Life of Abraham LincolnG. Bill, 1866 - 544 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 62
Page 52
... Speaking of General Cass's career reminds me of my own . I was not at Stillman's Defeat , but I was about as near it as Cass to Hull's surrender ; and like him I saw the place very soon afterward . It is quite certain I did not break my ...
... Speaking of General Cass's career reminds me of my own . I was not at Stillman's Defeat , but I was about as near it as Cass to Hull's surrender ; and like him I saw the place very soon afterward . It is quite certain I did not break my ...
Page 63
... speak one nor act one , and in the light of this fact all the words and acts of his life are to be judged . If this brief statement of his qualities and powers represents a wonderfully perfect character - so strangely pure and noble ...
... speak one nor act one , and in the light of this fact all the words and acts of his life are to be judged . If this brief statement of his qualities and powers represents a wonderfully perfect character - so strangely pure and noble ...
Page 64
... speak of his having studied law , or having begun the study of law , previous to 1834. He had doubtless thought of it , and had made it a subject of consideration among his friends . With a vague project of doing this at some time , he ...
... speak of his having studied law , or having begun the study of law , previous to 1834. He had doubtless thought of it , and had made it a subject of consideration among his friends . With a vague project of doing this at some time , he ...
Page 67
... speaking slowly , he began to lay down and fix his propositions . His auditors followed him with breathless attention , and saw him inclose his adversary in a wall of fact , and then weave over him a network of de- ductions so logically ...
... speaking slowly , he began to lay down and fix his propositions . His auditors followed him with breathless attention , and saw him inclose his adversary in a wall of fact , and then weave over him a network of de- ductions so logically ...
Page 69
... speaking of the fact subsequently , said that Douglas was then " the least man he ever saw . " He was not only very short but very slender . The two young men , who commenced their intellectual and political sparring during the session ...
... speaking of the fact subsequently , said that Douglas was then " the least man he ever saw . " He was not only very short but very slender . The two young men , who commenced their intellectual and political sparring during the session ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln administration afterwards army battle believed called campaign candidate citizens command Congress Constitution convention declared democratic dispatch Dred Scott decision duty election emancipation enemy ernment excitement fact favor feeling felt force Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Fremont friends gave George Ashmun give Governor habeas corpus hands held honor House hundred Illinois interest issue Judge Douglas Kentucky knew labor Lecompton Constitution legislature letter loyal McClellan measure ment military Missouri negro never nomination occasion Ohio party passed peace political popular Potomac President President's principle proclamation question rebel rebellion received replied republican republican party result Richmond river secession Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent Seward slave slavery South South Carolina southern speech Springfield Supreme Court territory thousand tion took treason troops Union United vote Washington whig whole words
Popular passages
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.