. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . en one. Judge Wilmot, author ofthat famous free-soil measure,the Wilmot Proviso, was madetemporary chairman, andGeorge Ashmun, of Mass-achusetts, permanent chair-man. On the seventeenth thecommittee on resolutions re-ported a platform, which wasreceived with greatenthusiasniand unanimously Seward, to whom we mustaward additional praise, was aman of great patriotism andability, and was thought to bethe m
. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . en one. Judge Wilmot, author ofthat famous free-soil measure,the Wilmot Proviso, was madetemporary chairman, andGeorge Ashmun, of Mass-achusetts, permanent chair-man. On the seventeenth thecommittee on resolutions re-ported a platform, which wasreceived with greatenthusiasniand unanimously Seward, to whom we mustaward additional praise, was aman of great patriotism andability, and was thought to bethe man who would receive thehonor of the nomination. Amotion was made to nominateon the seventeenth, but anadjournment was taken untilmorning. During the night therewere new developments. TheRepublicans of Illinois turnedout in large numbers and rentthe air with their shouts forLincoln. Mr. Sewards adher-ents marched the streets withflags and bands of music, andwere enthusiastic for their candidate. The air was filled with music. The balloting was reached the next day. The first ballot gave Mr. Seward 173Vto 102 for Lincoln, with quite a number of scattering votes. On the second. LINCOLN IN 1S61. Until after Lincolns nomination for the presidencyhe never wore a beard. The portrait above was taken inSprinRtield about three iminths later, in Jannary, ISDl, various pictures of the martyred president were spreadout before tlie committee of old friends and neighbors,and this .sitting was chosen for a model of the painting. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. ballot the chairman of the Vermont delegation, which delegation had givena divided vote on the first ballot, announced that Vermont gave her ten votes forthe young giant of the West, Abraham Lincoln. On the second ballot had IS-l^ votes, Mr. Lincoln 181; and on the third ballot Mr. Lincolnreceived 230 votes, being within one and one half of a majority. The vote wasnot announced, but so many everywhere had kept the count of the ballot that it
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