Copyright, 1907, Current Literature Publishing Company

THE QUINN & BODEN CO. PRESS
RAHWAY, N. J.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION:

Pen-Sketch of President Lincoln. By Walt

Whitman

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.

February 11, 1861

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,

1861

"Nothing is Going Wrong." Remarks to the

Ohio Legislature, at Columbus. February 13,

1861

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

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President, Not of a Party, but the Nation. Re-

ply to Governor Morgan of New York, at Al-

bany. February 18, 1861

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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,

1861

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,

1861

In the Hands of the People. Address to the

Legislature of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg.

February 22, 1861

Misunderstanding between North and South.

Reply to the Mayor of Washington, D. C.

February 27, 1861

President of the Whole County. Reply to a

Serenade at Washington, D. C. February 28,

1861

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES (Mar. 4, 1861, to April 11,

1865):

First Inaugural Address. March 4, 1861

Remarks upon Sectionalism to Pennsylvania

and Massachusetts Delegations. March 5,

1861

Remarks on Executive Policy to a Committee

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from the Virginia Convention.

1861

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,

1862

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. Sep-

tember 13, 1862

Remarks on Making the Emancipation Proc-

lamation Effective, in Response to a Serenade.

September 24, 1862

Remarks on the Divine Will, in Reply to an

Address by Mrs. Gurney. September 28,

1862

Meditation on the Divine Will. September 30,

1862

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

Remarks on Notable Fourths of July, in Re-

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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