Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 136
... was soon to be ours ! This sentence is certainly as explicit as the later " house- divided " passage , or as the " irrepressible conflict " of Seward . still can not repeal human nature . It still will 136 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
... was soon to be ours ! This sentence is certainly as explicit as the later " house- divided " passage , or as the " irrepressible conflict " of Seward . still can not repeal human nature . It still will 136 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
Page 215
... Seward's portrait being conspicuous over all , as that of the coming man . Mr. Lincoln's pic- ture was there , such as it was , and couldn't well have been made more dismal . Half seriously I said to him : ' A look at that face is ...
... Seward's portrait being conspicuous over all , as that of the coming man . Mr. Lincoln's pic- ture was there , such as it was , and couldn't well have been made more dismal . Half seriously I said to him : ' A look at that face is ...
Page 216
... Seward ; for Vice - President , Abraham Lincoln . " Illinois , less than a week before the Convention met , had chosen dele- gates united and active in support of Lincoln . New York asked and expected the nomination of Seward . On ...
... Seward ; for Vice - President , Abraham Lincoln . " Illinois , less than a week before the Convention met , had chosen dele- gates united and active in support of Lincoln . New York asked and expected the nomination of Seward . On ...
Page 217
... in the platform was the special indorsement of a passage of the Declaration , by insertion in a resolution which already indorsed the whole . hardy visage and healthy lungs ready to swell the Seward NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT . 217.
... in the platform was the special indorsement of a passage of the Declaration , by insertion in a resolution which already indorsed the whole . hardy visage and healthy lungs ready to swell the Seward NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT . 217.
Page 218
... Seward , to which the fine orator- ical periods of Mr. Evarts led up , there was a Niagara of cheering that seemed irrepressible . The noise was sur- passed by the lake - storm evoked when Mr. Judd pro- nounced the name of Lincoln ...
... Seward , to which the fine orator- ical periods of Mr. Evarts led up , there was a Niagara of cheering that seemed irrepressible . The noise was sur- passed by the lake - storm evoked when Mr. Judd pro- nounced the name of Lincoln ...
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