Abraham Lincoln
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ISBN13: 9780217673334
Paperback|9780217673334
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Hold firm, as with a chain of steel. On Dec. 17th, he wrote to ThurlowWeed thaf'nostate can in any way, lawfully, get out of the union without President Lincoln and his Cabinet. the consent of the others, and, that it is the duty of the president and other government functionaries to run the machine as it is. To Mr, Washburne he wrote, for theadvice of General Scott, Please present my respects to the General and tell him, confidentially, that I shall be obliged to him to be as well prepared as he can to either hold, or retake the forts, as the case may require, at and after the inauguration. The summary way in which General Jackson had dealt with the milliners of 1830 and '32 was a frequent study during these months of waiting. At length the time came for his departure to the scene of his labors. With his mind fully made up, his cabinet chosen, his inaugural written, he bade farewell to his old partner, as we have related. Judge Giilespie, an old friend, called to say good-bye and told him he believed it would do him good to get to Washington. I know it will, Lincoln replied, I only wish I could have got there to lock the door before the horse was stolen. But when I get to the spot I can find the tracks. With tender farewell he addressed the citizens of Springfield, commending them to the Divine care, and begging their prayers on his behalf. At different stages on the route he stated his position with a clearness that admitted no uncertainty, that he purposed to rule justly, respecting the rights of all under the Constitution, maintaining the rights and possessions of the nation in all its parts. Assassins lay in wait for him, but he avoided them and reached the Capital in safety more than a week before the inauguration. On the 2jth of February, whe...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217673334 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217673333 |
| Weight | 0.35 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.24 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 100 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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