Lincoln : passages from his speeches and letters
1901
"The selections in this volume are taken, by permission, from the authorized edition of The complete works of Abraham Lincoln, by John G. Nicolay and John Hay." Lincoln's ambition -- To a friend -- Advice to young lawyers -- Slavery -- The real Southern view of slavery -- The right of self-government -- Meaning of the Declaration of Independence -- "A house divided against itself cannot stand" -- Resistance to the Supreme Court -- Referral of the Missouri Compromise -- Notes for speeches -- The Negro included in the Declaration of Independence -- The Dred Scott decision -- The wrong of slavery -- The principles of Jefferson -- A look into the future -- Autobiographical -- An appeal to the South -- Farewell address at Springfield , Illinois, February 11, 1861 -- From his reply to the address of welcome at Indianapolis, Indiana, February 11, 1861 -- Address in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, February 22, 1861 -- First Inaugural Address, March 2, 1861 -- Letter to Horace Greeley -- Dependence upon God -- Meditation on the divine will -- Letter to General McClellan -- Telegram to General McClellan -- Emancipation Proclamation -- Letter to the workingmen of Manchester, England -- Letter to General Hooker -- Letter to General Grant -- Letter to J.C. Conkling -- The Gettysburg Address -- Response to a serenade -- Letter of condolence to Mrs. Bixby of Boston, Massachusetts -- Second Inaugural Address Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Fish, D. Lincoln bibliography Starr, J. Lincoln bibliography Bound in leather, embossed; frontispiece 18
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