The Whig and the Democrat seemed to enjoy a congenial relationship with one another at the time. But after Shields' decision, Lincoln was incensed, and he asked his friend, the editor of the Sangamo Journal , for a favor: the ability to publish under a penname. Too well I know how much you suffer; but do, do, remember, it is not my fault that I am so handsome and so interesting. As Michael Burlingame chronicles in Abraham Lincoln: A Life , the letters got so cutting that Shields began to be laughed at in the streets.
In a letter to Lincoln, he wrote , "I have become the object of slander, vituperation and personal abuse, which were I capable of submitting to I would prove myself worthy of the whole of it. Lincoln ultimately admitted to the pseudonym. While accounts differ on what exactly happened next, on September 22, , the two met up near Alton, Illinois, with plans for a duel. Lincoln is just as relevant today as he was years ago. In his strength and fortitude he remains hero, role model, epitome of an outstanding leader.
The Lincolns are an example of great self-sacrifice. His example shows that protecting our democracy will always and forever be worth the sacrifice. Lincoln was a remarkable man, but a regular dude. Find more thoughts on our website. Explore more things to save while you plan your visit. Why Lincoln Matters: Honest Abe. He weighed out what was due, and carried it to her, much to the surprise of the woman, who had not known that she was short in the amount of her purchase.
Innumerable incidents of this sort are related of Lincoln, and we should not have space to tell of the alertness with which he sprang to protect defenseless women from insult, or feeble children from tyranny; for in the rude community in which he lived, the rights of the defenseless were not always respected as they should have been.
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