The Life of Abraham Lincoln: From His Birth to His Inauguration as President, Volumen2J.R. Osgood, 1872 - 547 páginas |
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... opinions . How he behaved at home . Touching recital by Mrs. Lincoln.- Abe's memory . - Mimicks the preachers . - Makes stump - speeches " in the field . Cruelly maltreated by his father . Works out cheerfully . - Universal favorite ...
... opinions . How he behaved at home . Touching recital by Mrs. Lincoln.- Abe's memory . - Mimicks the preachers . - Makes stump - speeches " in the field . Cruelly maltreated by his father . Works out cheerfully . - Universal favorite ...
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... opinion . — Mr. Douglas nominated for senator by a Democratic Convention . - Mr. Lincoln's idea of what Douglas might accomplish at Charleston . - Mr. Lincoln writing a celebrated speech . He is nominated for senator . —A startling doc ...
... opinion . — Mr. Douglas nominated for senator by a Democratic Convention . - Mr. Lincoln's idea of what Douglas might accomplish at Charleston . - Mr. Lincoln writing a celebrated speech . He is nominated for senator . —A startling doc ...
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... opinions concerning the approaching civil war . — Discovery of a supposed plot to murder him at Baltimore . Governor Hicks's proposal to " kill Lincoln and his men . The plan formed to defeat the conspiracy . The midnight ride from ...
... opinions concerning the approaching civil war . — Discovery of a supposed plot to murder him at Baltimore . Governor Hicks's proposal to " kill Lincoln and his men . The plan formed to defeat the conspiracy . The midnight ride from ...
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... opinion solely on the fact that the Christian names given to the sons of the two families were the same , though only in a few cases , and at different times . But this might have arisen merely from that common religious sentiment which ...
... opinion solely on the fact that the Christian names given to the sons of the two families were the same , though only in a few cases , and at different times . But this might have arisen merely from that common religious sentiment which ...
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... opinion . They believe in the existence of the disease in Vermilion County ; while , on the contrary , I am firmly of opinion , that , instead of genuine milk - sickness , it is only a modified form of malarial fever with which we here ...
... opinion . They believe in the existence of the disease in Vermilion County ; while , on the contrary , I am firmly of opinion , that , instead of genuine milk - sickness , it is only a modified form of malarial fever with which we here ...
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Página 532 - I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the declared purpose of the Union that it will constitutionally defend and maintain itself. In doing this there need be no bloodshed or violence ; and there shall be none, unless it be forced upon the National authority.
Página 342 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Página 530 - I have no purpose directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so.
Página 533 - The Constitution does not expressly say. Must Congress protect slavery in the Territories? The Constitution does not expressly say. From questions of this class spring all our constitutional controversies, and we divide upon them into majorities and minorities. If the minority will not acquiesce the majority must, or the Government must cease.
Página 534 - ... if the policy of the Government upon vital questions • affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made in ordinary litigation between parties in personal actions the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of that eminent tribunal.
Página 535 - States, including that of persons held to service. To avoid misconstruction of what I have said, I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments so far as to say that, holding such a provision to now be implied constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.
Página 402 - squatter sovereignty" squatted out of existence, tumbled down like temporary scaffolding— like the mould at the foundry served through one blast and fell back into loose sand— helped to carry an election, and then was kicked to the winds. His late joint struggle with the Republicans, against the Lecompton Constitution, involves nothing of the original Nebraska doctrine. That struggle was made on a point— the right of a people to make their own constitution— upon which he and the Republicans...
Página 166 - Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a swift, fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered around and together be laid ; And the young and the old, and the low and the high Shall moulder to dust and together shall lie.
Página 426 - What is the question which according to the text, those fathers understood "just as well and even better than we do now?" It is this: Does the proper division of local from Federal authority, or anything in the Constitution, forbid our Federal government to control as to slavery in our Federal territories? Upon this Senator Douglas holds the affirmative and Republicans the negative.
Página 535 - If the Almighty Ruler of Nations, with His eternal truth and justice, be on your side of the North, or on yours of the South, that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the judgment of this great tribunal of the American people.