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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... Question - Result of the Canvass - The People for Lincoln ; the Apportionment for Douglas - Public Opinion ... Questions to the Democracy- The People Above Courts and Congress - Uniting the Opposition - Eastern Tour- The Cooper Institute ...
... Question - Result of the Canvass - The People for Lincoln ; the Apportionment for Douglas - Public Opinion ... Questions to the Democracy- The People Above Courts and Congress - Uniting the Opposition - Eastern Tour- The Cooper Institute ...
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... question , were introduced , and , after dis- cussion , adopted by the Democratic majority . The attempt was , of course , made to affix a character of abolitionism to all those who refused assent to these extreme views . At that time ...
... question , were introduced , and , after dis- cussion , adopted by the Democratic majority . The attempt was , of course , made to affix a character of abolitionism to all those who refused assent to these extreme views . At that time ...
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... question , which was the chief issue in Illinois that year , he was particu- larly elaborate , strongly enforcing the great principles on which the protective system , as maintained by Clay , was based . He had always a fund of anecdote ...
... question , which was the chief issue in Illinois that year , he was particu- larly elaborate , strongly enforcing the great principles on which the protective system , as maintained by Clay , was based . He had always a fund of anecdote ...
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... question were also brought before the House , besides Mr. Richardson's , which ultimately failed . Mr. Lincoln did not call up his reso- lutions , nor were they acted upon ; but he commented on them in a speech subsequently made . On ...
... question were also brought before the House , besides Mr. Richardson's , which ultimately failed . Mr. Lincoln did not call up his reso- lutions , nor were they acted upon ; but he commented on them in a speech subsequently made . On ...
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... question on abandoning the war , without any material result accomplished . Mr. Lincoln voted with the minority , in favor of laying this resolution on the table . On the question of adopting the resolution , which was defeated , yet ...
... question on abandoning the war , without any material result accomplished . Mr. Lincoln voted with the minority , in favor of laying this resolution on the table . On the question of adopting the resolution , which was defeated , yet ...
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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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