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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... respect laws which they had not the power to compel the people to obey . On the 12th of March , two gentlemen , Messrs . John Forsyth , of Alabama , and Crawford , of Georgia , styling themselves " Commis- sioners " from the Southern ...
... respect laws which they had not the power to compel the people to obey . On the 12th of March , two gentlemen , Messrs . John Forsyth , of Alabama , and Crawford , of Georgia , styling themselves " Commis- sioners " from the Southern ...
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... respect and hearty support of his fellow - countrymen . A few weeks at most served to show to the public the wisdom and justice of every act where the President was called to exercise his supreme functions as commander - in - chief and ...
... respect and hearty support of his fellow - countrymen . A few weeks at most served to show to the public the wisdom and justice of every act where the President was called to exercise his supreme functions as commander - in - chief and ...
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... respect among those whose respect was worth having ; the little external rusticities only showed more brightly , as the rough matrix the golden ore , the true dignity of his nature . Never was any one , set in such high place , and ...
... respect among those whose respect was worth having ; the little external rusticities only showed more brightly , as the rough matrix the golden ore , the true dignity of his nature . Never was any one , set in such high place , and ...
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