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Page 38
... favor as one of the masses . He chose to appear then , as he has at all times since , pre- cisely what he was . His deportiment was unassuming , without any awkwardness of reserve . First elected at twenty - five , he had continued in ...
... favor as one of the masses . He chose to appear then , as he has at all times since , pre- cisely what he was . His deportiment was unassuming , without any awkwardness of reserve . First elected at twenty - five , he had continued in ...
Page 52
... subject . You Democrats , and your candidate , in the main , are in favor of laying down , in advance , a plat- form - a set of party positions , as a unit ; and then of enforcing the people , by every sort of appliance , 52 THE LIFE OF.
... subject . You Democrats , and your candidate , in the main , are in favor of laying down , in advance , a plat- form - a set of party positions , as a unit ; and then of enforcing the people , by every sort of appliance , 52 THE LIFE OF.
Page 53
... favor of making Presidential elections and the legislation of the country distinct matters ; so that the people can elect whom they please , and afterward legislate just as they please , without any hindrance , save only so much as may ...
... favor of making Presidential elections and the legislation of the country distinct matters ; so that the people can elect whom they please , and afterward legislate just as they please , without any hindrance , save only so much as may ...
Page 60
... favor of sectional war . I only said what I expected would take place . I made a prediction only - it may have been a foolish one perhaps . I did not even say that 1 desired that slavery should be put in course of ultimate extinction ...
... favor of sectional war . I only said what I expected would take place . I made a prediction only - it may have been a foolish one perhaps . I did not even say that 1 desired that slavery should be put in course of ultimate extinction ...
Page 61
... favor . Admiration of the manly bearing and gallant conduct of Mr. Lincoln , throughout this campaign , which had early assumed a national importance , led to the spontaneous suggestion of his name , in various parts of the country , as ...
... favor . Admiration of the manly bearing and gallant conduct of Mr. Lincoln , throughout this campaign , which had early assumed a national importance , led to the spontaneous suggestion of his name , in various parts of the country , as ...
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