Lincoln Memorial: The Journeys of Abraham Lincoln: from Springfield to Washington, 1861, as President Elect; and from Washington to Springfield, 1865, as President Martyred; Comprising an Account of Public Ceremonies on the Entire Route, and Full Details of Both JourneysOhio State Journal, 1865 - 327 pages |
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... position can ap- preciate the sadness I feel at this parting . To this peo- ple I owe all that I am . Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my children were born , and here one of them lies buried . I know not how ...
... position can ap- preciate the sadness I feel at this parting . To this peo- ple I owe all that I am . Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my children were born , and here one of them lies buried . I know not how ...
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... position of the incoming of the Chief Magistrate . The principal buildings of the city were gaily decorated with flags . The Legislature was not in session during the forenoon , and adjourned shortly after convening in the afternoon ...
... position of the incoming of the Chief Magistrate . The principal buildings of the city were gaily decorated with flags . The Legislature was not in session during the forenoon , and adjourned shortly after convening in the afternoon ...
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... position assigned to a State in the Union by the Constitution , for that is the bond we all recognize . That position , however , a State cannot carry out of the Union with it . I speak of that assumed primary right of a State to rule ...
... position assigned to a State in the Union by the Constitution , for that is the bond we all recognize . That position , however , a State cannot carry out of the Union with it . I speak of that assumed primary right of a State to rule ...
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... position of servants instead of masters . " Nothing else worthy of notice occurred during the trip , except that the family of General Harrison were assem- bled around his grave , to whom Mr. Lincoln bowed his respects to the memory of ...
... position of servants instead of masters . " Nothing else worthy of notice occurred during the trip , except that the family of General Harrison were assem- bled around his grave , to whom Mr. Lincoln bowed his respects to the memory of ...
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... position on Front - street , west of the depot . The military arrived soon after , and took the position assigned them . This set the spectators on the qui vive , and they indulged in frequent shouts as some mischievous urchin would ...
... position on Front - street , west of the depot . The military arrived soon after , and took the position assigned them . This set the spectators on the qui vive , and they indulged in frequent shouts as some mischievous urchin would ...
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Page 87 - It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union ; that resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void ; and that acts of violence, within any State or States, against the authority of the \ United States, are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to circumstances.
Page 121 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Page 323 - So shalt thou rest, and what if thou withdraw In silence from the living, and no friend Take note of thy departure? All that breathe Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone, the solemn brood of care Plod on, and each one as before will chase His favorite phantom ; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee.
Page 92 - Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.
Page 97 - If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses 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 offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him?
Page 93 - Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world? In our present differences, is either party without faith of being in the right? If the Almighty Ruler of Nations, with His eternal truth and justice, be on your side of the North, or on yours of the South, that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the judgment of this great tribunal of the American people.
Page 89 - All the vital rights of minorities and of individuals are so plainly assured to them by affirmations and negations, guarantees and prohibitions, in the Constitution that controversies never arise concerning them. But no organic law can ever be framed -with a provision specifically applicable to every question which may occur in practical administration.
Page 90 - Unanimity is impossible. The rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible; so that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left.
Page 97 - Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's. assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged.
Page 88 - The course here indicated will be followed unless current events and experience shall show a modification or change to be proper...