Abraham Lincoln: Tributes from His Associates, Reminiscences of Soldiers, Statesmen and CitizensT.Y. Crowell, 1895 - 295 pages |
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... HOUR WITH PRESIDENT LINCOLN 102 By FRANK B. CARPENTER , Author of " Six Months in the White House . " REMINISCENCES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 108 Lincoln's Reception to Tom Thumb — His Favorite Books of Humor - In his Coffin . By GRACE ...
... HOUR WITH PRESIDENT LINCOLN 102 By FRANK B. CARPENTER , Author of " Six Months in the White House . " REMINISCENCES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 108 Lincoln's Reception to Tom Thumb — His Favorite Books of Humor - In his Coffin . By GRACE ...
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... hour of his death . It is fortunate that his law partner , Mr. Herndon , and his associates in his early experiences at the bar , Judge Weldon and Mr. Little- field , have been able to give such interesting accounts of his activity in ...
... hour of his death . It is fortunate that his law partner , Mr. Herndon , and his associates in his early experiences at the bar , Judge Weldon and Mr. Little- field , have been able to give such interesting accounts of his activity in ...
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... hours with him in the telegraph office of the War Department ; of Henry W. Knight , who was his body - guard in his walks at midnight from the War Department to the White House ; of Albert B. Chandler and David H. Bates , whose duty it ...
... hours with him in the telegraph office of the War Department ; of Henry W. Knight , who was his body - guard in his walks at midnight from the War Department to the White House ; of Albert B. Chandler and David H. Bates , whose duty it ...
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... hour , to be the conviction of those who stood about him , and saw what manner of man he was . The world sees now , what contemporaries were reluctant to believe , that the nation had no other man for the place to which he was assigned ...
... hour , to be the conviction of those who stood about him , and saw what manner of man he was . The world sees now , what contemporaries were reluctant to believe , that the nation had no other man for the place to which he was assigned ...
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... . The desolation and woe which followed the work forced upon him saddened every waking hour of his life . from the day that terrible work began . This is the Abraham Lincoln I saw most frequently , A WONDER AND A MYSTERY . 7.
... . The desolation and woe which followed the work forced upon him saddened every waking hour of his life . from the day that terrible work began . This is the Abraham Lincoln I saw most frequently , A WONDER AND A MYSTERY . 7.
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Page 295 - If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge...
Page 293 - The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
Page 233 - A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of WASHINGTON. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid which sustained him, and...
Page 231 - While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and duly grateful as I trust to Almighty God for having directed my countrymen to a right conclusion, as I think, for their own good, it adds nothing to my satisfaction that any other man may be disappointed or pained by the result.
Page 277 - Blondin, stand up a little straighter — Blondin, stoop a little more — go a little faster — lean a little more to the north — lean a little more to the south...
Page 265 - I want every man to have a chance— and I believe a black man is entitled to it— in which he can better his condition...
Page 70 - I may be on the brink of eternity; and as I hope forgiveness from my Maker, I have written this letter with sincerity towards you and from love for my country.
Page 19 - Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we, as a people, can be engaged in.
Page 21 - I go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females).
Page 262 - Our fathers, when they framed the government under which we live, understood this question just as well, and even better than we do now.