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Copyright, 1895,
BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY.
University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S. A.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION
Address to the People of Sangamon County.
From his Address before the Young Men's Lyceum
of Springfield, Illinois, on the Perpetuation of our
Political Institutions.
PAGE
I
9
18
Mr. Lincoln's Earliest Announcement of His Politi-
cal Opinions
24
From his Protest in the Journal of the Legislature
of Illinois, signed by Mr. Lincoln and Dan Stone
Extracts from a Political Debate between Mr. Lin-
coln, E. D. Baker, and others, against Stephen A.
Douglas, Josiah Lamborn, and others, held in
the Second Presbyterian Church in Springfield,
Illinois
Extracts from his Address before the Springfield
Washingtonian Temperance Society.
From the Circular of the Whig Committee
From his Speech in the House of Representatives
of the United States
The Eulogy upon Henry Clay
From his Reply to Senator Douglas, delivered at
Peoria, Illinois. Origin of the Wilmot Proviso .
Extracts from Letter to Joshua F. Speed
53
From his Discussion of the Decision in the Dred
Scott Case, at Springfield, Illinois . .
60
The "Divided House" Speech delivered at Spring-
field, Illinois, on his Nomination to the Senate of
the United States
71
From his Speech at Chicago, in reply to the Speech
of Judge Douglas, on the Evening of July 9,
1858
From his Speech at Springfield, Illinois
86
117
The Lincoln and Douglas Debate:
The First Meeting at Ottawa, Illinois
124
From the Debate at Freeport, Illinois
In Mr. Lincoln's Rejoinder to Judge Douglas at
Freeport
From Mr. Lincoln's Reply at Jonesboro.
From Mr. Lincoln's Rejoinder to Judge Douglas
at Charlestown, Illinois.
142
147
149
165
From Mr. Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas at
Galesburg, Illinois
169
Mr. Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas in the Sev-
enth and Last Joint Debate at Alton, Illinois
172
181
192
205.
213
From his Speech at Columbus, Ohio
From his Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio
From his Speech of February 27, 1860, at the Cooper
Institute, New York
From his Speech at New Haven, Connecticut
His Letter to Hon. Geo. Ashmun, President, accept-
ing his Nomination for the Presidency
To the Citizens of Springfield, on his departure for
Washington.
From his Address to the Legislature at Indianapo-
lis, Indiana
From his Address to the Legislature at Columbus.
Ohio
From his Remarks at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. .
From his Address at Trenton, to the Senate of New
Jersey .
229
232
234
Address at Independence Hall, Philadelphia .
From his Reply to the Governor, and his Address
to the Legislature at Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania. 236
Reply to the Mayor of Washington, D. C..
238
From the First Inaugural Address
240
From his First Message to Congress, at the Special
Session, July 4, 1861
249
From his Message to Congress at its Regular Ses-
sion
259
His Reply to the Lutheran Ministers
From a Letter to General McClellan.
From his Proclamation revoking General Hunter's
Order setting the Slaves free; and offering Com-
pensated Emancipation to Slave Owners
265
266
268
From his Reply to the Chicago Committee of
United Religious Denominations, urging Imme-
diate Emancipation .
281
His Order to remember and keep the Sabbath
Day
286
From the Annual Message to Congress.
287
Draft of the Proclamation of Emancipation as Sub-
mitted to the Cabinet for Final Revision
294
The Proclamation of Emancipation
295
From his Message to Congress.
298
His Letter to the Working-men of Manchester,
From his Reply to the Presbyterian Clergymen .
Letter to Erastus Corning and Others
From his Reply to the Resolutions of the Demo-
cratic State Convention of Ohio
The Letter to James C. Conkling.
His Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving
Remarks at the Dedication of the National Ceme-
tery at Gettysburg
From the Annual Message to Congress
Closing Address of the Fair for the Sanitary Com-
mission
Letter to A. G. Hodges of Kentucky
323
325
329
330
His Address at the Sanitary Fair in Baltimore
His Letter to General Grant
His Answer to a Methodist Delegation
339
Reply to a Delegation from the Union League after
his Renomination.
340
From his Address at a Fair of the Sanitary Com-
To the Coloured Men of Baltimore for a Present of
the Bible...
His Reply to a Serenade
His Reply to a Serenade when his Re-election was
Certain
His Letter to Mrs. Bixby.
346
347
349
352