The Living Lincoln: The Man, His Mind, His Times, and the War He Fought, Reconstructed from His Own Writings |
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Page 153
... court , both parties wanted Lincoln to represent them . T. R. Webber , Esq- My dear Sir : Bloomington , Sept. 12. 1853 . On my arrival here to court , I find that McLean County has assessed the land and other property of the Central ...
... court , both parties wanted Lincoln to represent them . T. R. Webber , Esq- My dear Sir : Bloomington , Sept. 12. 1853 . On my arrival here to court , I find that McLean County has assessed the land and other property of the Central ...
Page 250
... court , and being decided by the court , he is , and you are bound to take it in your political action as law - not that he judges at all of its merits , but because a decision of the court is to him a " Thus saith the Lord ...
... court , and being decided by the court , he is , and you are bound to take it in your political action as law - not that he judges at all of its merits , but because a decision of the court is to him a " Thus saith the Lord ...
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... Court , enough for the accommodation of all parts of the country , with circuit courts , would create a court altogether too numerous for a judicial body of any sort . And the evil , if it be one , will in- crease as new states come ...
... Court , enough for the accommodation of all parts of the country , with circuit courts , would create a court altogether too numerous for a judicial body of any sort . And the evil , if it be one , will in- crease as new states come ...
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