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Title: Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times : some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration ; with introduction by Dr. A.C. Lambdin
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: McClure, Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly), 1828-1909
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: Philadelphia : Times Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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WAR-TIMES. THADDEUS STEVENS, Born at Danville, Caledonia Co., Vermont, April 4, 1792. Died at Washington, D. C, August II, 1868. I repose in this quiet and secluded spot, Not from any natural preference for solitude, But, finding other Cemeteries limited as to Race By Charter Rules, I have chosen this that I might illustrate In n\y death The Principles which I advocated Through a long life: Equality of Man before his Creator. Thus passed away the Great Commoner of the war; thefriend of the lowly, the oppressed, and the friendless; theauthor of our free-school system of Pennsylvania that nowgives edtication to the humblest of every township; and Ican fitly quote the eloquent tribute of Charles Sumner: I see him now as I have so often seen him dtiring life;his venerable form moves slowly with uncertain steps,btit the gathered strength of years in his countenanceand the light of victory on his path. Politician, calcu-lator, time-server, stand aside; a Hero Statesman passesto his reward.
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(Photo by Saylor, Lancaster, Pa.l JAMES BUCHANAN, LINCOLN AND BUCHANAN, IT is now more than thirty years since James Buchananretired from the office of President of the UnitedStates, but I doubt whether there is any one of our greatnational characters whose relations to our civil war areso widely and so flagrantly misunderstood. It will sur-prise many at this day when I say that Abraham Lincolntook up the reins of government just where James Bu-chanan left them, and continued precisely the same pol-icy toward the South that Buchanan had inaugurated,until the Southern leaders committed the suicidal act offiring upon Fort Sumter. From the time that Buchan-ans original Cabinet was disrupted on the sectionalissues that culminated in anned rebellion, the adminis-tration of Buchanan was not only thoroughly loyal tothe preser\ation of the Union, but it fixed the policythat Lincoln accepted, and from which he took nomarked departure until actual war came upon him.This is not the common apprec

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