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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... land - warrants or any thing to pay the soldiers there , during all that time I gave the same vote that Judge Douglas did . You can think as you please as to whether that was consistent . Such is the truth , and the Judge has a right to ...
... land - warrants or any thing to pay the soldiers there , during all that time I gave the same vote that Judge Douglas did . You can think as you please as to whether that was consistent . Such is the truth , and the Judge has a right to ...
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... lands , not to speculators , but to actual occupants and cultivators , at as low rates as pos- sible ; and he was in favor of a protective tariff , and of abolishing the franking privilege . In 1848 General Taylor was nominated for the ...
... lands , not to speculators , but to actual occupants and cultivators , at as low rates as pos- sible ; and he was in favor of a protective tariff , and of abolishing the franking privilege . In 1848 General Taylor was nominated for the ...
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... land , etc. , if they would accept it ; and the people , in spite of the bribes , voted it down , by an immense majority . Judge Douglas's term was on the eve of expiring , and he came home to Illinois after the adjournment of Congress ...
... land , etc. , if they would accept it ; and the people , in spite of the bribes , voted it down , by an immense majority . Judge Douglas's term was on the eve of expiring , and he came home to Illinois after the adjournment of Congress ...
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... land where we thought there were none but little giants . " Mr. Lincoln's formal reply to the official announce- ment of his nomination , was as follows : SPRINGFIELD , ILLINOIS , May 23 , 1800 . SIR - I accept the nomination tendered ...
... land where we thought there were none but little giants . " Mr. Lincoln's formal reply to the official announce- ment of his nomination , was as follows : SPRINGFIELD , ILLINOIS , May 23 , 1800 . SIR - I accept the nomination tendered ...
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... land . The vote on the adoption of the section was as follows : AYES . - Delaware , Illinois , Kentucky , Maryland , Missouri , New Jersey ; North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , Tennessee , Vir ginia - 12 . NOES ...
... land . The vote on the adoption of the section was as follows : AYES . - Delaware , Illinois , Kentucky , Maryland , Missouri , New Jersey ; North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , Tennessee , Vir ginia - 12 . NOES ...
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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