The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Including His Speeches, Messages, Inaugurals, Proclamations, Etc., Etc |
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... In this connection , the reader is referred to Mr. Lincoln's own state- ment of his early education , previously given in Chapter II . , page 52 . the year previous to that consummation , that this busi- 74 THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... In this connection , the reader is referred to Mr. Lincoln's own state- ment of his early education , previously given in Chapter II . , page 52 . the year previous to that consummation , that this busi- 74 THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... ment of their purpose ; it only needing that the Supreme Court should say that the Constitution carried slavery over the States , as they had already in the Dred Scott decision declared that it was carried over the Territories . He ...
... ment of their purpose ; it only needing that the Supreme Court should say that the Constitution carried slavery over the States , as they had already in the Dred Scott decision declared that it was carried over the Territories . He ...
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... ment of the contest . Nor this alone , for all over the country the eyes of the people were turned to Illinois as the great battle - ground , and the earnest wishes of almost all who loved freedom followed Mr. Lincoln throughout all the ...
... ment of the contest . Nor this alone , for all over the country the eyes of the people were turned to Illinois as the great battle - ground , and the earnest wishes of almost all who loved freedom followed Mr. Lincoln throughout all the ...
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... ment . For terse , well - pronounced , clear speech ; for a careful and easy selection of the fit word for the right place ; for perfect tones ; for quiet , chaste , and dignified manner - it would be hard to find the late President's ...
... ment . For terse , well - pronounced , clear speech ; for a careful and easy selection of the fit word for the right place ; for perfect tones ; for quiet , chaste , and dignified manner - it would be hard to find the late President's ...
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... ment . If any man , at this day , sincerely believes ' our fathers , who framed the government under which we live , ' used and applied principles , in other cases , which ought to have led them to understand that a proper division of ...
... ment . If any man , at this day , sincerely believes ' our fathers , who framed the government under which we live , ' used and applied principles , in other cases , which ought to have led them to understand that a proper division of ...
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