The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln |
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... politics an objec- tion . The store " winked out . " Nothing daunted by this turn of ill - luck , he directed his attention to law , and borrowing a few books from a neighbor , which he took from the office in the even- ing and returned ...
... politics an objec- tion . The store " winked out . " Nothing daunted by this turn of ill - luck , he directed his attention to law , and borrowing a few books from a neighbor , which he took from the office in the even- ing and returned ...
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... politics . For many years he was the ' wheel - horse ' of the Whig party of Illinois , and was on the electoral ticket in several Presidential cam- paigns . At such time he canvassed the State with his usual vigor and ability . He was ...
... politics . For many years he was the ' wheel - horse ' of the Whig party of Illinois , and was on the electoral ticket in several Presidential cam- paigns . At such time he canvassed the State with his usual vigor and ability . He was ...
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... political economy which underlie the tariff question , and presented arguments in favor of the pro- tective policy with a power and conclusiveness rarely equalled , and at the same time in a manner so lucid and familiar , and so well ...
... political economy which underlie the tariff question , and presented arguments in favor of the pro- tective policy with a power and conclusiveness rarely equalled , and at the same time in a manner so lucid and familiar , and so well ...
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... politics were men like Wilmot , Brod- head , Boyd , Bocock , Rhett , Brown , Linn Boyd , Andrew Johnson , etc. , etc. In the Senate were Webster , Cal- houn , Dayton , Davis , Dix , Dickinson , Hunter , Hale , Bell , Crittenden , and ...
... politics were men like Wilmot , Brod- head , Boyd , Bocock , Rhett , Brown , Linn Boyd , Andrew Johnson , etc. , etc. In the Senate were Webster , Cal- houn , Dayton , Davis , Dix , Dickinson , Hunter , Hale , Bell , Crittenden , and ...
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... political opponents is , that he voted against the supplies to the army . He was a Whig , and took the position of the Whigs of his day , many eminent Southern men included , which was opposition to the ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 31.
... political opponents is , that he voted against the supplies to the army . He was a Whig , and took the position of the Whigs of his day , many eminent Southern men included , which was opposition to the ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 31.
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