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 64
... Union , even if the people want them ? A. I do not now , or ever did , stand pledged against the admission of any more slave States into the Union . Q. 3. I want to know whether he stands pledged against the admis- sion of a new State ...
... Union , even if the people want them ? A. I do not now , or ever did , stand pledged against the admission of any more slave States into the Union . Q. 3. I want to know whether he stands pledged against the admis- sion of a new State ...
Page 82
... Union whenever a Republican , or any thing like it , is elected President of the United States . [ A voice- " That is so . " ] " That is so , " one of them says ; I wonder if he is a Kentuckian ? A voice- " He is a Douglas man ...
... Union whenever a Republican , or any thing like it , is elected President of the United States . [ A voice- " That is so . " ] " That is so , " one of them says ; I wonder if he is a Kentuckian ? A voice- " He is a Douglas man ...
Page 97
... Union ; and then , you say , the great crime of having destroyed it will be upon us ! That is cool . A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear , and mutters through his teeth , " Stand and deliver , or I shall kill you , and then you will ...
... Union ; and then , you say , the great crime of having destroyed it will be upon us ! That is cool . A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear , and mutters through his teeth , " Stand and deliver , or I shall kill you , and then you will ...
Page 111
... Union . " The Conven- tion met on the 17th of December , and adjourned the next day to Charleston , on account of the prevalence of small- pox at Columbia . On the 20th an ordinance was passed unanimously repealing the ordinance adopted ...
... Union . " The Conven- tion met on the 17th of December , and adjourned the next day to Charleston , on account of the prevalence of small- pox at Columbia . On the 20th an ordinance was passed unanimously repealing the ordinance adopted ...
Page 114
... Union , establish justice , in- sure domestic tranquillity , provide for the common defence , promote the general welfare , and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity . " We have the clear and explicit testimony ...
... Union , establish justice , in- sure domestic tranquillity , provide for the common defence , promote the general welfare , and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity . " We have the clear and explicit testimony ...
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