检查亚伯拉罕·林肯在斯普林菲尔德的职业生涯作为一个律师,政治家和女性的选举权倡导者



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旁白:吸引力是政治,所以1832年3月,23岁,他决定竞选州议会。
林肯:我的政治是简单明了的,像一个老妇人的舞蹈。如果当选,我将心存感激;如果没有,它将所有相同的[掌声]。

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旁白:今年4月,他骑在黑鹰战争当选当地志愿者的队长。这不是一个战争,林肯说。。。
林肯:我与蚊子有很多血腥的斗争。我弯步枪很糟糕的一次。
旁白:7月下旬,林肯是在新塞伦,又拿起他的竞选大会。他没有赢,但这挫折刺激了他更大的努力来提高自己。他决定如果他成功的政治,他必须学习法律,所以他读法律。在接下来的两年,他的法律培训帮助他作为一个政治家,他忠实的方服务也是如此。1836年,他被授权律师并成功当选国家的房子。他主张的政策之一是妇女的选举权。证据是林肯的照顾人,他担心他看到他周围的不公平现象。

1839年,他遇到了玛丽托德。她从一个著名的蓄奴家族在列克星敦肯塔基州——一个年轻女人培养和钦佩。两年后他们结婚了。1844年5月,他们买了房子在第八和杰克逊在斯普林菲尔德,林肯曾经拥有唯一的家。他和玛丽有四个儿子在斯普林菲尔德的房子;一个死在那里。林肯法律电路,试情况下,研究,和持久的友谊在未来十几年。1847年,他利用不断增长的力量的辉格党地位和竞选美国众议院。他赢得一个席位,花了两年时间在华盛顿。再一次,他是一个忠实的国会议员和党的人。 He made a small name for himself by opposing the then raging Mexican War, and his feelings grew more toward an antislavery position. Like many first-term congressmen, he felt he had little influence in Washington, so he returned to Illinois depressed and bitter. He chose not to run again, but instead began to build his Springfield law practice. He was an astute lawyer [music out]. He was asked to defend young Duff Armstrong, son of the Jack Armstrong he had wrestled many years before in New Salem, against a charge of murder. Lincoln agreed to take the case without a fee. The chief witness for the prosecution stated that he had seen Duff commit the murder at night by the light of a bright moon. Lincoln then pulled out an almanac. On the night in question, the moon was in its first quarter and gave virtually no light. The witness was clearly lying, and Duff was acquitted.