Abraham Lincoln: The Man of the PeopleMacmillian Company, 1901 - 433 pages |
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Page 27
... Whig . The nominal Jack- son men often voted with the Whigs , and , as Lincoln said later , he naturally " drifted " into the party along with his immediate associates . In March EARLY EXPERIMENTS IN LIFE 27.
... Whig . The nominal Jack- son men often voted with the Whigs , and , as Lincoln said later , he naturally " drifted " into the party along with his immediate associates . In March EARLY EXPERIMENTS IN LIFE 27.
Page 34
... himself to stop by forcible interference a fight in the audience in which a friend was being worsted by an opponent . He was run- ning essentially as a Whig in a Democratic precinct , and he came in third on a list 34 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... himself to stop by forcible interference a fight in the audience in which a friend was being worsted by an opponent . He was run- ning essentially as a Whig in a Democratic precinct , and he came in third on a list 34 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Page 41
... Whig , and that he was ignorant of surveying , and was assured by Calhoun that his acceptance would be no politi- cal obligation , and that time for learning would be allowed . He therefore promised to be ready as soon as possible , for ...
... Whig , and that he was ignorant of surveying , and was assured by Calhoun that his acceptance would be no politi- cal obligation , and that time for learning would be allowed . He therefore promised to be ready as soon as possible , for ...
Page 44
... Whig . He made all the speeches he could until August , when he was elected one of four assemblymen from Sangamon County . He was the youngest member but one of that legislature . The vote was : Dawson , 1390 ; Lincoln , 1376 ...
... Whig . He made all the speeches he could until August , when he was elected one of four assemblymen from Sangamon County . He was the youngest member but one of that legislature . The vote was : Dawson , 1390 ; Lincoln , 1376 ...
Page 72
... Whigs was shown in his nomination for speaker , and although the party was in a minority he came within one vote of elec- tion . The legislature voted $ 800,000 more , although the hearts of the promoters had begun to sink . Lincoln ...
... Whigs was shown in his nomination for speaker , and although the party was in a minority he came within one vote of elec- tion . The legislature voted $ 800,000 more , although the hearts of the promoters had begun to sink . Lincoln ...
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