...THE HOUSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meet... ...SE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that, before the first meeting of ... ...show that they were regularly elected in accordance with the laws of their States respec- tively, or the laws of the United States. Approved March 3, ... ...ccordance with the laws of their States respec- tively, or the laws of the United States. Approved March 3, 1863. 7 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: ... ...slature. All such are radical and administration men. The election of two Senators from this place on Thursday will prob- ably turn upon this thing.”... ... nor involuntary servitude, except in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; that the General Assembly may make su... ...to do the work over accord- ing to the law, in presence of the complaining party, and thereby to correct anything which might be found amiss. The com... ... be decided in November. There is no pro- gram offered by any wing of the Democratic party but that must result in the permanent destruction of the U... ...thmetic will prove to any man that the rebel armies cannot be destroyed by Democratic strategy. It would sacrifice all the white men of the North to ...

...can be made, except in the State Legislature,—not in the Con- gress of the United States; and as I do not really apprehend the approach of any such th... ...made, except in the State Legislature,—not in the Con- gress of the United States; and as I do not really apprehend the approach of any such thing mys... ...he floor of the Senate, had declared there had been a conference among the senators, in which conference it was determined to have an enabling act pas... ...hat would be a most mani- fest reason for it. It is true, as Judge Douglas states, that many Territorial bills have passed without having such a provi... ...lection for the adoption of the constitution, shall be obligatory upon the United States and the said State of Kansas.” Now, Trumbull alleges that the... ...zens, this much may be said in reply: That bill had been in the hands of a party to which Trumbull did not belong. It had been in the hands of the com... ...n regard to the Mexican War story the more respectable pa- pers of his own party throughout the State have been com- pelled to take it back and acknow... ...ole earth ever said so, until the necessities of the present policy of the Democratic party, in regard to slavery, had to invent that affirmation. And... ...o that division. Don’t you remember how two years ago the opponents of the Democratic party were di- vided between Fremont and Fillmore? I guess you d...

...Contents LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS FOURTH JOINT DEBATE, AT CHARLESTON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1858. ............ 4 FIFTH JOINT DEBATE, AT GALESBURGH, OCTOBER 7, 1858 ....................................................................... 26 SIXTH JO...

...en of 1856 very differently from what they seem to [be] going in the other party. Below is the vote of 1856, in your district: Counties. Counties. Bu... ...dvocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.” Judge Douglas makes us... ...ion of Judge Douglas, and such were the opinions of the leading men of the Democratic Party. Even as late as the spring of 1856 Mr. Buchanan said, a s... ...e Douglas, and such were the opinions of the leading men of the Democratic Party. Even as late as the spring of 1856 Mr. Buchanan said, a short time s... ...question is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question... ...n is settled. He says the bill he introduced into the Senate of the United States on the 4th day of January, 1854, settled the slavery question foreve... ...s that in that year there were over four hundred thousand mulattoes in the United States. Now let us take what is called an Abolition State—the Republ... ...e a concise statement of the dif- ference, as I understand it, between the Democratic and Re- publican parties, on the leading issues of the campaign.... ...t the Bloomington con- vention in 1856. During the canvass of 1858 for the senatorship my belief was, and still is, that I had no more sincere and fai...

... yet it is in a peculiar degree both illustrative and typical of the great statesman who made it, alike in its strong com- 4 The Writings of Abraham ... ...oughout his entire life, and especially after he rose to leadership in his party, Lincoln was stirred to his depths by the sense of fealty to a lofty ... ...He says: “….the moral qualities that are required in the higher spheres of statesmanship [are not] those of a hero or a saint. Passionate earnestness ... ... American statesman since Washington, the statesman who in this absolutely democratic republic succeeded best, was the very man who actually combined ... ...s; he read Robinson Crusoe, The Pilgrim’s Progress, a short history of the United States, and Weems’s Life of Washington. To the town constable’s he w... ...Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol One won him the election in the strongly Democratic district. Then for the first time, perhaps, he thought seriously... ...n their claims seemed to him unfair. Presenting his very first case in the United States Circuit Court, the only question being one of authority, he d... ...ple, broke forth in an utterance louder than ever. The bonds of accustomed party allegiance gave way. Antislavery Democrats and antislavery Whigs felt... ...t the conven- tion which nominated him as the Republican candidate for the senatorship, with a memorable saying which sounded like a shout from the wa...

