Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress; Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented DemiseLommis National Library Association, 1888 - 842 pages Written in 1864 by a political contemporary, this is a work of nineteenth-century American biographic literature. It contains Lincoln's most masterful speeches and writings, along with a contemporary history of the Civil War. |
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Page 49
... less remarkable than his youthful successes at the polls . At the date of Mr. Lincoln's arrival - when just of age - in the State of Illinois , Gen. Jackson was in the midst of his first Presidential term . Since 1826 every general ...
... less remarkable than his youthful successes at the polls . At the date of Mr. Lincoln's arrival - when just of age - in the State of Illinois , Gen. Jackson was in the midst of his first Presidential term . Since 1826 every general ...
Page 70
... who carried his election by less than half the majority ( 754 ) which Mr. Lin- coln had received in 1845. The district , after its reconstruc- tion , following the census of 1850 , was for 70 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... who carried his election by less than half the majority ( 754 ) which Mr. Lin- coln had received in 1845. The district , after its reconstruc- tion , following the census of 1850 , was for 70 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 74
... less , on other occasions since . That many men who supported Mr. Lincoln , approved President Polk's course in regard to the Mexican War , as well in its inception as in its management from first to last , is not improbable . But all ...
... less , on other occasions since . That many men who supported Mr. Lincoln , approved President Polk's course in regard to the Mexican War , as well in its inception as in its management from first to last , is not improbable . But all ...
Page 87
... less than three or four months . But now at the end of about twenty months , during which time our arms have given us the most splendid suc- cesses - every department , and every part , land and water , officers and privates , regulars ...
... less than three or four months . But now at the end of about twenty months , during which time our arms have given us the most splendid suc- cesses - every department , and every part , land and water , officers and privates , regulars ...
Page 88
... less than one hundred dollars per mile . This company was dissatisfied with two hundred and twelve or two hundred and thirteen dollars per mile . It had not been shown , and he thought it could not be shown to them why this company was ...
... less than one hundred dollars per mile . This company was dissatisfied with two hundred and twelve or two hundred and thirteen dollars per mile . It had not been shown , and he thought it could not be shown to them why this company was ...
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