Early speeches of Abraham Lincoln, 1830-1860 . Prejudged a Failure (When Abraham Lincoln arrived at New York citys newest and resplendent audi-torium, the Cooper Union Hall, he -was escorted to the platform and introduced byWilliam Cullen Bryant.) By ANDREW A. FREEMAN Bryants introduction of Lincoln wasbrief and gracious. He said:. The great West, my friends, isa potent auxiliary ir^thebattle we are fightingfor freedom againstslavery; in behalf ofcivilization against bar-barism; for the occupa-tion of some of the fair-est region of our conti-nent on which the set-tlers are building theircabins
Early speeches of Abraham Lincoln, 1830-1860 . Prejudged a Failure (When Abraham Lincoln arrived at New York citys newest and resplendent audi-torium, the Cooper Union Hall, he -was escorted to the platform and introduced byWilliam Cullen Bryant.) By ANDREW A. FREEMAN Bryants introduction of Lincoln wasbrief and gracious. He said:. The great West, my friends, isa potent auxiliary ir^thebattle we are fightingfor freedom againstslavery; in behalf ofcivilization against bar-barism; for the occupa-tion of some of the fair-est region of our conti-nent on which the set-tlers are building theircabins ... a race of menwho are not ashamed to till their acreswith their own hands and who wruldbe ashamed to subsist on the labor ofthe slave. (Applause.) These childrenof the West, my friends, form a livingbulwark against the advance of slaveryand from them is recruited the van-guard of the armies of liberty. (Ap-plause.) One of them will appear beforeyou this evening in person. He tookthe field against Sen. Douglas andwould have won in but forthe unjust provisions of the law of thestate which allowed a minority of thepeople to elect a majority of the Legis-lature. (Applause.) I have only myfriends to pronounce the name of Abra-ham Lincoln of Illinois (cheers), I haveonly to pronounce fys name-to secureyour profou
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