Life of Abraham LincolnG. Bill, 1866 - 544 pages |
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Page 44
... matter was that the man became his fast and life - long friend , and was a better man from that day . It was impossible then , and it always remained impossible , for Lincoln to cherish resentment or revenge There lived at this time ...
... matter was that the man became his fast and life - long friend , and was a better man from that day . It was impossible then , and it always remained impossible , for Lincoln to cherish resentment or revenge There lived at this time ...
Page 59
... matters of public concern , his unwearying good nature , his skill in telling a story , his great athletic power , his quaint , odd ways , his uncouth appearance , all tended to bring him into sharp con- trast with the dull mediocrity ...
... matters of public concern , his unwearying good nature , his skill in telling a story , his great athletic power , his quaint , odd ways , his uncouth appearance , all tended to bring him into sharp con- trast with the dull mediocrity ...
Page 60
... matter of history , but the fact that he did so is , as is the further fact that Greene's mother , who loved Lincoln , tried to smooth over the accident , and relieve the young man's embarrassment . Wherever he moved he found men and ...
... matter of history , but the fact that he did so is , as is the further fact that Greene's mother , who loved Lincoln , tried to smooth over the accident , and relieve the young man's embarrassment . Wherever he moved he found men and ...
Page 70
... matter of policy , for which a good reason could be given . It was something , however , for two men to stand out , and protest that slavery was a moral and political evil , over which Congress had power upon the national territory . It ...
... matter of policy , for which a good reason could be given . It was something , however , for two men to stand out , and protest that slavery was a moral and political evil , over which Congress had power upon the national territory . It ...
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... matter , telling him frankly that he had no case , and ought not to prosecute . Sometimes he was deceived . Sometimes he discovered , in the middle of a trial , by the revelation of a witness , that his client had lied to him . After ...
... matter , telling him frankly that he had no case , and ought not to prosecute . Sometimes he was deceived . Sometimes he discovered , in the middle of a trial , by the revelation of a witness , that his client had lied to him . After ...
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Page 394 - 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 309 - Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Page 348 - I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Page 394 - ... the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the parishes of St.
Page 277 - 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...
Page 401 - Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Page 160 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Page 275 - ... endangered by the now incoming Administration. I add, too, that all the protection which, consistently with the Constitution and the laws, can be given will be cheerfully given to all the States when lawfully demanded, for whatever cause — as cheerfully to one section as to another.
Page 390 - An Act to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish Treason and Rebellion, to Seize and Confiscate Property of Rebels, and for Other Purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: Sec.
Page 209 - Wrong as we think slavery is, we can yet afford to let it alone where it is, because that much is due to the necessity arising from its actual presence in the nation ; but can we, while our votes will prevent it, allow it to spread into the National Territories, and to overrun us here in these Free States? If our sense of duty forbids this, then let us stand by our duty, fearlessly and effectively.