Abraham Lincoln. Love to God and love to man was his creed. The world was his church. His sermons were preached in kindly words and merciful deeds. His loving benediction still rests upon the heads of millions of his fellow-men, whom he raised up from the humiliation of bondage to the level of manhood and womanhood.

"O, slow to smite and swift to spare,
Gentle and merciful and just!

Who, in the fear of God, didst bear
The sword of power-a nation's trust!

"Thy task is done; the bond are free;
We bear thee to an honored grave,
Whose proudest monument shall be
The broken fetters of the slave.

"Pure was thy life; its bloody close

Has placed thee with the sons of light,

Among the noble host of those

Who perished in the cause of Right."

INDEX.

Albany, Lincoln's Speech at, 183-184.

Anderson, Lieut. Robert, 47-48.

Antietam, 263.

Appomattox, 269.

Ashmun, Hon. George, notifies Lincoln of his nomination
to the Presidency, 160.

Baker, Col., death of, 216.

Ball's Bluff, Battle of, 216.

Bateman, Dr. Newton, Conversation with Lincoln, 162–163.
Blackhawk War, 45-48.

Blair, Judge, 192.

Boone, Daniel, 13.

Booth, J. Wilkes, 337-338.

Breckenridge, John, 29.

Buchanan, James, elected President, 117; his Cabinet,

176-177.

Bull Run, Battle of, 214-215.

Cabinet, Buchanan's, 176-177; Lincoln's, 188-192.
Cameron, Hon. Simon made Secretary of War, 191-192.

Campaign of 1860, 169–170.

Capital of Illinois, location at Springfield, 64.

Cartwright, Rev. Peter, runs for Congress, 94–95.

Chancellorsville, 274.

Chase, Hon. Salmon P., character, 191; candidate for
Presidency, 301-302; made Chief-Justice, 303.

Chicago, National Republican Convention at, 157-160;
National Democratic Convention at, 306-309.
Cincinnati, Lincoln's speeches in, 143-144, 182.

Cleveland, Convention of malcontents at, 304.

Clingman, Hon. Thomas, Speech in Congress on Slavery,
172-173.

Confederacy, Southern Provisional Government, 177.

Congress, special session of, 213–214; action in regard to
slavery, 239-240.

Congressional Committee meets to arrange Lincoln's funeral
services, 341.

Cooper Institute, Lincoln's Speech at, 145–150.

Democratic National Convention at Chicago, 306.
Douglas, Stephen A., his life, 108; comparison with Lincoln,
108-109; Address at State Fair, 118; challenged by Lin-
coln to a discussion of political questions, 129; debates
with Lincoln, 129-140; speeches in Ohio, 143; canvass for
Presidential nomination, 155; Prophecy in regard to the
war, 203-204; Attitude towards Lincoln's Administration,
210-211; Death of, 211.

Election of 1864, 309.

Emancipation, Lincoln's policy in regard to, 238-239;
Northern sentiment in regard to, 241; Lincoln's account,
of, 243-246, 248-249; final proclamation, 247-248; influ-
ence of, 249-251; 13th Amendment, 293–295.

Everett, Edward, Speech at Gettysburg, 284.

Five Points Sabbath School, Lincoln's Speech at, 151-152.
Ford's Theatre, 336.

Forquer, answered by Lincoln, 61.

Fredericksburg, 263.

Fremont, Gen. John C., nominated for Presidency, 112, 304.

Gentryville, 21.

Gettysburg, Battle of, 266–267, 282–283; dedication of ceme-
tery, 284-286; Lincoln's Speech at, 285-286.

Grant, Gen., character of, 258; capture of Vicksburg. 263;
Lincoln's letter to, 264-265; Battle of Missionary Ridge,
265-266; made Commander-in-Chief, 267; his opinion of
Lincoln, 281.

Greeley, Horace, opposition to Mr. Lincoln, 301.
Gulliver, his estimate of Lincoln's oratory, 152–153.
Gurley, Rev. Dr., tribute to Lincoln, 342-343.

