Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 107
... matter now lies in the following mem- orandum ( copied by the writer from the original in Lincoln's handwriting ) , addressed to President Taylor : Nothing in my papers questions Mr. B.'s competency or honesty , and , I presume ...
... matter now lies in the following mem- orandum ( copied by the writer from the original in Lincoln's handwriting ) , addressed to President Taylor : Nothing in my papers questions Mr. B.'s competency or honesty , and , I presume ...
Page 121
... matter by any one , and of course no complaint that was expected to go beyond the domestic circle in which this was a subject of conversation . * Between a case involving perhaps millions of dollars and the interests of agricultural ...
... matter by any one , and of course no complaint that was expected to go beyond the domestic circle in which this was a subject of conversation . * Between a case involving perhaps millions of dollars and the interests of agricultural ...
Page 134
... matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there . The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these Territories . We want them for the homes of free white people . This they can not be , to any ...
... matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there . The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these Territories . We want them for the homes of free white people . This they can not be , to any ...
Page 141
... matter entirely to your- self . I also acknowledge your rights and my obligations under the Constitution in regard to slaves . I confess I hate to see the poor creatures hunted down , and caught and carried back to their stripes and ...
... matter entirely to your- self . I also acknowledge your rights and my obligations under the Constitution in regard to slaves . I confess I hate to see the poor creatures hunted down , and caught and carried back to their stripes and ...
Page 154
... matter beyond cavil . Another instance , less noted but no less notable than the Armstrong case , shows Lincoln's readiness , out of mere sympathy for a friend in distress , to undertake the defense of one accused of crime . At a ...
... matter beyond cavil . Another instance , less noted but no less notable than the Armstrong case , shows Lincoln's readiness , out of mere sympathy for a friend in distress , to undertake the defense of one accused of crime . At a ...
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