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... feeling that he spoke for the whole , cried out- " This is cowardly on your part , Lincoln ! " " If any man think I am a coward , let him test it , " was the reply . Lincoln , " responded a new voice , " you are larger and heavier than ...
... feeling that he spoke for the whole , cried out- " This is cowardly on your part , Lincoln ! " " If any man think I am a coward , let him test it , " was the reply . Lincoln , " responded a new voice , " you are larger and heavier than ...
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... feeling against the Abolitionists was very bitter in Illinois . Many other states had passed severe resolutions , recommending that anti - slavery agitation be made an indictable offence , or a mis- demeanour ; and in May , 1836 ...
... feeling against the Abolitionists was very bitter in Illinois . Many other states had passed severe resolutions , recommending that anti - slavery agitation be made an indictable offence , or a mis- demeanour ; and in May , 1836 ...
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... feelings , in order to maintain their loyalty to the Constitution and the Union . I do oppose the extension of slavery , because my judgment and feelings so prompt me ; and I am under no obligations to the contrary . If for this you and ...
... feelings , in order to maintain their loyalty to the Constitution and the Union . I do oppose the extension of slavery , because my judgment and feelings so prompt me ; and I am under no obligations to the contrary . If for this you and ...
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... feeling sure whether the newspapers would care to publish it . At this Convention , he was " sitting on his heels " in a back part of the room , and the Governor of Illinois , as soon as the meeting was organised , rose and said " I am ...
... feeling sure whether the newspapers would care to publish it . At this Convention , he was " sitting on his heels " in a back part of the room , and the Governor of Illinois , as soon as the meeting was organised , rose and said " I am ...
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... feelings at this hour , nor the oppressive sadness I feel at this parting . For more than a quarter of a century I have lived among you , and during all that time I have received nothing but kindness at your hands . Here I have lived ...
... feelings at this hour , nor the oppressive sadness I feel at this parting . For more than a quarter of a century I have lived among you , and during all that time I have received nothing but kindness at your hands . Here I have lived ...
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Page 127 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Page 76 - Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Page 126 - States, if any, in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the United States ; and the fact that any State or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 128 - And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defense; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
Page 98 - I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Page 208 - 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 137 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Page 126 - That on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward and forever free...
Page 75 - We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Page 127 - ... order and designate, as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States...