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Title: Life of Abraham Lincoln : being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination ; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Nichols, Clifton M. (Clifton Melvin), 1830-1903 McKinley, William, 1843-1901. Oration on Abraham Lincoln Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. Abraham Lincoln Knox, William, 1789-1825. Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York City Springfield, Ohio Chicago, Ill. : Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick
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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CHIEF-JUSTICE TANEY. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 125 was voted down or not. Abraham Lincoln was nominated as a candidate forDouglas place in the Senate, June 17, 1858. Mr. Douglas had already beenindorsed and Virtually renominated by the Democratic state convention. Lincoln delivered his first speech in Chicago, July 9th, and Douglas said of itthat it was well prepared and carefully written. We quote from the firstparagraph of a speech made by Lincoln, at Springfield, as follows: If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we couldbetter judge what to do and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth yearsince a policy was initiated with the avowed object and. confident promise ofputting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy that
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INTERIOR OF SENATE CHAMBER. agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In myopinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. Ahouse divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endurepermanenthj half slave and half free. After several speeches had been made by each gentleman, Lincoln addresseda letter to Douglas challenging him to a series of debates during the campaign.The challenge was accepted, and arrangements were made by which Douglaswas to have four opening and closing speeches to Mr. Lincolns three, Mr. Lincolnnot objecting to the disparity. CHAPTER XVIII. THE LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS DEBATES. AT Ottawa, Illinois, August 21, 1858, was commenced one of the most remark-able political debates ever known. There were actual intellectual giants inthose days. Stephen A. Douglas, a Yermonter, who had arisen rapidly into alarge degree of fame since he had become a citizen of Illinois, was one of thosegiants, and Abr

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