. 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 . LUNITED UTAJSa position to treat you in an^ respect otherwise than as myown neighbors. I have not now any purpose to with-hold from you any of the benefits of the Constitution,under any 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 . LUNITED UTAJSa position to treat you in an^ respect otherwise than as myown neighbors. I have not now any purpose to with-hold from you any of the benefits of the Constitution,under any circumstances, that I would not feel myself con-strained to withhold from my own neighbors; and I hope,>R a word, that when we shall become better acquainted—and I say it with great confidence—we shall like eachother the more. I thank you for the kindness of this re-ception. 2: > O a > H I—I O o w I—I aw•z H n o ffi o HO2; COON. LINCOLNS FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Delivered March 4, 1861, at Washington. Fellow-Citizens of the United States:—Incom-pliance with a custom as old as the government itself, Iappear before you to address you briefly, and to take, inyour presence, the oath prescribed by the Constitution ofthe United States to be taken by the President before heenters on the execution of his office. POSITION STATED. I do not consider it necessary, at present, for me to discuss those matters of administration about which there is no special anxiety or excitement. Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern states, that, by the accession of a republican administration, their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension. Indeed, the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed, andbeen open to their inspection. It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who now addresses y
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