| Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 páginas
...friends of his ambition, they all told him he would lose his election. " Gentlemen," said Lincoln, "I am killing larger game; if Douglas answers, he can never be President, and the battle of 1 860 is worth a hundred of this." The South was already angry with Douglas for his action over the... | |
| Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - 1887 - 984 páginas
...friends in a chorus cried out, " If you do, you can never be Senator." " Gentlemen," replied Lincoln, " I am killing larger game ; if Douglas answers, he...and the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this." When Lincoln had finished his opening • speech in the Freeport debate, and Douglas in his reply came... | |
| James Schouler - 1891 - 564 páginas
...silence which he seemed disposed to keep. " I am after larger game," was Lincoln's answer " If Douglas so answers, he can never be President, and the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this." 34 Century, 393. 1858. THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT. 415 Had Lincoln been equally exposed to public gaze... | |
| John Moses - 1892 - 880 páginas
...be senator." But Lincoln, persisting in his determination to force an answer, replied, "Gentlemen, I am killing larger game; if Douglas answers, he can never be president, and the coming battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this."* At Jonesboro, Sept. 15, the audience was not so... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 526 páginas
...friends in a chorus cried out, "If you do, you can never be Senator." " Gentlemen," replied Lincoln, " I am killing larger game ; if Douglas answers, he...and the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this." When Lincoln had finished his opening speech in the Freeport debate, and Douglas in his reply came... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 530 páginas
...friends in a chorus cried out, "If you do, you can never be Senator." " Gentlemen," replied Lincoln, " I am killing larger game ; if Douglas answers, he...and the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this." When Lincoln had finished his opening speech in the Freeport debate, and Douglas in his reply came... | |
| Carl Schurz - 1891 - 130 páginas
...reelection to the Senate. But Lincoln persisted. " I am after larger game," said he. " If Douglas so answers, he can never be President, and the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this." The interrogatory was pressed upon Douglas, and Douglas did answer that, no matter what the decision... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 432 páginas
...the Senatorship if he so questioned his rival, to which he replied : " Gentlemen, I am killing large game ; if Douglas answers he can never be President...and the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this." the deep feeling which pervades the public mind in regard to the questions dividing us. Prior to 1854... | |
| Alexander Johnston, James Albert Woodburn - 1896 - 444 páginas
...friends in a chorus cried out, ' If you do, you can never be Senator.' ' Gentlemen,' replied Lincoln, ' I am killing larger game ; if Douglas answers, he...the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this.'"* The feeling of the Southern Democrats toward Douglas on account of the " Freeport Doctrine" was well... | |
| Alexander Johnston - 1896 - 452 páginas
...friends in a chorus cried out, ' If you do, you can never be Senator.' ' Gentlemen,' replied Lincoln, ' I am killing larger game ; if Douglas answers, he...the battle of 1860 is worth a hundred of this.'"* The feeling of the Southern Democrats toward Douglas on account of the " Freeport Doctrine" was well... | |
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