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 38
... friends , and accord- ingly spent most of his time during the canvass in that section of the country . Although he failed to carry his own State for his favorite candidate , his disappointment was entirely forgotten in General Taylor's ...
... friends , and accord- ingly spent most of his time during the canvass in that section of the country . Although he failed to carry his own State for his favorite candidate , his disappointment was entirely forgotten in General Taylor's ...
Page 43
... friends of freedom gathered themselves together and ral- lied round her banner , to meet the conflict which was plainly now closely impending , and which had been forced upon the people by the grasping ambition of the slave- holders ...
... friends of freedom gathered themselves together and ral- lied round her banner , to meet the conflict which was plainly now closely impending , and which had been forced upon the people by the grasping ambition of the slave- holders ...
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... friends . On the 4th of March , 1857 , Mr. Buchanan had taken his seat in the Presidential chair . The struggle between freedom and slavery for the possession of Kansas was at its height . A few days after his inauguration , the Su ...
... friends . On the 4th of March , 1857 , Mr. Buchanan had taken his seat in the Presidential chair . The struggle between freedom and slavery for the possession of Kansas was at its height . A few days after his inauguration , the Su ...
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... friends , with whom he had hitherto acted in concert . The bill was finally passed through Congress on April 30th , 1858 , under what is known as the English Bill , whereby the Constitution was to be submitted to the votes of the people ...
... friends , with whom he had hitherto acted in concert . The bill was finally passed through Congress on April 30th , 1858 , under what is known as the English Bill , whereby the Constitution was to be submitted to the votes of the people ...
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... friends , and yet whisper us softly , that Senator Douglas is the aptest instrument there is with which to effect that object . They wish us to infer all , from the fact that he now has a little quarrel with the present head of the ...
... friends , and yet whisper us softly , that Senator Douglas is the aptest instrument there is with which to effect that object . They wish us to infer all , from the fact that he now has a little quarrel with the present head of the ...
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