Abraham Lincoln: His Youth and Early Manhood, with a Brief Account of His Later LifeG. P. Putnam's sons, 1901 - 204 páginas |
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... Seward . " You may think it a very little thing ; but it was the most important incident in my life . I , a poor boy , had earned a dollar in less than a day . The world seemed wider and fairer before me . I was a more hopeful and ...
... Seward . " You may think it a very little thing ; but it was the most important incident in my life . I , a poor boy , had earned a dollar in less than a day . The world seemed wider and fairer before me . I was a more hopeful and ...
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... Seward , afterwards Senator and Secretary of State , said , in a speech supporting Taylor's candidacy : " Freedom and slavery are two antagonistic elements of society in America . . . . The party of freedom seeks complete and universal ...
... Seward , afterwards Senator and Secretary of State , said , in a speech supporting Taylor's candidacy : " Freedom and slavery are two antagonistic elements of society in America . . . . The party of freedom seeks complete and universal ...
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... Seward , of that State . In like manner Mr. Judd , of Illinois , nominated Abraham Lincoln . Mr. Dayton , of New Jersey ; Simon Cameron , of Pennsylvania ; Salmon P. Chase , of Ohio ; Edward Bates , of Missouri ; and John McLean , of ...
... Seward , of that State . In like manner Mr. Judd , of Illinois , nominated Abraham Lincoln . Mr. Dayton , of New Jersey ; Simon Cameron , of Pennsylvania ; Salmon P. Chase , of Ohio ; Edward Bates , of Missouri ; and John McLean , of ...
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... Seward gained eleven , having one hundred and eighty- four and a half , all told . The third ballot began amid the most intense interest , for all felt that this must de- termine the contest . Thousands on the floor and in the galleries ...
... Seward gained eleven , having one hundred and eighty- four and a half , all told . The third ballot began amid the most intense interest , for all felt that this must de- termine the contest . Thousands on the floor and in the galleries ...
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... Seward is the second man on the list . " Then jump- ing on a table , he cried : " Three cheers for Abraham Lincoln , the next President of the United States ! " We can imagine with what a hearty good - will those cheers were given , and ...
... Seward is the second man on the list . " Then jump- ing on a table , he cried : " Three cheers for Abraham Lincoln , the next President of the United States ! " We can imagine with what a hearty good - will those cheers were given , and ...
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Página 102 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push...
Página 185 - God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said that "the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Página 161 - ... commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do, on this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one...
Página 161 - ... order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the parishes of St.
Página 143 - Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States, that, by the accession of a Republican Administration, their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension. Indeed, the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed, and been open to their inspection. It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who now addresses you.
Página 161 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free...
Página v - O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! O CAPTAIN I my Captain ! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! 0 the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
Página 105 - Volunteers — a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since.
Página 12 - All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother — blessings on her memory!
Página 105 - It was a wild region with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up. There were some schools, so called, but no qualification was ever required of a teacher beyond ' readin', writin', and cipherin"