Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress: Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a Concise History of the WarMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865 - 510 pages |
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... fact , that , though painfully , and with an exile's sadness , he yet turned his back forever on a State that tolerated slavery , to seek a new home where free labor had been sacredly assured exclusive rights and honors . The next ...
... fact , that , though painfully , and with an exile's sadness , he yet turned his back forever on a State that tolerated slavery , to seek a new home where free labor had been sacredly assured exclusive rights and honors . The next ...
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... fact was known that the youth had once made such a trip , and his services were sought for the occasion . As one who had his own subsistence to earn , with no capital but his hands , and with no immediate opportunities for commencing ...
... fact was known that the youth had once made such a trip , and his services were sought for the occasion . As one who had his own subsistence to earn , with no capital but his hands , and with no immediate opportunities for commencing ...
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... fact , in alleging him to have been a grocery - keeper , though it might be no great sin had the statement been well founded . He added that , in truth , he had " never kept a grocery anywhere in the world . " • The business of this ...
... fact , in alleging him to have been a grocery - keeper , though it might be no great sin had the statement been well founded . He added that , in truth , he had " never kept a grocery anywhere in the world . " • The business of this ...
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... fact that he became , on returning home , a candidate for representative in the State Legislature , the election of which was close at hand . youth of twenty - three , and not at all generally known through the county , or able , in the ...
... fact that he became , on returning home , a candidate for representative in the State Legislature , the election of which was close at hand . youth of twenty - three , and not at all generally known through the county , or able , in the ...
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... fact that Whig measures were not rightly shaped and executed by Democratic hands . Whig measures , framed and carried out by Democrats , have too often ended in a mere botch , At the same time , it is observable that these imper- fect ...
... fact that Whig measures were not rightly shaped and executed by Democratic hands . Whig measures , framed and carried out by Democrats , have too often ended in a mere botch , At the same time , it is observable that these imper- fect ...
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