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Page 22
... issue . The third was a son , ( Thomas , ) who died in infancy . The second was Abraham , who , born into the humblest abode , under the humblest circum- stances , raised himself by the force of native gifts of heart and brain , and by ...
... issue . The third was a son , ( Thomas , ) who died in infancy . The second was Abraham , who , born into the humblest abode , under the humblest circum- stances , raised himself by the force of native gifts of heart and brain , and by ...
Page 94
... issue of the canvass , was elaborate and powerful . He had thoroughly mastered his subject , and his arguments are still remembered for the copiousness of their facts , and the close- ness and soundness of their logic . Mr. Clay's ...
... issue of the canvass , was elaborate and powerful . He had thoroughly mastered his subject , and his arguments are still remembered for the copiousness of their facts , and the close- ness and soundness of their logic . Mr. Clay's ...
Page 99
... issues between the two parties then in the political field were positive and well defined . Mr. Lin- coln's position on all the principal points at issue was that of the whig party , and the party had no reason.
... issues between the two parties then in the political field were positive and well defined . Mr. Lin- coln's position on all the principal points at issue was that of the whig party , and the party had no reason.
Page 102
... issue between the administration and the whig party ; but they found no advocates among Mr. Polk's friends . Laid over under the rule , they were not called up again by Mr. Lincoln himself , but they formed the thesis tf a speech de ...
... issue between the administration and the whig party ; but they found no advocates among Mr. Polk's friends . Laid over under the rule , they were not called up again by Mr. Lincoln himself , but they formed the thesis tf a speech de ...
Page 104
... issue , without a superfluous word or sentence , as closely logical as if it were the work of a professor of dialec- tics , it was the equal if not the superior of any speech deliv- ered during the session . Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows ...
... issue , without a superfluous word or sentence , as closely logical as if it were the work of a professor of dialec- tics , it was the equal if not the superior of any speech deliv- ered during the session . Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows ...
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