The Life of Abraham Lincoln: From His Birth to His Inauguration as President, Volume 2J.R. Osgood, 1872 - 547 pages |
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... Views concerning the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850. — Declines to be a candidate for Congress in 1850. - Death of Thomas Lincoln . Correspondence between Mr. Lin- coln and John Johnston . - Eulogy on Henry Clay . In favor ...
... Views concerning the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850. — Declines to be a candidate for Congress in 1850. - Death of Thomas Lincoln . Correspondence between Mr. Lin- coln and John Johnston . - Eulogy on Henry Clay . In favor ...
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... views on Kansas . Gov. Shannon arrives in the Territory . The Free State men repudiate the Legislature . Mr. Lincoln's " little speech " to the Abolitionists of Illinois . - Mr. Lincoln's party relations . - Mr. Lincoln agrees to meet ...
... views on Kansas . Gov. Shannon arrives in the Territory . The Free State men repudiate the Legislature . Mr. Lincoln's " little speech " to the Abolitionists of Illinois . - Mr. Lincoln's party relations . - Mr. Lincoln agrees to meet ...
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... views . —Attempt of the Rev. Mr. Smith to convert him . — Mr. Bateman's story as related by Dr. Holland . Effect of his belief upon his mind and character . 421 444 466 CHAPTER XX . " Departure of the Presidential party from Springfield ...
... views . —Attempt of the Rev. Mr. Smith to convert him . — Mr. Bateman's story as related by Dr. Holland . Effect of his belief upon his mind and character . 421 444 466 CHAPTER XX . " Departure of the Presidential party from Springfield ...
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... views of the nature of American institutions . An ardent Jackson man himself , he imparted to Abe the true faith , as delivered by that great democratic apostle ; and the traces of this teaching were never wholly effaced from Mr ...
... views of the nature of American institutions . An ardent Jackson man himself , he imparted to Abe the true faith , as delivered by that great democratic apostle ; and the traces of this teaching were never wholly effaced from Mr ...
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... views inculcated by Jones . Mrs. Crawford could recollect but a single stanza of it : " Let auld acquaintance be forgot , And never brought to mind , And Jackson be our President , And Adams left behind . ” In the text of " John ...
... views inculcated by Jones . Mrs. Crawford could recollect but a single stanza of it : " Let auld acquaintance be forgot , And never brought to mind , And Jackson be our President , And Adams left behind . ” In the text of " John ...
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Page 532 - I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it will constitutionally defend and maintain itself. In doing this there need be no bloodshed or violence ; and there shall be none, unless it be forced upon the National authority.
Page 342 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Page 530 - I have no purpose directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 533 - The Constitution does not expressly say. Must Congress protect slavery in the Territories? The Constitution does not expressly say. From questions of this class spring all our constitutional controversies, and we divide upon them into majorities and minorities. If the minority will not acquiesce the majority must, or the Government must cease.
Page 534 - ... if the policy of the Government upon vital questions • affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.
Page 535 - States, including that of persons held to service. To avoid misconstruction of what I have said, I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments so far as to say that, holding such a provision to now be implied constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.
Page 402 - squatter sovereignty" squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding— like the mould at the foundry served through one blast and fell back into loose sand— helped to carry an election, and then was kicked to the winds. His late joint struggle with the Republicans, against the Lecompton Constitution, involves nothing of the original Nebraska doctrine. That struggle was made on a point— the right of a people to make their own constitution— upon which he and the Republicans...
Page 166 - Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a swift, fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered around and together be laid ; And the young and the old, and the low and the high Shall moulder to dust and together shall lie.
Page 426 - What is the question which according to the text, those fathers understood "just as well and even better than we do now?" It is this: Does the proper division of local from Federal authority, or anything in the Constitution, forbid our Federal government to control as to slavery in our Federal territories? Upon this Senator Douglas holds the affirmative and Republicans the negative.
Page 535 - If the Almighty Ruler of Nations, with His eternal truth and justice, be on your side of the North, or on yours of the South, that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the judgment of this great tribunal of the American people.