The Life and Administration of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, Speeches, Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., with a General View of His Policy as President of the United States, Embracing the Leading Events of the War. Also the European Press on His DeathReprinted, W. Abbatt, 1933 |
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... democratic element of free America , a freedom - lover , a right - respecter and a noble , talented statesman , sprung from the very heart of the masses . Confident of their man , and devoted to their principles- as embodied and set ...
... democratic element of free America , a freedom - lover , a right - respecter and a noble , talented statesman , sprung from the very heart of the masses . Confident of their man , and devoted to their principles- as embodied and set ...
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... Democratic Conven- tion which had originally assembled at Charleston ; but the slave- holding politicians had managed to procure the nomination of Mr. Breckinridge , with a full knowledge that the division in their party thus produced ...
... Democratic Conven- tion which had originally assembled at Charleston ; but the slave- holding politicians had managed to procure the nomination of Mr. Breckinridge , with a full knowledge that the division in their party thus produced ...
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... Democracy to oppose him , was not without a very fair prospect of success . The further prosecution of the war ... Democratic candidate had been long more or less identified . The fall of Atlanta , however , had the doubly damaging ...
... Democracy to oppose him , was not without a very fair prospect of success . The further prosecution of the war ... Democratic candidate had been long more or less identified . The fall of Atlanta , however , had the doubly damaging ...
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