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Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
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of the fact of theirpassage through our Legislature ? Mr. Calhoun sug-gested a similar proposition last winter ; and perhapsif he finds himself backed by one of the States hemay be induced to take it up again. After the session opened, January 20th, hewrote to Mr. Stuart, accurately outlining thework of the winter : The following is my guess at what will be done.The Internal Improvement System will be put downin a lump without benefit of clergy. The Bank willbe resuscitated with some trifling modifications. * Copied from the MS. in Major Stuarts possession.t Noah Matheny, County Clerk. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. State affairs have evidently lost their interest,however, and his soul is in arms for the widerfray. Be sure to send me as many Livesof Harrison as you can spare. Be very sureto send me the Senate Journal of New Yorkfor September, 1814,—he had seen in anewspaper a charge of disloyalty made againstMr. Van Buren during the war with Greatioi wantPf) to he sure of his 377 ._:_ u..i- „,,
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Douglas seems to have had a great pro-pensity to such rencontres, of which the issuewas ordinarily his complete discomfiture, ashe had the untoward habit of attacking muchbigger and stronger men than himself. Heweighed at that time little, if anything, overa hundred pounds, yet his heart was so val-iant that he made nothing of assaulting menof ponderous flesh like Francis, or of greatheight and strength like Stuart. He sought aquarrel with the latter, during their canvass in1838, in a grocery, with the usual result. Abystander who remembers the incident saysthat Stuart jest mopped the floor with him. In the same letter Mr. Lincoln gives a longlist of names to which he wants documents tobe sent. It shows a remarkable personal ac-quaintance with the minutest needs of thecanvass : this one is a doubtful Whig; thatone is an inquiring Democrat; that other azealous young fellow who would be pleasedby the attention; three brothers are mentionedwho fell out with us about Early and are; and fi

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