Abraham Lincoln Goes to New YorkStory of the country lawyer's first trip to sophisticated New York, and full text of famous Cooper Union speech he delivered there February 27, 1860. |
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... Seward , not Lincoln . " Our preference for Mr. Seward , " said The Independent , " is prompted mainly by the fact that he has embodied in his speeches the moral protest of an enlightened and Christian public sentiment against the ...
... Seward , not Lincoln . " Our preference for Mr. Seward , " said The Independent , " is prompted mainly by the fact that he has embodied in his speeches the moral protest of an enlightened and Christian public sentiment against the ...
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Andrew A. Freeman. He knew he would be measured against Seward and found wanting . With all his native strength of mind and force of character , he was , compared with the polished Senator Seward , a rude backwoodsman , unskilled in ...
Andrew A. Freeman. He knew he would be measured against Seward and found wanting . With all his native strength of mind and force of character , he was , compared with the polished Senator Seward , a rude backwoodsman , unskilled in ...
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... Seward's name , of course , was in both compilations . Regardless of their qualifications for the Presidency , Lincoln and Seward shared similar beliefs on the sub- ject of slavery . In October 1858 , four months after Lincoln delivered ...
... Seward's name , of course , was in both compilations . Regardless of their qualifications for the Presidency , Lincoln and Seward shared similar beliefs on the sub- ject of slavery . In October 1858 , four months after Lincoln delivered ...
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