Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 54
... continued to press forward with character- istic energy . He had already made one canvass as a Congressional candidate , and was beaten by Major Stuart ( Lincoln's partner ) by so close a vote that he was for some time disposed to ...
... continued to press forward with character- istic energy . He had already made one canvass as a Congressional candidate , and was beaten by Major Stuart ( Lincoln's partner ) by so close a vote that he was for some time disposed to ...
Page 76
... continued to be their home thenceforward . Its next owner was the State of Illinois , in whose cus- tody it remains as a precious memorial . Hon . Isaac N. Arnold , of Chicago , who was there as a guest at times during many years , and ...
... continued to be their home thenceforward . Its next owner was the State of Illinois , in whose cus- tody it remains as a precious memorial . Hon . Isaac N. Arnold , of Chicago , who was there as a guest at times during many years , and ...
Page 80
... continued , and this war was more than even the South in general then cared to adopt . Subsequent attempts fared likewise , but the case was not suffered to drop . Some months before the Presidential nominations were to be made , in ...
... continued , and this war was more than even the South in general then cared to adopt . Subsequent attempts fared likewise , but the case was not suffered to drop . Some months before the Presidential nominations were to be made , in ...
Page 87
... continued , ] I propose to state my understanding of the rule for ascertaining the boundary between Texas and Mexico . It is that wherever Texas was exercising jurisdiction was hers ; and wherever Mexico was exercising jurisdiction was ...
... continued , ] I propose to state my understanding of the rule for ascertaining the boundary between Texas and Mexico . It is that wherever Texas was exercising jurisdiction was hers ; and wherever Mexico was exercising jurisdiction was ...
Page 88
... continued success of our arms may fail to obtain a satisfactory peace . " Then he suggests the propriety of wheedling the Mexican people to desert the counsels of their own leaders , and , trusting in our protection , to set up a ...
... continued success of our arms may fail to obtain a satisfactory peace . " Then he suggests the propriety of wheedling the Mexican people to desert the counsels of their own leaders , and , trusting in our protection , to set up a ...
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