Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States"Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States" by Frank Crosby. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
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... protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its evils.
... protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its evils.
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... believe that the Congress of the United States has no power, under the Constitution, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different States. “They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power, under the ...
... believe that the Congress of the United States has no power, under the Constitution, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different States. “They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power, under the ...
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... believe this Government can not endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or ...
... believe this Government can not endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or ...
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... believe that Stephen and Franklin and Roger and James all understood one another from the beginning , and all worked upon a common plan or draft drawn up before the first blow was struck . " It should not be overlooked that , by the ...
... believe that Stephen and Franklin and Roger and James all understood one another from the beginning , and all worked upon a common plan or draft drawn up before the first blow was struck . " It should not be overlooked that , by the ...
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... believe an effort to revive that trade is approaching? He has not said so. Does he really think so? But if it is, how can he resist it? For years he has labored to prove it a sacred right of white men to take negro slaves into the new ...
... believe an effort to revive that trade is approaching? He has not said so. Does he really think so? But if it is, how can he resist it? For years he has labored to prove it a sacred right of white men to take negro slaves into the new ...
Contents
NOMINATED AND ELECTED PRESIDENT | |
TO WASHINGTON | |
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION | |
PREPARING FOR | |
LAST SESSION OF THE THIRTYSEVENTH CONGRESS | |
THE TIDE TURNED | |
LETTERS AND SPEECHES | |
THE THIRTYEIGHTH CONGRESS | |
PROGRESS | |
RENOMINATED | |
RECONSTRUCTION | |
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1864 | |
THE FIRST SESSION OF CONGRESS | |
CLOSE OF 1861 | |
THE CONGRESS OF 18612 | |
THE SLAVERY QUESTION | |
THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN | |
FREEDOM TO MILLIONS | |
REELECTED | |
TIGHTENING THE LINES | |
IN RICHMOND | |
THE LAST | |
THE | |
APPENDIX SPEECH ON THE MEXICAN | |
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