Download or read book Leslie's History of the Republican Party, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by George Oberkirsh Seilhamer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Leslie's History of the Republican Party, Vol. 2 Returning to his native State, Mr. Blaine entered upon the study of law, and later became, for two years, a teacher in the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind at Philadelphia, having charge of the higher classes in science and literature. Here his brilliant mental powers were exactly qualified to enlighten and instruct the interesting minds before him. In 1854 Mr. Blaine removed to Augusta, Maine, which city was ever afterward his home. He purchased a half interest in, and became editor of, the Kennebec Journal, and speedily made his influence felt through his ready faculty and trenchant writings. In three years he was a recognized leader in the politics of the State. With character istic energy he engaged in the organization of the Republican party, and in 1856 was sent as a delegate to the first Republican National Convention, which nominated Fremont for President; and his report of this convention, which he made in a speech before a public meeting on his return home, established his reputation as a speaker and orator. His earnest and incisive discussions of the conflict between freedom and slavery were meanwhile attracting wide attention, and by assuming the editorship. Of the Portland Advertiser in 1857, he materially broadened his journalistic work, which, however, ended with the commencement of his parliamentary career. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.