Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... Voting .. Oliver P. Morton .. 459 462 Cemetery , Springfield , Ill . ( From a photo- graph taken by the author in 1890 ) ..... 529 Statue by St. Gaudens , Lincoln Park , Chicago 533 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . FAR CHAPTER I. ANCESTRY ...
... Voting .. Oliver P. Morton .. 459 462 Cemetery , Springfield , Ill . ( From a photo- graph taken by the author in 1890 ) ..... 529 Statue by St. Gaudens , Lincoln Park , Chicago 533 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . FAR CHAPTER I. ANCESTRY ...
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... vote there will ever be a large number of people who will desire to hold office or represent their fellow - citizens in making laws . In Illinois those who desired po- litical distinction might aspire to be candidates for any position ...
... vote there will ever be a large number of people who will desire to hold office or represent their fellow - citizens in making laws . In Illinois those who desired po- litical distinction might aspire to be candidates for any position ...
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... vote for him . He had become acquainted with men in all sections of the county . There was no need for him to make speeches . Of the four persons elected , only one had more votes than he . When the time came for the Legislature to ...
... vote for him . He had become acquainted with men in all sections of the county . There was no need for him to make speeches . Of the four persons elected , only one had more votes than he . When the time came for the Legislature to ...
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... votes in a total of nearly 11,000 . On the last day of the session of 1836 a member of the Legislature introduced a series of resolutions which deprecated any discussion of slavery by the people , and which bitterly denounced the ...
... votes in a total of nearly 11,000 . On the last day of the session of 1836 a member of the Legislature introduced a series of resolutions which deprecated any discussion of slavery by the people , and which bitterly denounced the ...
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... votes when the next election came round . The protest was Abraham Lincoln's first public expression in regard to ... voted $ 8,000,000 for the various schemes , and $ 4,000,000 to help on the canal , besides $ 200,000 to improve the ...
... votes when the next election came round . The protest was Abraham Lincoln's first public expression in regard to ... voted $ 8,000,000 for the various schemes , and $ 4,000,000 to help on the canal , besides $ 200,000 to improve the ...
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