The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred PresidentJohn Gilmary Shea |
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... American affairs . Four years have so changed all this , that his name is uni- versally revered ; the great qualities which he really possessed , his knowledge of men , his uprightness and honesty , his kindli- ness of heart , his ...
... American affairs . Four years have so changed all this , that his name is uni- versally revered ; the great qualities which he really possessed , his knowledge of men , his uprightness and honesty , his kindli- ness of heart , his ...
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... American people and the world . He is a man possible only under our form of govern- ment , and in life and death a ... America , will hereafter tell us of the original ancestor of the President in this country . He was , from all that ...
... American people and the world . He is a man possible only under our form of govern- ment , and in life and death a ... America , will hereafter tell us of the original ancestor of the President in this country . He was , from all that ...
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... American blood had been shed on American soil , he offered , on the 22d of December , the fol- lowing resolutions : - ' Whereas , the President of the United States , in his Message of May 11 , 1846 , has declared that ' the Mexican ...
... American blood had been shed on American soil , he offered , on the 22d of December , the fol- lowing resolutions : - ' Whereas , the President of the United States , in his Message of May 11 , 1846 , has declared that ' the Mexican ...
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... American history . There was little in him to excite enthusiasm , but the party took up the ticket with zeal , and Mr. Lincoln stood before the people as a candidate for the Presidency . His party selected as their nominee for the Vice ...
... American history . There was little in him to excite enthusiasm , but the party took up the ticket with zeal , and Mr. Lincoln stood before the people as a candidate for the Presidency . His party selected as their nominee for the Vice ...
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... American people , shall withhold the requisition , or , in some authoritative manner , direct the contrary . " I trust this will not be regarded as a menace , but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it will constitutionally ...
... American people , shall withhold the requisition , or , in some authoritative manner , direct the contrary . " I trust this will not be regarded as a menace , but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it will constitutionally ...
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