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SPEECHES (December 1, 1859, to February 28, 1861):
The Treason of Secession. Fragment of Speech
at Leavenworth, Kan. December 5, 1859
Lecture on "Discoveries, Inventions, and Im-
provements."
Delivered before the Library
Association of Springfield, Illinois. February
22, 1860
Slavery as the Fathers Viewed It. Address at
Cooper Union, New York. February 27,
1860
Slavery the Enemy of the Free Workingmen.
Abstract of Speech at Hartford, Connecticut.
March 5, 1860
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Slavery the Snake in the Union Bed. Speech
at New Haven, Connecticut. March 5, 1860 50
Popular Sovereignty the Sugar-Coated Slavery
Pill. Abstract of Speech at Norwich, Connecti-
cut. March 9, 1860
Reply to the Committee Informing Him of His
Nomination for President by the Chicago Con-
vention. May 19, 1860
Acceptance of Nomination as President. May
23, 1860
[Platform of the Republican National Conven-
tion held in Chicago, May 16-18, 1860]
The Cause, Not the Man. Remarks at Spring-
field, Illinois. August 14, 1860
Charity towards Political Opponents. Remarks
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at Springfield, Illinois, at a Celebration of
His Election. November 20, 1860
Political Opponents in the Cabinet. Anon-
ymous Editorial in the Illinois Journal.
December 12, 1860
Farewell to Home Folks. Remarks to Spring-
field Neighbors on Leaving for Washington.
February 11, 1861
The Preservation of the Union: It Rests with
the People. Remarks at Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Union: Is It a Marriage Bond, or a Free-
Love Arrangement? Remarks to the Indiana
Legislature, at Indianapolis. February 12,
1861
Good Will to the South. Remarks at Recep-
tion by Mayor and Citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio.
February 12, 1861
Against Restriction of Immigration. Remarks
to Germans at Cincinnati, Ohio. February 12,
"Nothing is Going Wrong." Remarks to the
Ohio Legislature, at Columbus. February 13,
The Majority Should Rule. Remarks at Steu-
benville, Ohio. February 14, 1861
For Equalization of Foreign and Domestic
Prices by a Protective Tariff. Remarks at
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. February 15, 1861.
The Crisis is Artificial. Remarks at Cleveland,
Ohio. February 15, 1861
The Stability of the Union. Remarks at Buf-
falo, New York, February 16, 1861
Two-Minute Speeches. At Rochester, Syra-
cuse, and Utica, New York. February 18,
1861; at Troy, Hudson, and Peekskill. Febru-
ary 19, 1861
President, Not of a Party, but the Nation. Re-
ply to Governor Morgan of New York, at Al-
bany. February 18, 1861
The Mightiest of Tasks for the Humblest of
Presidents. Remarks to the New York Legis-
lature at Albany. February 18, 1861
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Remarks at New
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Piloting the Ship of State. Remarks at Pough-
keepsie, New York. February 19, 1861
There is a Time for Silence.
York City. February 19, 1861
Save Ship and Cargo; if not Both, the Cargo.
Reply to the Mayor of New York City. Febru-
ary 20, 1861
The Liberty Inherited from the Fathers. Ad-
dress to the Senate of New Jersey, at Trenton.
February 21, 1861
Putting the Foot down Firmly. Address to the
Assembly of New Jersey, at Trenton. Febru-
ary 21, 1861
The Teachings of Independence Hall. Reply to
the Mayor of Philadelphia. February 21,
The Declaration of Independence: Not for One
Age and Country Only, but for All Time and
the Whole World. Address in Independence
Hall. February 22, 1861
New Stars for the Flag. Address on Raising a
Flag over Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
February 22, 1861
A Friend of Peace. Reply to Governor Curtin
of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg. February 22,
In the Hands of the People. Address to the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg.
Misunderstanding between North and South.
Reply to the Mayor of Washington, D. C.
February 27, 1861
Reply to a
President of the Whole County.
Serenade at Washington, D. C. February 28,
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES (Mar. 4, 1861, to April 11,
1865):
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129
First Inaugural Address. March 4, 1861 133
Remarks upon Sectionalism to Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts Delegations. March 5,
Remarks on Executive Policy to a Committee
147
Conference on Compensated Emancipation with
Border State Delegations. March 10, 1862 150
Response to Evangelical Lutherans on De-
pendence upon Divine Guidance. May 6,
1862
Remarks to the Twelfth Indiana Regiment.
On the Nation's Dependence on the Army.
May 15, 1862
Appeal to Border-State Representatives to
Favor Compensated Emancipation. July 12,
Remarks on the McClellan-Stanton Controversy.
Made at a Union Meeting in Washington.
August 6, 1862
Address to a Deputation of Colored Men on
Colonization. August 14, 1862
Remarks on Premature Emancipation to Rep-
resentatives of the Churches of Chicago. tember 13, 1862
Sep-
Remarks on Making the Emancipation Proc-
lamation Effective, in Response to a Serenade.
September 24, 1862
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Remarks on the Divine Will, in Reply to
Address by Mrs. Gurney. September 28,
Meditation on the Divine Will. September 30,
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175
Remarks on Benefits of the Union, Made at
Frederick, Maryland. October 4, 1862
Remarks on the Subordination of the Adminis-
tration to the Government, Made to Members
of the Presbyterian General Assembly. May
30, 1863
Re-
Remarks on Notable Fourths of July, in
sponse to a Serenade. July 7, 1863.
Remarks on Temperance in the Army to a
Delegation of the Sons of Temperance. Sep-
tember 29, 1863
Speech at the Dedication of the National Ceme-
tery at Gettysburg. November 19, 1863
Address to General Grant on Commissioning
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Him Lieutenant-General, with General Grant's Response. March 9, 1864
Remarks on the Women of America, Made at
a Sanitary Fair in Washington. March 18,
1864
Remarks on the Interest of Labor in Respect-
ing Rights of Property, to a Committee of New
York Workingmen. March 24, 1864
Address on the Definition of Liberty and the
Reported Massacre of Negro Troops at Fort
Pillow, Made at a Sanitary Fair in Baltimore.
April 18, 1864
Remarks on General Grant, in Response to a
Serenade. May 9, 1864
Replies to Methodist and Baptist Delegations.
May 14, 1864
Reply to the Committee Notifying President
Lincoln of His Renomination, with the Plat-
form of the Convention Nominating Him.
June 9, 1864
Remarks on Support of the Army, to an Ohio
Delegation. June 9, 1864
Remarks on Swapping Horses in Midstream,
to a Delegation from the National Union
League. June 9, 1864
Remarks to an Ohio Regiment. June 11,
Remarks on the Progress of the War, at a
Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia. June 16,
Remarks on Amity with Italy, Made in Receiv-
ing Commander Bertinatti as Italian Envoy
Extraordinary. July 23, 1864
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Remarks on Democratic Strategy to Governor
Randall and Others. August 15, 1864
Remarks on Inequalities of Taxation, to the
164th Ohio Regiment. August 18, 1864
Remarks on the Value of American Citizen-
ship, Made to the 166th Ohio Regiment.
August 22, 1864
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205
An Appeal to the Soldiers to Resist Disaffec-
tion, Made to the 148th Ohio Regiment.
August 31, 1864
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