Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 102
... weeks of the campaign remaining after his return home were chiefly devoted to the canvass in Illinois . In his own district Judge Stephen T. Logan , the Whig nominee for Representative in Congress , was beaten ; but the majority for ...
... weeks of the campaign remaining after his return home were chiefly devoted to the canvass in Illinois . In his own district Judge Stephen T. Logan , the Whig nominee for Representative in Congress , was beaten ; but the majority for ...
Page 121
... week before , as stated by the late Judge Dickson , Lincoln had been counsel in a case of which he gave this account : I was retained in the defense of a man charged before a justice of the peace with assault and battery . It was in the ...
... week before , as stated by the late Judge Dickson , Lincoln had been counsel in a case of which he gave this account : I was retained in the defense of a man charged before a justice of the peace with assault and battery . It was in the ...
Page 127
... and a week later he reported a substitute creating two territories , Kansas and Nebraska , and declaring the Missouri Compromise restriction " inoperative . " This proving insufficient , he THE " NEBRASKA " SURPRISE . 127.
... and a week later he reported a substitute creating two territories , Kansas and Nebraska , and declaring the Missouri Compromise restriction " inoperative . " This proving insufficient , he THE " NEBRASKA " SURPRISE . 127.
Page 128
... week , and by general consent the 30th of January was fixed for opening the discussion . Mean- while a vigorous Anti - Nebraska manifesto , signed by Senators Chase and Sumner , and by other members of Congress , was sent to the country ...
... week , and by general consent the 30th of January was fixed for opening the discussion . Mean- while a vigorous Anti - Nebraska manifesto , signed by Senators Chase and Sumner , and by other members of Congress , was sent to the country ...
Page 130
... weeks of the election at which Congressional representatives and members of the State Legislature were to be chosen . A Senator- ship was also at stake , as the term of General Shields was about expiring . Usually aggressive and auda ...
... weeks of the election at which Congressional representatives and members of the State Legislature were to be chosen . A Senator- ship was also at stake , as the term of General Shields was about expiring . Usually aggressive and auda ...
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