Life of Abraham LincolnG. Bill, 1866 - 544 páginas |
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... equal . He had been engaged in practice but a short time when he was found habitually on one side or the other of every important case in the circuit . The writer remembers an instance in which many years ago , before he had risen to ...
... equal . He had been engaged in practice but a short time when he was found habitually on one side or the other of every important case in the circuit . The writer remembers an instance in which many years ago , before he had risen to ...
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... equal thoroughness . He was called slow in arriv- ing at the points of a case . It is probably true that his mind was not one of the quickest in the processes of investigation . He certainly exercised great care in coming to his ...
... equal thoroughness . He was called slow in arriv- ing at the points of a case . It is probably true that his mind was not one of the quickest in the processes of investigation . He certainly exercised great care in coming to his ...
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... equal if not the superior of any speech deliv- ered during the session . Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows : " MR . CHAIRMAN : Some , if not all , of the gentlemen on the other side of the House , who have addressed the committee within the ...
... equal if not the superior of any speech deliv- ered during the session . Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows : " MR . CHAIRMAN : Some , if not all , of the gentlemen on the other side of the House , who have addressed the committee within the ...
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... equal to that by which he had been elected to Congress . The general result of the election brought to him great satisfaction . It justified his own judgment touch- ing the candidate's availability , and promised a return to the policy ...
... equal to that by which he had been elected to Congress . The general result of the election brought to him great satisfaction . It justified his own judgment touch- ing the candidate's availability , and promised a return to the policy ...
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... equals . He was great both at Nisi Prius and before an appellate tribunal . He seized the strong points of a case , and presented them with clearness and great compactness . A vein of humor never deserted him , and he was always able to ...
... equals . He was great both at Nisi Prius and before an appellate tribunal . He seized the strong points of a case , and presented them with clearness and great compactness . A vein of humor never deserted him , and he was always able to ...
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Página 394 - 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 ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Página 309 - Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Página 348 - I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Página 394 - ... 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 277 - It follows from these views that no State, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union,— that resolves and ordinances to that effect are legally void...
Página 401 - Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Página 160 - 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 275 - ... endangered by the now incoming Administration. I add, too, that all the protection which, consistently with the Constitution and the laws, can be given will be cheerfully given to all the States when lawfully demanded, for whatever cause — as cheerfully to one section as to another.
Página 390 - An Act to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish Treason and Rebellion, to Seize and Confiscate Property of Rebels, and for Other Purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: Sec.
Página 209 - Wrong as we think slavery is, we can yet afford to let it alone where it is, because that much is due to the necessity arising from its actual presence in the nation ; but can we, while our votes will prevent it, allow it to spread into the National Territories, and to overrun us here in these Free States? If our sense of duty forbids this, then let us stand by our duty, fearlessly and effectively.