. Heroes and statesmen of America, a popular book of American biography . to drink; and opening a doorthat led into a room in the rear, he called out, Mary! Maiy!A girl responded to the call, to whom Mr. Lincoln spoke afew words in an undertone, and, closing the door, returnedagain to converse with his guests. In a few minutes the maidenentered, bearing a large waiter, containing several glass tumb-lers, and a large pitcher in the midst, and placed it upon thecentre-table. Mr. Lincoln arose, and gravely addressing thecompany, said: Gentlemen, we must pledge our mutualhealths in the most health
. Heroes and statesmen of America, a popular book of American biography . to drink; and opening a doorthat led into a room in the rear, he called out, Mary! Maiy!A girl responded to the call, to whom Mr. Lincoln spoke afew words in an undertone, and, closing the door, returnedagain to converse with his guests. In a few minutes the maidenentered, bearing a large waiter, containing several glass tumb-lers, and a large pitcher in the midst, and placed it upon thecentre-table. Mr. Lincoln arose, and gravely addressing thecompany, said: Gentlemen, we must pledge our mutualhealths in the most healthy beverage which God has given toman—it is the only beverage I have ever used or allowed inmy family, and I cannot conscientiously depart from it on thepresent occasion—it is pure Adams ale from the spring;and, taking a tumbler, he touched it to his lips, and pledgedthem his highest respects in a cup of cold water. Of course,all his guests were constrained to admire his consistency, andto join in his example. The campaign which followed was intensely exciting. The. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. /I 5 election took place on the 6th of November, i860, with thefollowing result: Mr. Lincoln received 1,866,452 votes ; Doug-las, 1,375,157; Breckenridge, 847,953; and Bell 500,631. Inthe Electoral College the vote stood as follows : For Lincoln,180; for Breckenridge, 72 ; for Douglas, 39; for Bell, 12. The election of Mr. Lincoln was made by the SouthernStates the pretext fer the dissolution- of the Union. One byone the Gulf States withdrew from the Union, and in February,1861, organized themselves into a new Confederacy. Mr. Lin-coln was^sincerely grieved by this action, as he was consciousof the error of the South in supposing that he had any inten-tion of interfering with the institution of slavery in the Stateswhere it existed. He earnestly desired to do his duty to thewhole country, and had not the slightest wish to conduct hisadministration upon a sectional basis. Two days after thesecessi
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