Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress; Also, a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented DemiseMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865 - 842 pages |
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... favor . So marked an indication as this of his personal power to draw votes , made him a political celebrity at once . In future elec- tions it became a point with aspirants to seek to combine his strength in their favor , by placing ...
... favor . So marked an indication as this of his personal power to draw votes , made him a political celebrity at once . In future elec- tions it became a point with aspirants to seek to combine his strength in their favor , by placing ...
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... favor of such Democratic candidate as they preferred . Against such odds , as we shall see , the opponents of that party struggled long and in vain . Even the great political tornado which swept over so large a portion of the Union in ...
... favor of such Democratic candidate as they preferred . Against such odds , as we shall see , the opponents of that party struggled long and in vain . Even the great political tornado which swept over so large a portion of the Union in ...
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... favor as " one of the masses . " He chose to appear then , as in all his later life , precisely what he was . His deportment was unassuming , though without any awkwardness of reserve . During this , his first session in the Legislature ...
... favor as " one of the masses . " He chose to appear then , as in all his later life , precisely what he was . His deportment was unassuming , though without any awkwardness of reserve . During this , his first session in the Legislature ...
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... favor of the legislation which was granted . Even Whigs like Mr. Lincoln , were outstripped by some ardent Democrats - Mr . Douglas among them - in zeal for these improvements ; they having unfortunately , as noticed in the case of bank ...
... favor of the legislation which was granted . Even Whigs like Mr. Lincoln , were outstripped by some ardent Democrats - Mr . Douglas among them - in zeal for these improvements ; they having unfortunately , as noticed in the case of bank ...
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... up . Mr. Lincoln , as the Whig leader , had his position on the Committee on Finance , and exerted his influence in favor of wise counsels , and such a determination of affairs as would best remedy LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 59.
... up . Mr. Lincoln , as the Whig leader , had his position on the Committee on Finance , and exerted his influence in favor of wise counsels , and such a determination of affairs as would best remedy LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 59.
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Page 758 - If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him?
Page 211 - I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Page 204 - Resolved, that the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depends ; and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.
Page 146 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Page 206 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts ; but, beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Page 414 - I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Page 758 - South this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the...
Page 219 - Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests upon, the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
Page 578 - People, that, after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare, demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities...
Page 832 - DEAR MADAM : I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.