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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Page 17
... give the community its permanent character . It is needless to rehearse the kind of life in which Abra- ham Lincoln was here trained . The picture is similar in all such settlements . In his case , there was indeed the advantage of a ...
... give the community its permanent character . It is needless to rehearse the kind of life in which Abra- ham Lincoln was here trained . The picture is similar in all such settlements . In his case , there was indeed the advantage of a ...
Page 42
... give him battle , Gen. Whiteside , having buried the dead of the day before , returned to camp , where he was joined , next day , by Gen. Atkinson , with his troops and supplies . The numbers of the army were thus increased to twenty ...
... give him battle , Gen. Whiteside , having buried the dead of the day before , returned to camp , where he was joined , next day , by Gen. Atkinson , with his troops and supplies . The numbers of the army were thus increased to twenty ...
Page 45
... give his language on this occasion , as a suitable pendent to our sketch of this period of Mr. Lincoln's youth : " By the way , Mr. Speaker , did you know I am a military hero ? Yes , sir , in the days of the Black - Hawk war , I fought ...
... give his language on this occasion , as a suitable pendent to our sketch of this period of Mr. Lincoln's youth : " By the way , Mr. Speaker , did you know I am a military hero ? Yes , sir , in the days of the Black - Hawk war , I fought ...
Page 62
... give to politics , by the position he had accepted . Nothing , however , could prevent his consummating his purpose . He completed his preliminary studies , and was licensed to practice in 1836. His reputation was now such that he found ...
... give to politics , by the position he had accepted . Nothing , however , could prevent his consummating his purpose . He completed his preliminary studies , and was licensed to practice in 1836. His reputation was now such that he found ...
Page 79
... give the vote understandingly , when it should come . I care- fully examined the President's messages , to ascertain what he himself had said and proved upon the point . The result of this examination was to make the impression , that ...
... give the vote understandingly , when it should come . I care- fully examined the President's messages , to ascertain what he himself had said and proved upon the point . The result of this examination was to make the impression , that ...
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