Abraham Lincoln and his last resting place; . ay that I may receive thatDivine assistance without which I cannot succeed, but with which successis certain. Again I bid you an affectionate farewell. These proved to be his last words to Springfield auditors. The result of his election pleased and united the North while itangered the South. To the more thoughtful men of both parties a crisisseemed imminent. The Southern states immediately seceded; theSouthern Confederacy was formed with Jefterson Davis as President;forts and arsenals were seized and tiic war of the rebellion fairly inaugu-rated.
Abraham Lincoln and his last resting place; . ay that I may receive thatDivine assistance without which I cannot succeed, but with which successis certain. Again I bid you an affectionate farewell. These proved to be his last words to Springfield auditors. The result of his election pleased and united the North while itangered the South. To the more thoughtful men of both parties a crisisseemed imminent. The Southern states immediately seceded; theSouthern Confederacy was formed with Jefterson Davis as President;forts and arsenals were seized and tiic war of the rebellion fairly inaugu-rated. It was this disrupted union, this all but shattered government,which waited for the man who upon the fourth day of March, 1861,took the oath of office and became the President of the United States. The closing words of his memorable inaugural address must haveconvinced his listeners of the wisdom, the strength, the gentleness ofthis new incumbent of the chair of State: n. of D,utC 23 ««1fl ABRAHAM L I N c 0 L N and HIS LAST resting place 9. LINCOLN MONUMENT A B R A H A M LINCOLN 10 and HIS LAST resting place
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