The Life of Abraham Lincoln: Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters, and Telegrams Hitherto Unpublished, and Illustrated with Many Reproductions from Original Paintings, Photographs, Etc, Volumen1Lincoln History Society, 1900 |
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... began to be cir- culated there of a rich western land called Kentucky . These rumors rapidly developed into facts , as journeys were made into the new land by John Finley , Daniel Boone and other adventure - loving men , and settlers began ...
... began to be cir- culated there of a rich western land called Kentucky . These rumors rapidly developed into facts , as journeys were made into the new land by John Finley , Daniel Boone and other adventure - loving men , and settlers began ...
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... began to go to school . At that day the schools in the west were usually accidental , de- pending upon the coming of some poor and ambitious young man who was willing to teach a few terms while he looked for an opening to something ...
... began to go to school . At that day the schools in the west were usually accidental , de- pending upon the coming of some poor and ambitious young man who was willing to teach a few terms while he looked for an opening to something ...
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... began once ; but I concluded that it was not much of a story . But I think that was the beginning of love with me . ” His life had its tragedies as well as its touch of romance- tragedies so real and profound that they gave dignity to ...
... began once ; but I concluded that it was not much of a story . But I think that was the beginning of love with me . ” His life had its tragedies as well as its touch of romance- tragedies so real and profound that they gave dignity to ...
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... began to preach " immediate emancipation " in Tennessee . Ten years later he started a paper in Ohio , devoted to the same idea , and in 1819 he transferred his cru- sade to Indiana . In 1821 Benjamin Lundy started , in Ten- nessee ...
... began to preach " immediate emancipation " in Tennessee . Ten years later he started a paper in Ohio , devoted to the same idea , and in 1819 he transferred his cru- sade to Indiana . In 1821 Benjamin Lundy started , in Ten- nessee ...
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... began " choosing sides " always chose " Abe Lincoln . " So often did he spell the school down that finally , tradition says , he was no longer allowed to take part in the matches . Very many of his old neighbors recalled his reading ...
... began " choosing sides " always chose " Abe Lincoln . " So often did he spell the school down that finally , tradition says , he was no longer allowed to take part in the matches . Very many of his old neighbors recalled his reading ...
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Página 33 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Página 27 - ... to the rule of three." If a straggler supposed to understand Latin happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education. Of course, when I came of age I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all.
Página 144 - Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly at its present session, the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same. They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than to abate its evils.
Página 127 - While acting as their representative, I shall be governed by their will on all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing what their will is; and upon all others I shall do what my own judgment teaches me will best advance their interests. Whether elected or not, I go for distributing the proceeds of the sales of the public lands to the several States, to enable our State, in common with others, to dig canals and construct railroads without borrowing money and paying the interest on it. If alive...
Página 193 - ... wishes to hinder him. Allow me to assure you that suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation. There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury. Cast about and see if this feeling has not injured every person you have ever known to fall into it.
Página 152 - And for the purpose of making the matter as plain as possible, I now say that you can now drop the subject, dismiss your thoughts (if you ever had any) from me forever, and leave this letter unanswered without calling forth one accusing murmur from me.
Página 181 - I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on earth. Whether I shall ever be better, I cannot tell ; I awfully forebode I shall not. To remain as I am is impossible. I must die or be better, as it appears to me.
Página 144 - They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy, but that the promulgation of Abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its evils. They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power under the Constitution to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different States. They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power, under the Constitution, to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, but that the power...
Página 76 - Abraham joined a volunteer company, and, to his own surprise, was elected captain of it. He says he has not since had any success in life which gave him so much satisfaction.
Página 202 - It always seemed to me that slaves would be taken there in about equal numbers, with or without annexation. And if more were taken because of annexation, still there would be just so many the fewer left where they were taken from. It is possibly true, to some extent, that, with annexation, some slaves may be sent to Texas and continued in slavery that otherwise might have been liberated. To whatever extent this may be true, I think annexation an evil. I hold it to be a paramount duty of us in the...