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... force the passage and prove that the river was navigable . Rowan Herndon of New Salem a cousin of William who was chosen to pilot the steamer from near Springfield to the Illinois River , selected Lincoln as his assistant ; and together ...
... force the passage and prove that the river was navigable . Rowan Herndon of New Salem a cousin of William who was chosen to pilot the steamer from near Springfield to the Illinois River , selected Lincoln as his assistant ; and together ...
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... forces , using political methods as against religious prejudice , and so thorough was the canvass that a few days before the end Lincoln could say to a friend of the other party , who promised to vote for him if it seemed necessary ...
... forces , using political methods as against religious prejudice , and so thorough was the canvass that a few days before the end Lincoln could say to a friend of the other party , who promised to vote for him if it seemed necessary ...
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... forces amidst which , as a pen- alty for having evaded the supreme question of the age , the Whig party went to pieces . Returning to Washington , Lin- ' coln took a less conspicuous part in the discussions than in the former session ...
... forces amidst which , as a pen- alty for having evaded the supreme question of the age , the Whig party went to pieces . Returning to Washington , Lin- ' coln took a less conspicuous part in the discussions than in the former session ...
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... force during court week , and blank dullness succeeded ; but Lincoln would entertain the few lingering roustabouts of the barroom with as great zest , apparently , as he had previously entertained the court and bar , and then would ...
... force during court week , and blank dullness succeeded ; but Lincoln would entertain the few lingering roustabouts of the barroom with as great zest , apparently , as he had previously entertained the court and bar , and then would ...
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... force of the North was against it . At last it was clear that the supreme question , now reopened by the insanity of the slave - holding interest and its allies , had to be settled if the Republic was to endure . No longer was it a ...
... force of the North was against it . At last it was clear that the supreme question , now reopened by the insanity of the slave - holding interest and its allies , had to be settled if the Republic was to endure . No longer was it a ...
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Page 346 - DEAR MADAM : I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
Page 122 - Witch. WHEN shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain ? 2 Witch.
Page 346 - I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Page 268 - Our fathers, when they framed the government under which we live, understood this question just as well, and even better than we do now.
Page 66 - When the white man governs himself that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government — that is despotism. If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that 'all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.
Page 236 - I am glad I made the late race. It gave me a hearing on the great and durable question of the age, which I could have had in no other way ; and though I now sink out of view, and shall be forgotten, I believe I have made some marks which will tell for the cause of civil liberty long after I am gone.
Page 38 - ... there's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them how we will.
Page 80 - That sight was a continued torment to me, and I see something like it every time I touch the Ohio or any other slave border. It is not fair for you to assume that I have no interest in a thing which has, and continually exercises, the power of making me miserable.
Page 334 - I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.
Page 173 - If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.