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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... tion . The Niagara Falls Conference . - The Chicago Convention . - Progress , and Result of the Campaign . - Popular Joy at the Result .... ...... Page 547 CHAPTER XIX . THE MEETING OF CONGRESS AND PROGRESS OF THE WAR . Condition of the ...
... tion . The Niagara Falls Conference . - The Chicago Convention . - Progress , and Result of the Campaign . - Popular Joy at the Result .... ...... Page 547 CHAPTER XIX . THE MEETING OF CONGRESS AND PROGRESS OF THE WAR . Condition of the ...
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... tion of Illinois , and that he was not only anxious , but compelled , to take up with any occupation by which he might turn an honest penny in order to keep his father's family , who were even then partially dependent upon him , from ...
... tion of Illinois , and that he was not only anxious , but compelled , to take up with any occupation by which he might turn an honest penny in order to keep his father's family , who were even then partially dependent upon him , from ...
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... tion to politics . He espoused the cause of Henry Clay- in opposition to that of General Jackson , who was very popular in that section of Illinois - and ran as a candidate for the State legislature . Although this contest took place ...
... tion to politics . He espoused the cause of Henry Clay- in opposition to that of General Jackson , who was very popular in that section of Illinois - and ran as a candidate for the State legislature . Although this contest took place ...
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... tion with a colleague , his reasons for voting in opposition to the resolutions . This document , which now possesses historical interest , reads as follows : - MARCH 8 , 1887 . The following protest was presented to the House , which ...
... tion with a colleague , his reasons for voting in opposition to the resolutions . This document , which now possesses historical interest , reads as follows : - MARCH 8 , 1887 . The following protest was presented to the House , which ...
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... tion upon his patriotism than is embodied in this clear and distinct denial . It required no little sagacity , at that time , to draw a clear line of demarcation between sup- porting the country while engaged in war , and sustaining the ...
... tion upon his patriotism than is embodied in this clear and distinct denial . It required no little sagacity , at that time , to draw a clear line of demarcation between sup- porting the country while engaged in war , and sustaining the ...
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