. 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 . es buried. To you, dear friends, I owe all thatI have, all that I am. All the strange checkered pastseems to crowd now upon my mind. To-day I leave go to assume a task more difficult than tha
. 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 . es buried. To you, dear friends, I owe all thatI have, all that I am. All the strange checkered pastseems to crowd now upon my mind. To-day I leave go to assume a task more difficult than that which de-volved upon Washington. Unless the Great God whoinspired him, shall be with and inspire me, I must fail;but if the same Omniscient mind and Almighty arm thatdirected and protected him, shall guide and support me,I shall not fail—I shall succeed. Let us all pray that theGod of our fathers shall not forsrke us now. To Him Icommend you all. Permit me to ask that, with equalsincerity and faith, you will invoke His wisdom andguidance forme. With these few words I must leaveyou; for how long I know not. Friends, one and all, I must now bid you an affectionate farewell. ? AT INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILA. The object of Lincolns visit, Feb. i, 1861, to Inde-pendence Hall, was to assist in raising the national flag 2: o o r > o > B w zw -r D mr. 426 Lincolns stories and speeches. over the hall. Arrangements had been made for the per-formance of this ceremony, and Mr. Lincoln was escort-ed to the platform prepared for the purpose, and was in-vited, in a brief address, to raise the flag. He respond-ed in a patriotic speech, announcing his cheerful compli-ance with the request.] Ladies and Gentleman:—The future is in the handsof the people. It is on such an occasion as this we canreason together, reaffirm our devotion to the country andthe principles of the Declaration of Independence. Letus make up our minds that whenever we do put a newstar upon our banner, it shall be a
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