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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... meeting of these men was held at Washing- ton on the night of the 5th of January , 1861 , at which the Senators from Georgia , Alabama , Louisiana , Arkansas , Texas , Mississippi , and Florida were present . They decided , by ...
... meeting of these men was held at Washing- ton on the night of the 5th of January , 1861 , at which the Senators from Georgia , Alabama , Louisiana , Arkansas , Texas , Mississippi , and Florida were present . They decided , by ...
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... meeting the extraordinary emer- gencies of the occasion upon Congress . On the same day Jacob Thompson , of Mississippi , resigned his office as Secretary of the Interior , because the Star of the West had been sent on the 5th , by ...
... meeting the extraordinary emer- gencies of the occasion upon Congress . On the same day Jacob Thompson , of Mississippi , resigned his office as Secretary of the Interior , because the Star of the West had been sent on the 5th , by ...
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... MEETING OF CONGRESS , JULY 4 , 1861 . On the 4th of March , 1861 , Mr. LINCOLN took the oath and assumed the duties of the Presidential office . He was quite right in saying , on the eve of his departure from his home in Springfield ...
... MEETING OF CONGRESS , JULY 4 , 1861 . On the 4th of March , 1861 , Mr. LINCOLN took the oath and assumed the duties of the Presidential office . He was quite right in saying , on the eve of his departure from his home in Springfield ...
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... meeting of Congress , and it brought on a general discussion of the principles involved and the interests concerned in the contest . There were a few in both Houses , with John C. Breckinridge , of Kentucky , at their head , who still ...
... meeting of Congress , and it brought on a general discussion of the principles involved and the interests concerned in the contest . There were a few in both Houses , with John C. Breckinridge , of Kentucky , at their head , who still ...
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... of the discussion was the prompt rejec- tion of all demands for recognizing the independence of the Confederate States . MEETING OF CONGRESS - PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE . 165 CHAPTER V. 164 PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION .
... of the discussion was the prompt rejec- tion of all demands for recognizing the independence of the Confederate States . MEETING OF CONGRESS - PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE . 165 CHAPTER V. 164 PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION .
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