. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . and sure to be persistently questioned, while 464 Lincolns stories and speeches. ratification by three-fourths of all the States would be un-questioned arid unquestionable. I repeat the question: C
. Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including "early life stories" : "professional life stories" : "White House incidents" : "war reminiscences," etc., etc. : also his speeches, chronologically arranged, from Pappsville, Ill., 1832, to his last speech in Washington, April 11, 1865 : including his inaugurals, Emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg address, etc., etc., etc. : fully illustrated . and sure to be persistently questioned, while 464 Lincolns stories and speeches. ratification by three-fourths of all the States would be un-questioned arid unquestionable. I repeat the question: Can Louisiana be brought in-to proper practical relation with the Union sooner bysustaining or by discarding her new State Government?What has been said of Louisiana will apply generally toother State?. And yet so great peculiarities pertain to eachState, and such important and sudden changes occur inthe same State, and, withal, so new and unprecedentedis the whole case, that no exclusive and inflexible plancan safely be prescribed as to details and exclusive and inflexible plan would surely becomea new entanglement. Important principles may, andmust be inflexible. In the present situation, as the phrase goes, it may bemy duty to make some new announcement to the peopleof the South. I am considering, and shall not fail to act,when satisfied that action will be proper. ??-. LINCOLNS RELIGIOUS BELIEF. Abraham Lincoln, says David P. Thompson, had thegood fortune to be trained by a godly mother and step-mother. The two books which made the most im-pression upon his character were the Bible and WeemsLife of Washington. The former he read with suchdiligence that he knew it almost by heart, and the wordsof scripture became so much a part of his nature that herarely made a speech or wrote a paper of any lengthwithout quoting its language or teachings. One of Mr. Lincolns notable religious utterances washis reply to a deputation of colored people at Baltimorewho presente
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