Abraham LincolnThis volume presents nearly 250 of Lincoln's most important speeches, state papers and letters in their entirety. Here are not only the masterpieces- the Gettysburg Address, the Inaugural Addresses, the 1858 Republican State Convention Speech and the Emancipation Proclamation - but hundreds of lesser-known ones, including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, letters to Grant, McClellan, Stanton and his wife, and various meditations, verses and fragments. |
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... Wilmot proviso . I am a northern man , or , rather , a western free State man , with a con- stituency I believe to be , and with personal feelings I know to be , against the extension of slavery . As such , and with what informa- tion I ...
... Wilmot proviso . I am a northern man , or , rather , a western free State man , with a con- stituency I believe to be , and with personal feelings I know to be , against the extension of slavery . As such , and with what informa- tion I ...
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... Wilmot proviso ; and , as no reason had been stated for the change , he ( Mr. M. ) could not refrain from the expression of his extreme surprise . " To this General Cass is reported to have replied as follows , to wit : " Mr. Cass said ...
... Wilmot proviso ; and , as no reason had been stated for the change , he ( Mr. M. ) could not refrain from the expression of his extreme surprise . " To this General Cass is reported to have replied as follows , to wit : " Mr. Cass said ...
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... Wilmot , a democrat from Pennsylvania , moved as an amendment " Provided that in any territory thus acquired , there shall never be slavery . " This is the origin of the far - famed " Wilmot Proviso . " It created a great flutter ; but ...
... Wilmot , a democrat from Pennsylvania , moved as an amendment " Provided that in any territory thus acquired , there shall never be slavery . " This is the origin of the far - famed " Wilmot Proviso . " It created a great flutter ; but ...
Contents
Speech in the United States House | 27 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
Letter to Colonel Robert Allen June 21 1836 | 59 |
Copyright | |
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