1860年,林肯作为美国共和党的候选人,参加了竞选。林肯的对手、民主党人道格拉斯是个大富翁。他租用了漂亮的竞选列车,在车后安上一尊大炮,每到一站鸣炮32响,加上乐队奏乐,声势之大超过美国历史上任何一次竞选。道格拉斯洋洋得意地说:“我要让林肯这个乡下佬闻闻我的贵族气味。” In 1860, Lincoln, as a candidate for the Republican Party of the United States, participated in the election. Lincoln’s opponent, Douglas, a Democrat, is a rich man. He rented a beautiful campaign train, put a cannon behind the car, and every time there was a 32 rounds of artillery, plus the band played music and it was louder than any election in American history. Douglas spoke proudly: “I want to let the Lincoln countryside smell the smell of my aristocracy.”