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 28
... present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . 36 They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends ...
... present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . 36 They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends ...
Page 44
... present course . Mr. Douglas had always claimed to have voted for the repeal of the Missouri Compromise because he sustained the " great principle " of popular sovereignty , and de- sired that the inhabitants of Kansas and Nebraska ...
... present course . Mr. Douglas had always claimed to have voted for the repeal of the Missouri Compromise because he sustained the " great principle " of popular sovereignty , and de- sired that the inhabitants of Kansas and Nebraska ...
Page 56
... present politi- cal dynasty shall be met and overthrown . We shall lie down pleasantly dreaming that the people of Missouri are on the verge of making their State free , and we shall awake to the reality instead , that the Supreme Court ...
... present politi- cal dynasty shall be met and overthrown . We shall lie down pleasantly dreaming that the people of Missouri are on the verge of making their State free , and we shall awake to the reality instead , that the Supreme Court ...
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... present during the delivery of Senator Douglas's speech , and on the next evening took occasion to reply to it before an immense assemblage , specially convened for that purpose . After a few intro- ductory remarks , Mr. Lincoln thus ...
... present during the delivery of Senator Douglas's speech , and on the next evening took occasion to reply to it before an immense assemblage , specially convened for that purpose . After a few intro- ductory remarks , Mr. Lincoln thus ...
Page 62
... so aimed . It is impossible to present here any thing more than the barest sketch of these great efforts of Mr. Lincoln . They are , and always will be , to those who are interested in the 62 THE LIFE , PUBLIC SERVICES , AND.
... so aimed . It is impossible to present here any thing more than the barest sketch of these great efforts of Mr. Lincoln . They are , and always will be , to those who are interested in the 62 THE LIFE , PUBLIC SERVICES , AND.
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