...Introduction: Immediately after Lincoln?s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as follows: ?It has long been a grave question whether ...

...vy,” approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have ... ...proved 21st of December, 1861, provides: “That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the aut... ...nd such officers may, if upon the recommendation of the Presi- dent of the United States they shall receive a vote of thanks of Congress for their ser... ... officers may, if upon the recommendation of the Presi- dent of the United States they shall receive a vote of thanks of Congress for their services a... ...ited on by a large committee who present a petition signed by twenty-three senators and eighty-four rep- resentatives asking me to restore General Ham... ... nec- essary to ascertain the amount of indemnification due to the injured party. The United States consul-general at Havana was consequently instruct... ...as directed, in view of the occupation of the capital by the revolutionary party and of the uncertainty of the civil war, not to present his credentia... ...nredeemed promise of more than half a year’s standing. A. LINCOLN. FURTHER DEMOCRATIC PARTY CRITICISM TO M. BIRCHARD AND OTHERS. W ASHINGTON, D. C., J... ...M. BIRCHARD, DA VID A. HOUK, et al: GENTLEMEN:—The resolutions of the Ohio Democratic State convention, which you present me, together with your intro...

...: The third section of the ?Act further to promote the efficiency of the Navy,? approved 21st of December, 1861, provides: ?That the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall have the authority to detail from the retired list of the navy for the command of squadrons and single ships such officers as he may believe that the good ...

... and by which Convention Mr. LINCOLN had been named as their candidate for United States Sena- tor. Mr. DOUGLAS was not present.] Mr. PRESIDENT AND GE... ... which Convention Mr. LINCOLN had been named as their candidate for United States Sena- tor. Mr. DOUGLAS was not present.] Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN... ...ocates will push it forward till it shall become alike law- ful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South. Have we no tendency to ... ...c institutions in their own way, sub- ject only to the Constitution of the United States.” Then opened the roar of loose declamation in favor of “squa... ...o are trying 13 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Three to divide the Democratic party for the purpose of electing a Republican Senator in my pla... ...g 13 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Three to divide the Democratic party for the purpose of electing a Republican Senator in my place are just... ...what may be a right definition of the term alliance. If for the Republican party to see the other great party to which they are opposed divided among ... ...ng—I take it upon myself to defy any man to show a printed resolution of a Democratic meeting, large or small— in favor of Judge Trumbull, or any of t... ...sition, and that he did it because there was a standing instruction to our Senators to be always introducing Nebraska bills. He tells you he is for th...

...CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ........................................................................................................................... 48 LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS ..................................................................................................................................... 48 FIRST JOINT DEBATE, AT OTTAWA, AUGUST 21, 1858 ........................

...save only that of slavery. So far as I can perceive, by such union neither party need yield any- thing on the point in difference between them. If the... ...ink annexation an evil. I hold it to be a paramount duty of us in the free States, due to the Union of the States, and perhaps to liberty itself (para... ...berty itself (paradox though it may seem), to let the slavery of the other States alone; while, on the other hand, I hold it to be equally clear that ... ... LINCOLN. 20 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Two RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 22, 1847 Whereas, The Pres... ... HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 22, 1847 Whereas, The President of the United States, in his mes- sage of May 11, 1846, has declared that “the Mex... ...ced by the President. I admit that such a vote should not be given in mere party wantonness, and that the one given is justly censurable if it have no... ...at may properly be called an internal im- provement veto message. The late Democratic conven- tion, which sat at Baltimore, and which nominated Gen- e... ...eral Cass for the Presidency, adopted a set of resolutions, now called the Democratic platform, among which is one in these words: “That the Constitut... ...ce than is just. There is another cause. In 1840, for instance, we had two senators and five repre- sentatives in Sangamon; now we have part of one se...