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Identifier: abrahamlincol1479coff (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
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 MEETING IN WASHINGTON. the President of being unwilling to enforce the laws passed by Con-gress confiscating the property of rebels, and of being unduly influ-enced by counsels and menaces of certain fossil politicians from theborder States. He complained that a large portion of the regulararmy oflRcers, with many of the volunteer officers, were more ready touphold slavery than put an end to the Rebellion. The article in the Tribune was from one who professed to be friendly to the President.Mr. Lincoln knew it \vould be read b)^ many thousand people whosesons were in the army. Mr. Greeley had signed his name to the edito-rial, giving it the weiglit of his great personal influence. What should EMANCIPATION. 337 the President do ^ Oogiit he to remain silent^ AVonkl not silencebe regarded as acknowledging the indictment i As President of theUnited States he would not notice it, but as an individual he couldwith propriety reply. Let us not forget that neither Horace° Greeley, nor any

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