History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... friends for Judge Trum- bull , who was accordingly chosen Senator . The charge was afterwards made by the enemies of both that there had been in this matter a breach of faith on the part of Judge Trumbull , and that Mr. Lincoln had the ...
... friends for Judge Trum- bull , who was accordingly chosen Senator . The charge was afterwards made by the enemies of both that there had been in this matter a breach of faith on the part of Judge Trumbull , and that Mr. Lincoln had the ...
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... friends . On the 4th of March , 1857 , Mr. Buchanan had taken his seat in the Presidential chair . The struggle be- tween Freedom and Slavery for the possession of Kan- sas was at its height . A few days after his inaugura- tion , the ...
... friends . On the 4th of March , 1857 , Mr. Buchanan had taken his seat in the Presidential chair . The struggle be- tween Freedom and Slavery for the possession of Kan- sas was at its height . A few days after his inaugura- tion , the ...
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... friends , with whom he had hitherto acted in concert . bill was finally passed through Congress on April 30th , 1858 , under what is known as the English bill , whereby the Constitution was to be submitted to the votes of the people of ...
... friends , with whom he had hitherto acted in concert . bill was finally passed through Congress on April 30th , 1858 , under what is known as the English bill , whereby the Constitution was to be submitted to the votes of the people of ...
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... friends and ene- mies : " A house divided against itself cannot stand . I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall , but I ...
... friends and ene- mies : " A house divided against itself cannot stand . I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall , but I ...
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... such oratorical contests between two such skilled debaters , before mixed audi- ences of friends and foes , to rejoice over every keen thrust at the adversary ; to be cast down by each fail- ure to parry the thrust so aimed . We cannot.
... such oratorical contests between two such skilled debaters , before mixed audi- ences of friends and foes , to rejoice over every keen thrust at the adversary ; to be cast down by each fail- ure to parry the thrust so aimed . We cannot.
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