Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life : Etiam in Minimis Major : the History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2Herndon's Lincoln Publishing Company, 1921 - Presidents This work is a biography of Lincoln, written by his law partner and close associate William Herndon. |
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Page 270
... election was a severe disappointment to Mr. Lincoln as well as to all other Whigs . No election since the foundation of the Government created more widespread regret than the defeat of Clay by Polk . Men were never before so enlisted in ...
... election was a severe disappointment to Mr. Lincoln as well as to all other Whigs . No election since the foundation of the Government created more widespread regret than the defeat of Clay by Polk . Men were never before so enlisted in ...
Page 273
... election , therefore , of such a man as Cartwright would not , to their way of thinking , tend to promote such a result . I was enthusiastic and active in Lincoln's interest myself . The very thought of my associate's becoming a mem ...
... election , therefore , of such a man as Cartwright would not , to their way of thinking , tend to promote such a result . I was enthusiastic and active in Lincoln's interest myself . The very thought of my associate's becoming a mem ...
Page 275
... course by a re - election , he says : " It is very pleasant to me to learn from you that there are some who desire that I should be re - elected . I most heartily thank them for the kind partiality , and THE LIFE OF LINCOLN . 275.
... course by a re - election , he says : " It is very pleasant to me to learn from you that there are some who desire that I should be re - elected . I most heartily thank them for the kind partiality , and THE LIFE OF LINCOLN . 275.
Page 276
... election , although I thought at the time , and still think , it would be quite as well for me to return to the law at the end of a single term . I made the declaration that I would not be a candi- date again , more from a wish to deal ...
... election , although I thought at the time , and still think , it would be quite as well for me to return to the law at the end of a single term . I made the declaration that I would not be a candi- date again , more from a wish to deal ...
Page 283
... election the election of " Old Rough . " He says : " In my opinion we shall have a most overwhelming glorious triumph . One un- mistakable sign is that all the odds and ends are with us - Barn - burners , Native Americans , Tyler- men ...
... election the election of " Old Rough . " He says : " In my opinion we shall have a most overwhelming glorious triumph . One un- mistakable sign is that all the odds and ends are with us - Barn - burners , Native Americans , Tyler- men ...
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