Hall, Rev. Newman, story of Mr. Lincoln, 361–362.
Hanks, Nancy, 16.

Hardin, John J., elected to Congress, 92.

Harrison, Gen., elected President, 85-86.

Herndon, Wm. H., enters into partnership with Lincoln, 94.

Illinois, character of, 35; Lincoln's letter to friends in,
289-290.

Inaugural Address, Lincoln's first, 193–202; Lincoln's second,
313-316.

Indianapolis, Lincoln's reception by Legislature, 181.
Internal improvements, 63.

Kansas-Nebraska bili, fo
Knob-Cruk, 17.

Lee, Gen., invasion of Pennsylvania, 266–267; surrender at
Appomattox, 269.

Lincoln, Abraham, family, 12; birth, 17; early disposition,
18-23; removed to Indiana, 19; education, 21-22; per-
sonal appearance, 24; habits of reading, 24-25; reference
to speech at Trenton, 25-26; death of his inother, 26-27;
his father's second marriage, 28; studious habits, 29; first
attempts at public speaking, 30; poetical productions, 31;
strength, 32; love of the water, 32; trip to New Orleans,
33; first contact with slavery, 33-34; reputation, 37-38:
habit of story telling, 38; second trip to New Orleans, 39;
settles in New Salem, 41; conflict with the Clary's Grove
Boys, 42; whips a rowdy, 42-43; Honest Abe," 43;
Blackhawk war, 45; elected captain, 45; saved life of a
fugitive Indian, 46-47; candidate for Legislature, 48-49;
first political speech, 49–50; enters into partnership with
Berry, 50; failure in business, 50; commences study of
law, 50-51; appointed postmaster, 51-52; appointed

deputy surveyor, 53; his accuracy, 53; election to Legis-
lature, 54; political manifesto, 54; campaign, 55-56; love
for Annie Rutledge, 56–57; candidate for Legislature, 58;
avowal of political principles, 58; canvass, 59; reply to Col.
Taylor, 60; reply to Forquer, 61; second election to Leg-
islature, 62; resolution in regard to slavery in District of
Columbia, 65-66; removal to Springfield, 68; "Logan and
Lincoln," 68; address in " The Perpetuation of our Free
Institutions," 70-73; political address, 73-74; defense of
the son of an old friend, 75–76; character, 77–78; joke on
Judge Logan, 78-79; story of the horse-trade, 80; story
of the jackknife, 81; story of the drunken coachman, 81-
82; story of the pig, 82; his tenderheartedness,83; kindness
to his step-mother, 83-84; third term in Legislature, 85;
campaign of 1840, 85-86; Mary Todd, 86-87; story of his
awkward dancing, 87-88; duel with Gen. Shields, 88-90;
date of wedding set, 90; marriage, 91; speech at Gentry-
ville, 93; "Lincoln and Herndon," 94; elected to Con-
gress, 94; Congressional experience, 96; position in regard
to the Mexican war, 97-98; speech on The Presidency
and General Politics," 98; candidate for government
position, 98; appearance, 98–99; honesty, 101-102; com-
parison with Douglas, 108-109; joins Republican party,
III; speech in Chicago, 113; helps a colored woman, 113-
114; refuse a nomination to State Legislature, 114; can-
didate for Senator, 114-115; Bloomington speech, 116;
speech at State fair, 118; speech at Peoria, 119–121; nom-
inated for U. S. Senate, 121; speech accepting nomination,
121-124; readiness to turn a point, 125; visit to Cincin-
nati, 126–128; challenges Douglas to a political discussion,
129; Lincoln-Douglas debates, 129-140; fitness for Presi-
dency, 141-142; speech in Cincinnati, 143-144; Cooper
Institute speech, 145-150; speech at Five Points Sabbath
School, 151-152; Gulliver's estimate of his oratorical
powers, 152-154; State Convention at Decatur, 156–157;
Chicago Convention, 157-160; nominated to Presidency,
159; official notification, 160; reputation, 161–166; con-