If you have no money to buy paper and pens, you choose to read books, whether it is chopping wood, grazing cattle or digging the ground; Or when I have a meal break, I will watch him read it with a book. When he grew up, Lincoln left his hometown and went out to make a living alone. He has done everything, worked as a short-term worker, worked as a sailor, a shop assistant, a village postman, a land surveyor, and also did heavy work of logging and chopping wood.
No matter what he does, he is very serious and responsible, honest and trustworthy. On one occasion, a customer overpaid a few cents, and it took him more than ten miles to return it. On another occasion, he found that he had given the customer two or two teas less, so he ran several miles to deliver the tea to that family.
2.1On New Year's Day in 863, Lincoln decided to sign the The Emancipation Proclamation under various pressures. Since morning, many people have come to the White House. They were invited to witness this historic moment. As president, Lincoln needs to meet them one by one, shake hands and greet them briefly.
After the morning, Lincoln always shakes hands with hundreds of visiting guests. At noon, Lincoln returned to his office, and Secretary of State Seward was standing there waiting for him, while the Emancipation Proclamation was already on his desk, just waiting for him to sign it and take it out for publication.
Lincoln sat at his desk, took out a pen and dipped it in an ink bottle. Seward thinks the president will sign it soon. Unexpectedly, after Lincoln picked up the pen, he hesitated and finally put it down. He didn't sign, just sat in a chair and closed his eyes. This kind of situation let seward at that time I don't know what to do, so we have to continue to stand in situ silently.
"If slavery is not a mistake, then there is nothing wrong with this world. I think this is the most correct thing I have ever done. " A few minutes later, Lincoln opened his eyes again and said. "In that case, why didn't you just sign this statement? Do you have any other concerns? " Seward asked suspiciously.
"Oh, well, you know, I have been shaking hands with people since 8 o'clock in the morning, so that my arm is stiff and hard now. This declaration is of great significance, and my autograph will be closely watched, especially those who are firmly opposed to the liberation of slaves. If they see that my handwriting is a little shaky or inflexible, they will definitely take it as a fact and say that my conscience is unstable and my confidence is not firm. "
I didn't sign it right away, because I wanted to rest my arm, and then I solemnly signed it, so that 3.5 million slaves could be completely liberated! "Lincoln explained.
When I was young, I always thought that people who did great things should be informal. Later, the more I lived, the more I found out. In fact, it's easy to do anything informal, but it's really not easy to do big things and small things, because it requires a heart and attitude that always pays attention to details, as well as careful thinking above ordinary people.
On the eve of running for president, Lincoln was humiliated by a senator when he spoke in the Senate. The senator said, "Mr. Lincoln, before you begin your speech, I want you to remember that you are the son of a shoemaker."
Lincoln turned to the arrogant senator and said, "I am very grateful to you for reminding me of my father." He's dead. I will always remember your advice. I know I can't be president and shoemaker like my father. " As far as I know, my father once made shoes for your family. If your shoes don't fit, I can help you correct them.
Although I am not a great shoemaker, I learned the skills of making shoes from my father at an early age. Then he said to all senators, "It's the same for anyone in the Senate. If the shoes you are wearing are made by my father and need to be repaired or improved, I will try my best to help. But one thing is certain, his craftsmanship is unparalleled. "
At this point, he shed tears and all the ridicule turned into sincere applause. Lincoln really became president. Some people complained about President Lincoln's attitude towards his political opponents: "Why do you want to make friends with them?" ? You should try to attack and destroy them. "
"I'm not in the elimination of political opponents? When I let them be my friends, political enemies don't exist. " President Lincoln said gently. This is how Lincoln "destroyed" his enemies and turned them into friends.
Lincoln's stepmother treats his ex-wife's children as her own. Lincoln also loved his stepmother, and the family lived in harmony and happiness. Because of his poor family, Lincoln didn't get a good education.
In order to support his family, Lincoln worked as a ferryman, plantation worker, shop assistant and carpenter on the Ohio River in his teens. /kloc-at the age of 0/8, Lincoln, a tall man, was employed by a ship owner and sailed thousands of miles along the Ohio River with others.
Before the age of 25, Lincoln had no fixed job and made a living everywhere. As an adult, he became a local land surveyor. Because he is proficient in measurement and calculation, he is often invited by people to solve land boundary disputes.
After hard work, Lincoln has always been a young man who loves reading, and the light of reading at night always flashes late. When he was young, Lincoln read all Shakespeare's works, American history and many books on history and literature. He made himself a learned man through self-study.
1832, the state legislature held an election campaign. In the area where Lincoln lives, everyone agrees that only he is the most loved and trusted person, so it is suggested that he run for election. After losing the first election, Lincoln served as an assistant land surveyor and also served as the "postmaster" of the town.
5. 1834, members of the state legislature began their election activities again, and Lincoln ran again and was elected as a member of the state legislature. From then on, Lincoln's political career began.
Two years after Lincoln at the rally, Lincoln became a lawyer through self-study and soon became the Whig leader of the state legislature. At the same time, he also managed the rural post office with the help of his friends, engaged in land investigation and studied law. A few years later, he became a lawyer. After accumulating the experience of state legislators, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives on 1846.
1847, Lincoln was elected as a member of parliament. He voted against slavery in Congress many times, but the bill was rejected, and the slave owners representing the interests of southern planters were crazy against Lincoln. 1850, the power of American slave owners increased greatly, and Lincoln withdrew from Congress and continued to be a lawyer.
1June 860, 1 1, Lincoln was elected as the sixteenth president of the United States. The broad masses in the north enthusiastically supported him, while the slave owners in the south rebelled against him more fiercely. The southern 1 1 states successively withdrew from the federation to form a new government, and the slave owners openly flaunted the banner of rebellion and division. Civil War1861April 15, the Lincoln administration called on the people to declare war on the south to restore federal unity, and the civil war broke out.
At the beginning of the civil war, because the planters in the south plotted rebellion for a long time, the Lincoln government tried to compromise and lost in the war. The capital, Washington, is threatened.
In order to reverse the war situation, the Lincoln administration promulgated the Homestead Law in May 1862, which stipulated that American citizens could acquire 160 acres of land in the west for only 10 dollars, and they could become their owners after five years of continuous farming. In September, the The Emancipation Proclamation was promulgated, abolishing slavery and stipulating that slaves who rebelled in various states were free men. The form of war suddenly changed.