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 DemiseLommis National Library Association, 1888 - 842 pages Written in 1864 by a political contemporary, this is a work of nineteenth-century American biographic literature. It contains Lincoln's most masterful speeches and writings, along with a contemporary history of the Civil War. |
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Page vi
... Republican Party Organized - Their Platform Adopted at Bloomington - The Canvass of 1856 - Mr . Lincoln Sustains Fremont and Dayton - His Active Labors on the Stump - Col . Bissell Elected Governor of Illinois - Mr . Buchanan Inau ...
... Republican Party Organized - Their Platform Adopted at Bloomington - The Canvass of 1856 - Mr . Lincoln Sustains Fremont and Dayton - His Active Labors on the Stump - Col . Bissell Elected Governor of Illinois - Mr . Buchanan Inau ...
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... Republican Sympathies - Douglas Falters , but Opposes the English Bill - Passage of that Measure -- Democratic State Convention of Illinois - Douglas Indorsed , and Efforts for his Re - election Commenced - The Democratic Bolt - Meeting ...
... Republican Sympathies - Douglas Falters , but Opposes the English Bill - Passage of that Measure -- Democratic State Convention of Illinois - Douglas Indorsed , and Efforts for his Re - election Commenced - The Democratic Bolt - Meeting ...
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... Republicans . About this time , the name of Whigs had begun to be their current designation . Lincoln was the youngest member of this Legislature , with the single exception of Hon . Jesse K. Dubois , of Lawrence county , afterward ...
... Republicans . About this time , the name of Whigs had begun to be their current designation . Lincoln was the youngest member of this Legislature , with the single exception of Hon . Jesse K. Dubois , of Lawrence county , afterward ...
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... The difference between us is clear as noon- day . That we are right , we can not doubt . We hold the true Republican position . In leaving the people's business in their hands , we can not be wrong . We 106 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... The difference between us is clear as noon- day . That we are right , we can not doubt . We hold the true Republican position . In leaving the people's business in their hands , we can not be wrong . We 106 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... Republican party in Illinois was to be matured . Among the resolutions at that time adopted , after setting forth in a preamble that a majority of Con- gress had deliberately and wantonly re - opened the controversy respecting the ...
... Republican party in Illinois was to be matured . Among the resolutions at that time adopted , after setting forth in a preamble that a majority of Con- gress had deliberately and wantonly re - opened the controversy respecting the ...
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LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell) 18 Barrett,Making of America Project No preview available - 2016 |
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