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CHAPTER I.-ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

The Men of our Time-Lincoln Foremost-The War was the Working-Man's

Revolution-Abraham Lincoln's Birth and Youth-The Books he Read-

The Thirty Thousand Dollars for Tender-The Old Stocking of Govern-

ment Money-A Just Lawyer; Anecdotes-His First Candidacy and Speech

-Goes to Legislature and Congress-The Seven Debates and Campaign

against Douglass in 1858-Webster's and Lincoln's Language Compared-

The Cooper Institute Speech-The Nomination at Chicago-Moral and

Physical Courage-The Backwoodsman President and the Diplomatists—

Significance of his Presidential Career-Religious Feelings-His Kindness

"The Baby Did It"-The First Inaugural-The Second Inaugural, and

other State Papers-The Conspiracy and Assassination-The Opinions of

Foreign Nations on Mr. Lincoln.

CHAPTER II.-ULYSSES S. GRANT.

A General Wanted-A Short War Expected-The Young Napoleon-God's

Revenge Against Slavery-The Silent Man in Galena-" Tanning Leath-

er"-Gen. Grant's Puritan Descent-How he Loaded the Logs-His West

Point Career-Service in Mexico-Marries, and Leaves the Army-Wood-

Cutting, Dunning and Leather-Selling-Enlists against the Rebellion-Mis-

souri Campaign-Paducah Campaign—Fort Donelson Campaign-Battle

of Shiloh-How Grant Lost his Temper-Vicksburg Campaign-Lincoln

on Grant's "Drinking"-Chattanooga-Grant's Method of Making a Speech

-Appointed Lieutenant-General-The Richmond Campaign-"Mr. Grant

is a Very Obstinate Man "-Grant's Qualifications as a Ruler-Honesty-

Generosity to Subordinates-Sound Judgment of Men-Power of Holding

his Tongue-Grant's Sidewalk Platform-Talks Horse to Senator Wade-

"Wants Nothing Said "-The Best Man for Next President.

CHAPTER III.-WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.

Mr. Garrison's Birth and Parents-His Mother-Her Conversion-His Boy-

hood-Apprenticed to a Printer-First Anti-Slavery Address-Advice to

Dr. Beecher-Benjamin Lundy-Garrison Goes to Baltimore-First Battle

with Slavery-In Jail-First Number of the Liberator-Threats and Rage

from the South-The American Anti-Slavery Society-First Visit to Eng-

land-The Era of Mob Violence-The Respectable Boston Mob-Mr. Gar-

rison's Account-Again in Jail-The Massachusetts Legislature Uncivil to

the Abolitionists-Logical Vigor of the Slaveholders-Garrison's Disunion-

ism-Denounces the Church-Liberality of the Liberator-The Southern-

ers' own Testimony-Mr. Garrison's Bland Manners-His Steady Nerves→→→

His use of Language-Things by their Right Names-Abolitionist "Hard

Language;” Garrison's Argument on it-Protest for Woman's' Rights-The

Triumph of his Cause-"The Liberator" Discontinued-Second Visit to

England-Letter to Mrs. Stowe.

CHAPTER IV.-CHARLES SUMNER.

Mr. Sumner an instance of Free State High Culture-The "Brahmin Caste"

of New England-The Sumner Ancestry; a Kentish Family-Governor

Increase Sumner; His Revolutionary Patriotism-His Stately Presence; “A

Governor that can Walk"-Charles Sumner's Father-Mr. Sumner's Edu-

cation, Legal and Literary Studies-Tendency to Ideal Perfection-Sumner

and the Whigs-Abolitionism Social Death-Sumner's Opposition to the

Mexican War-His Peace Principles-Sumner Opposes Slavery Within the

Constitution, as Garrison Outside of it-Anti-Slavery and the Whigs-The

Political Abolitionist Platform-Webster asked in vain to Oppose Slavery

-Sumner's Rebuke of Winthrop Joins the Free Soil Party-Succeeds

Webster in the Senate-Great Speech against the Fugitive Slave Law-The

Constitution a Charter of Liberty-Slavery not in the Constitution-First

Speech after the Brooks Assault-Consistency as to Reconstruction.

CHAPTER V.-SALMON P. CHASE.

England and our Finances in the War-President Wheelock and Mr. Chase's

Seven Uncles-His Uncle the Bishop-His Sense of Justice at College-His

Uncle the Senator-Admitted to the Bar for Cincinnati-His First Argu-

ment before a U.S. Court-Society in Cincinnati-The Ohio Abolitionists—

Cincinnati on Slavery-The Church admits Slavery to be " an Evil"-Mr.

Chase and the Birney Mob-The Case of the Slave Girl Matilda-How

Mr. Chase "Ruined Himself"-He Affirms the Sectionality of Slavery-

The Van Zandt Case-Extracts from Mr. Chase's Argument-Mr. Chase

in Anti-Slavery Politics-His Qualifications as a Financier.

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