Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865A. C. McClurg, 1895 - 276 pages |
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... days remained until the inauguration , and no Address ; not even a trace of the notes was preserved from which it had been prepared . I had never seen Mr. Lincoln so much annoyed , FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WASHINGTON . 35.
... days remained until the inauguration , and no Address ; not even a trace of the notes was preserved from which it had been prepared . I had never seen Mr. Lincoln so much annoyed , FROM SPRINGFIELD TO WASHINGTON . 35.
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Ward Hill Lamon. I had never seen Mr. Lincoln so much annoyed , so much perplexed , and for the time so angry . He seldom manifested a spirit of anger toward his children , — this was the nearest approach to it I had ever witnessed . He ...
Ward Hill Lamon. I had never seen Mr. Lincoln so much annoyed , so much perplexed , and for the time so angry . He seldom manifested a spirit of anger toward his children , — this was the nearest approach to it I had ever witnessed . He ...
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... seen in the stately mansions and pleasant gardens of her maritime towns . The Southern man could see no reason of State , of law , or of religion which required him to yield his most ancient rights and his most valuable property to the ...
... seen in the stately mansions and pleasant gardens of her maritime towns . The Southern man could see no reason of State , of law , or of religion which required him to yield his most ancient rights and his most valuable property to the ...
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... seen by one of his friends from Kentucky , who explained his errand and asked for mercy . " Oh , yes , I understand ; some one has been crying , and worked upon your feelings , and you have come here to work on mine . " His friend then ...
... seen by one of his friends from Kentucky , who explained his errand and asked for mercy . " Oh , yes , I understand ; some one has been crying , and worked upon your feelings , and you have come here to work on mine . " His friend then ...
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... seen as the nose on a man's face ; and at the rate things are now going , with the great amount of speculation and the small crop of fight- ing , it will take a long time to overcome twelve hundred thousand rebels in arms . If they can ...
... seen as the nose on a man's face ; and at the rate things are now going , with the great amount of speculation and the small crop of fight- ing , it will take a long time to overcome twelve hundred thousand rebels in arms . If they can ...
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Page 209 - And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon* military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 167 - I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither you nor Napoleon, if he were alive again, could get any good out of an army while such a spirit prevails in it ; and now beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.
Page 147 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Page 167 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a Dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those Generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 134 - The saint who enjoyed the communion of heaven, The sinner who dared to remain unforgiven, The wise and the foolish, the guilty and just, Have quietly mingled their bones in the dust.
Page 159 - If there is anything wanting which is within my power to give, do not fail to let me know it. And now, with a brave army and a just cause, may God sustain you ! Yours very truly, A.
Page 6 - ... to the rule of three." If a straggler supposed to understand Latin happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education. Of course, when I came of age I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all.
Page 5 - I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families — second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams, and others in Macon County, Illinois.
Page 4 - It becomes our painful duty to inform you of the death of President Garfield and to advise you to take the oath of office as President of the United States without delay.
Page 134 - They loved, but the story we cannot unfold; They scorned, but the heart of the haughty is cold; They grieved, but no wail from their slumbers will come; They joyed, but the tongue of their gladness is dumb.