1905, were further extended to ten volumes: these, of course, furnish much of the material for my work. A selection from them, with an introduction by Mr Bryce, has been recently added to Everyman's Library, and Lincoln's speeches are thus at last accessible to the general public on this side of the Atlantic. I may, perhaps, be allowed to note that, with all its deficiencies, this is, as far as I am aware, the first serious attempt made by an Englishman to portray on any full-sized canvas the greatest of the popular statesmen of the last century, the most notable figure among the leaders of the English-speaking democracy. I have not attempted to do more than to suggest, by way of background, the events amongst which he lived. Even an outline of the complex action of the Civil War, would only, as I think, have confused the picture of the man which I have tried to draw. H. B. B. LETCHWORTH, June 30, 1907. Introductory-Origin of the Family-Early Years in Ken- Illinois in 1830-Lincoln at New Salem-First Election Ad- dress-The Black Hawk War-Misfortunes-Becomes a Sur- veyor-Enters the Legislature-Romance-The Long Nine -Becomes a Lawyer-First Protest against Slavery. Removal to Springfield-Stuart and Lincoln-Engagement Lincoln and Herndon-Lincoln on Circuit-As a Lawyer -Important Cases-View of the Law-Appearance and Habits-Father dies-Eulogy on Clay-Douglas's Position. Douglas's Nostrum-Lincoln's Opposition-Speech at Peoria-A Truce-Lincoln misses the Senatorship-Letters The Dred-Scott Decision-Lincoln's Criticisms-Douglas versus Buchanan-A House divided-Lincoln and Emancipa- PAGE Lecture on Discoveries-Cooper Institute Speech-Becomes Lincoln's Responsibility-Interregnum-Cabinet-making- Farewell to Springfield-First Inaugural-An Ultimatum- Seward and Lincoln-Sumter-Peril of Washington- Lincoln's War Task-His Policy-First Message to Congress M'Clellan-Frémont-The Trent Affair-Second Message- Lincoln's Attitude towards the War. Gradual Emancipation-M'Clellan's Fiasco-First Pro- posal of Proclamation-Delays-Preliminary Proclamation issued-Annual Message, 1862-Seward and Chase-Final Proclamation of Emancipation-English Friends and Critics Was Lincoln an Opportunist?-His Fatalism-Prospects of Re-nomination-Grant-The Autumn of '64-Re-election- Lincoln's View of its Meaning-His increased Religious Feel- ing The XIII. Amendment-Chief Justice Chase-Peace Reception of the News of Lincoln's Death-Lincoln's Views List of Illustrations ABRAHAM LINCOLN, after an engraving by Buttré Frontispiece *LOG CABIN IN WHICH LINCOLN WAS BORN (re built from original logs). MAP OF ILLINOIS, ETC. *LINCOLN'S HOME AT SPRINGFIELD, 1860. *LINCOLN IN 1848, from a daguerreotype owned by *FAC-SIMILE OF HUMOROUS NOTE OF LINCOLN'S, *LINCOLN IN 1860 (AUGUST), from an ambrotype *LINCOLN IN 1860, from life-mask by L. W. Volk. MAP OF UNITED STATES *LINCOLN AND HIS CABINET, from F. B. Carpenter's painting. *MARY TODD LINCOLN *LINCOLN IN 1864, from photograph by Brady *LINCOLN, APRIL 9, 1865, from photograph by A. Gardner *FAC-SIMILE OF NOTE BY LINCOLN, in possession of G. A. Morton, New Haven, Conn. Illustrations marked thus * are reproduced by the courtesy of Messrs Doubleday & M'Clure, New York. |