassed by no previous Iresident and becomes great(>r with the passingyears. MAJOR ANDEKSON AND FOKT SUMTER. All eyes were turned toward Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. It wasthe strongest of the defenses. jNIajor Koliert Andenson, learning that the Con-federates intended to take possession!of it, secretly removed his garrisonfrom Fort Moultrie on the night of IDecember 2G, 18G0. Anderson wasin a trying position, f
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