The Library of Historic Characters and Famous Events of All Nations and All Ages, Volume 8Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton William Finley & Company, 1896 - Biography |
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... senators , all over six feet in height , and was desig- nated the " Long Nine . " Lincoln , who was six feet four inches in height , being tallest of all , was called the " Sanga- mon Chief . ” One of the principal works of the " Long ...
... senators , all over six feet in height , and was desig- nated the " Long Nine . " Lincoln , who was six feet four inches in height , being tallest of all , was called the " Sanga- mon Chief . ” One of the principal works of the " Long ...
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... Senate . Lincoln's first speeches were made by way of experiment and getting the " hang of the House , " as he expressed it , but his speech on the Mexi- can War gave him some reputation as a Congressional debater ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 9.
... Senate . Lincoln's first speeches were made by way of experiment and getting the " hang of the House , " as he expressed it , but his speech on the Mexi- can War gave him some reputation as a Congressional debater ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 9.
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... Senator Douglas , was the author of the Kansas - Nebraska Bill , by the passage of which , in 1854 , the barrier ... Senate , the Illinois State Republican Convention , held at Springfield , 1858 , enthusiastically and unanimously ...
... Senator Douglas , was the author of the Kansas - Nebraska Bill , by the passage of which , in 1854 , the barrier ... Senate , the Illinois State Republican Convention , held at Springfield , 1858 , enthusiastically and unanimously ...
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... Senator Douglas said : ' Our fathers , when they framed the government under which we live , understood this question just as well as , and even better than , we do now . " I fully endorse this , and I adopt it as a text for this dis ...
... Senator Douglas said : ' Our fathers , when they framed the government under which we live , understood this question just as well as , and even better than , we do now . " I fully endorse this , and I adopt it as a text for this dis ...
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... Senator Douglas and his peculiar adherents plant themselves upon the tenth amendment , providing that " the powers not granted by the Constitution are reserved to the States respectively and to the people . " Now , it so happens that ...
... Senator Douglas and his peculiar adherents plant themselves upon the tenth amendment , providing that " the powers not granted by the Constitution are reserved to the States respectively and to the people . " Now , it so happens that ...
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