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Title: Lincoln centennial number
Year: 1909 (1900s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896 Presidents
Publisher: New York
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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nts has often been spoken of as anamiable trait of the man ; but do we fullyrealize the value to the nation of this trait,and the worth of its example in publicleadership? After so tremendous a con-flict, the world abroad wonders at thequickness of the return to sympatheticrelations—to closer relations than ever—between the sections so lately at war. Butwe of the country know that the obstacles 490 THE CENTURY MAGAZINE to true union after the war were not somuch the events of the war, — though someof them naturally enough left a trail of bit-ter resentment, — as events succeeding theconflict of years, in that period of experi-mental reconstruction, when things weredone in the name of the dominant powers A striking illustration of his sympathyfor the people of the Confederate Stateswas his attempt, earnest and ineffectual,in the last days of hostilities, two monthsbefore his death, to convert his own cabi-net to his generous and long-cherishedscheme of compensated emancipation.
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Engraved on wood by Thomas Johnson LIFE-MASK OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN This mask was made in Chicago in April, i860, a month before thenomination for President, by Leonard W. Volk, who described The LincolnLife-Mask and How it was Made, in this magazine for December, 1881. which the South has found it hard to for-get, and the North ardently wishes couldbe blotted from all remembrance. Lin-colns attitude toward the South, whenfrilly comprehended, helped to obliteratethe acid stains of the reconstruction per-iod. In other words, we are to-day atruly united country not only because Lin-coln conducted the war to a successfulissue; but because of his wise nnd tolerantand sympathetic leadership during that war. That he failed pathetically to carrythrough this plan, upon which his heartwas set, illustrates, also, the fact thatuninterrupted success is not necessary tothe fame of the great figures of history.Lincolns failure to win support for thishumane policy deeply grieved him, but themisadventure

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