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Page 88
... friends . Lincoln cannily avoided being slaughtered in the house of his friends by avoiding admission of his own candidacy and restraining his friends from such announcement , while utilizing every opportunity to augment his reputation ...
... friends . Lincoln cannily avoided being slaughtered in the house of his friends by avoiding admission of his own candidacy and restraining his friends from such announcement , while utilizing every opportunity to augment his reputation ...
Page 145
... friends in Illinois put Lincoln on the track and have our friends in Kentucky - Delaware and Maryland call similar conventions to this one in Missouri , if it is to come off , and put men forward that will go so much farther than Bates ...
... friends in Illinois put Lincoln on the track and have our friends in Kentucky - Delaware and Maryland call similar conventions to this one in Missouri , if it is to come off , and put men forward that will go so much farther than Bates ...
Page 222
... friends of the various candidates for the Presidency are all sanguine of the success of their particular candidate . Mr. Seward's friends claim ninety votes on the first ballot . Uninterested parties think this is his entire strength ...
... friends of the various candidates for the Presidency are all sanguine of the success of their particular candidate . Mr. Seward's friends claim ninety votes on the first ballot . Uninterested parties think this is his entire strength ...
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