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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... opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached, and passed. 'A house divided against itself can not stand.' I believe this Government can not endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union ...
... opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached, and passed. 'A house divided against itself can not stand.' I believe this Government can not endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union ...
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... opinion whether a people of a territory can constitutionally exclude slavery from their limits ; and the latter answers , ' That is a question for the Supreme Court . ' " The election came . Mr. Buchanan was elected , and the ...
... opinion whether a people of a territory can constitutionally exclude slavery from their limits ; and the latter answers , ' That is a question for the Supreme Court . ' " The election came . Mr. Buchanan was elected , and the ...
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... opinion, at least Northern public opinion, not to care whether slavery is voted down or voted up. “This shows exactly where we now are, and partially also, whither we are tending. “It will throw additional light on the latter, to go ...
... opinion, at least Northern public opinion, not to care whether slavery is voted down or voted up. “This shows exactly where we now are, and partially also, whither we are tending. “It will throw additional light on the latter, to go ...
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... opinion of the court , by Chief Justice Taney , in the Dred Scott case , and the separate opinions of all the concurring judges , expressly declare that the Constitution of the United States neither permits Congress nor a Territorial ...
... opinion of the court , by Chief Justice Taney , in the Dred Scott case , and the separate opinions of all the concurring judges , expressly declare that the Constitution of the United States neither permits Congress nor a Territorial ...
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... opinion a declaration of unlimited power in the people of a State to exclude slavery from their limits , just as Chase and Mace sought to get such declaration , in behalf of the people of a Territory , into the Nebraska bill - I ask ...
... opinion a declaration of unlimited power in the people of a State to exclude slavery from their limits , just as Chase and Mace sought to get such declaration , in behalf of the people of a Territory , into the Nebraska bill - I ask ...
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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