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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... principle . The support of the Wilmot Proviso , is the first fact mentioned , to prove that the Missouri restriction was repudiated in principle , and the second is , the refusal to extend the Missouri line over the country acquired ...
... principle . The support of the Wilmot Proviso , is the first fact mentioned , to prove that the Missouri restriction was repudiated in principle , and the second is , the refusal to extend the Missouri line over the country acquired ...
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... principle . As to the principle , all were agreed . Judge Douglas voted with the Republicans upon that matter of fact . He and they , by their voices and votes , denied that it was a fair emanation of the people . The Administration ...
... principle . As to the principle , all were agreed . Judge Douglas voted with the Republicans upon that matter of fact . He and they , by their voices and votes , denied that it was a fair emanation of the people . The Administration ...
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... principle , begin to get votes in your section , we should thereby cease to be sectional . You cannot escape this ... principle or practice . If we do repel you by any wrong principle or practice , the fault is ours ; but this brings you ...
... principle , begin to get votes in your section , we should thereby cease to be sectional . You cannot escape this ... principle or practice . If we do repel you by any wrong principle or practice , the fault is ours ; but this brings you ...
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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