History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... duty , and his courage and patriotism shrank from no dangers or hardships . " Thus the Commander - in - Chief of our armies has not been without a bit of military experience - much more , in fact , than the most of our Brigadier ...
... duty , and his courage and patriotism shrank from no dangers or hardships . " Thus the Commander - in - Chief of our armies has not been without a bit of military experience - much more , in fact , than the most of our Brigadier ...
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... duty . We have come , sir , under a vote of instructions to that Committee , to noti- fy you that you have been selected by the Convention of the Republicans at Chicago for President of the United States . They instruct us , sir , to ...
... duty . We have come , sir , under a vote of instructions to that Committee , to noti- fy you that you have been selected by the Convention of the Republicans at Chicago for President of the United States . They instruct us , sir , to ...
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... duties of his high office , and with their clearer perception of the ultimate issue of that great contest between freedom and slavery , which the pro- gress of events had rendered inevitable , the people look back with entire ...
... duties of his high office , and with their clearer perception of the ultimate issue of that great contest between freedom and slavery , which the pro- gress of events had rendered inevitable , the people look back with entire ...
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... duty of Congress to exclude it by positive legislation therefrom . The Chicago Convention , which nominated Mr. LINCOLN , adopted a platform of which this was the cardinal feature ; but it also took good care to repel the imputation of ...
... duty of Congress to exclude it by positive legislation therefrom . The Chicago Convention , which nominated Mr. LINCOLN , adopted a platform of which this was the cardinal feature ; but it also took good care to repel the imputation of ...
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... duty to " use military force defensively against those who resist the Federal officers in the execution of their legal functions , and against those who assail the property of the Federal Government ; " -- but throw- ing the whole ...
... duty to " use military force defensively against those who resist the Federal officers in the execution of their legal functions , and against those who assail the property of the Federal Government ; " -- but throw- ing the whole ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN action Administration adopted Alexandria amendment arms army arrests authority battle believe bill capital citizens command Congress Constitution Convention corps declared deemed Department dispatch duty election emancipation Emancipation Proclamation enemy EXECUTIVE MANSION existing favor force foreign Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg give Government Governor habeas corpus Halleck Heintzelman House insurgents insurrection issued Kentucky labor letter liberty loyal Major-General Maryland McClellan McDowell ment military Missouri naval navy necessity object officers opinion party peace persons political Pope position Potomac present President LINCOLN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE proclamation public safety purpose question re-enforcements rebel rebellion received regard reply Republican resolution Richmond seceded Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent sentiment session Seward slavery slaves South South Carolina speech Tennessee territory thing tion troops Union United Vallandigham Virginia vote Washington whole York