From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . borne over the land ; for the peoplewer® eager to obtain the least hint of his future speeches were characterized by that thoughtful,sound, solid, clear, and logical element that ever dis-tinguished his best efforts. The presidential party was met at Philadelphia bythe son of Mr. Seward, with the startling intelligencethat a plot had been discovered to assassinate thePresident-elect when he passed through Baltimore onthe following day. Threats of assassination had beenhear
From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . borne over the land ; for the peoplewer® eager to obtain the least hint of his future speeches were characterized by that thoughtful,sound, solid, clear, and logical element that ever dis-tinguished his best efforts. The presidential party was met at Philadelphia bythe son of Mr. Seward, with the startling intelligencethat a plot had been discovered to assassinate thePresident-elect when he passed through Baltimore onthe following day. Threats of assassination had beenheard again and again, and now detectives supposedthat they had discovered a veritable plot, and thatspeedy action alone could thwart the purpose of theconspirators. A consultation with Mr. Lincoln followed, and itwas arranged that, instead of going on the presidentialtrain the next day, Mr. Lincoln should be takenthrough that night to Washington by the night ex-press. At half-past six next morning he reachedWashington, and the news of his arrival was flashedat once over the country by the telegraphic CHAPTER XXIV. XsiPi*. IN THE WHITE HOUSE. UR purpose being to see the man Lincolnin the highest office, as we saw the boyAbraham in his pioneer home, we shall notrecount his public deeds in overthrowing the Rebellion, which lasted during his entire life in theExecutive Mansion. His remarkable success in mar-shalling the Union Army of more than two millionmen, controlling the perilous factions of the country,securing the confidence of every true patriot in theland, organizing victory upon a thousand battle-fields,creating a powerful navy, raising three thousandmillion dollars for the war, restoring the public credit,emancipating four million slaves, and restoring peaceupon a stronger basis than ever, is well known to theworld. These achievements caused M. Laboulaye toexclaim, at the College of France, before an immenseaudience of the elite of the intellectual world,
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