The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln ...: Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, and Proclamations, and the Closing Scenes Connected with His Life and DeathIncludes added anecdotes and personal reminiscences of President Lincoln, by F.B. Carpenter. |
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Page 39
... Senate and House of Representatives f the United States , in Congress assembled , That no person now within the District of Columbia , nor now owned by any person or persons now resi- dent within it , nor hereafter born within it ...
... Senate and House of Representatives f the United States , in Congress assembled , That no person now within the District of Columbia , nor now owned by any person or persons now resi- dent within it , nor hereafter born within it ...
Page 43
... that year in Illinois was one of the severest ever known . It was intensified by the fact that a United States Senator was to be chosen by the legislature then to be elected , to fill STATE PAPERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 43.
... that year in Illinois was one of the severest ever known . It was intensified by the fact that a United States Senator was to be chosen by the legislature then to be elected , to fill STATE PAPERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 43.
Page 44
... legislature , to secure the election of a United States Senator who would be true to freedom , if they could be brought to unite upon a can- didate . Mr. Lincoln was naturally the candidate of those 44 THE LIFE , PUBLIC SERVICES , AND.
... legislature , to secure the election of a United States Senator who would be true to freedom , if they could be brought to unite upon a can- didate . Mr. Lincoln was naturally the candidate of those 44 THE LIFE , PUBLIC SERVICES , AND.
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... Senator Douglas embraced every oppor- tunity to keep himself and his doctrines before the people , but whichever way he turned , he found his vigilant antagonist constantly in his front . For twenty years the two had been so invariably ...
... Senator Douglas embraced every oppor- tunity to keep himself and his doctrines before the people , but whichever way he turned , he found his vigilant antagonist constantly in his front . For twenty years the two had been so invariably ...
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... Senate and elsewhere as an outrage upon the people of Kansas , and a violation of every just Democratic prin- ciple . He declared that he did not care whether the people voted the Slavery clause " up or down , " but he thought they ...
... Senate and elsewhere as an outrage upon the people of Kansas , and a violation of every just Democratic prin- ciple . He declared that he did not care whether the people voted the Slavery clause " up or down , " but he thought they ...
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