Abraham Lincoln, the First AmericanJennings & Graham, 1894 - 236 pages |
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... received as her own the motherless children of Nancy Hanks . Her arrival with her two girls and boy brought cheer to the desolate home . The new mother was a superior woman , and Lincoln loved her dearly . After he had become prominent ...
... received as her own the motherless children of Nancy Hanks . Her arrival with her two girls and boy brought cheer to the desolate home . The new mother was a superior woman , and Lincoln loved her dearly . After he had become prominent ...
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... received the money , and the woman went away . On adding the items of the bill again , to make himself sure of cor- rectness , he found that he had taken six and a quar- ter cents too much . It was night , but he closed and locked the ...
... received the money , and the woman went away . On adding the items of the bill again , to make himself sure of cor- rectness , he found that he had taken six and a quar- ter cents too much . It was night , but he closed and locked the ...
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... . The campaign was exciting , both being popular speakers . Lincoln was elected by a major- ity of 1,511 votes the largest ever received in that district . The slavery question was uppermost in his thoughts for many 42 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... . The campaign was exciting , both being popular speakers . Lincoln was elected by a major- ity of 1,511 votes the largest ever received in that district . The slavery question was uppermost in his thoughts for many 42 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... , Pa . , June 19 , 1856 , Lincoln received 110 votes for Vice - President , which di- rected the attention of national politicians to him . LINCOLN'S " KEYNOTE " SPEECH . HE Illinois Republican State 44 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... , Pa . , June 19 , 1856 , Lincoln received 110 votes for Vice - President , which di- rected the attention of national politicians to him . LINCOLN'S " KEYNOTE " SPEECH . HE Illinois Republican State 44 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... received the larger popular vote , but Douglas carried the Legislature , and was elected United States senator . Two years later Lincoln's prediction was fulfilled . Douglas's answer to Lin- coln's questions did not satisfy the ...
... received the larger popular vote , but Douglas carried the Legislature , and was elected United States senator . Two years later Lincoln's prediction was fulfilled . Douglas's answer to Lin- coln's questions did not satisfy the ...
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Page 78 - And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 46 - I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Page 221 - Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable, a most sacred right — a right which, we hope and believe, is to liberate the world.
Page 117 - Of course, when I came of age I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all. I have not been to school since. The little advance I now have upon this store of education, I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity.
Page 215 - My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, The ship is...
Page 160 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 38 - Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly at its present session, the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same. They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than to abate its evils.
Page 119 - If any personal description of me is thought desirable. it may be said, I am in height, six feet, four inches, nearly ; lean in flesh, weighing, on an average, one hundred and eighty pounds : dark complexion, with coarse black hair, and gray eyes. No other marks or brands recollected.
Page 215 - O Captain! My Captain! O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain!
Page 46 - In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.