Something New
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03-29-2015, 06:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-29-2015 06:36 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Something New
(07-21-2014 09:55 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:I just re-read a letter Lincoln wrote to Speed, which I had forgotten about when I posted this reply. Now that I came across the letter again I was reminded of this thread and would like to add this passage:(07-21-2014 08:42 PM)L Verge Wrote: One question: The author states that Lincoln never wrote about his experiences in New Orleans after the flatboat trip down the Mississippi. Is this true?This is what A. Lincoln wrote in his campaign autobiography in 1860 ( http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/linc...w=fulltext ): "You know I dislike slavery; and you fully admit the abstract wrong of it. So far there is no cause of difference. But you say that sooner than yield your legal right to the slave -- especially at the bidding of those who are not themselves interested, you would see the Union dissolved. I am not aware that any one is bidding you to yield that right; very certainly I am not. I leave that matter entirely to yourself. I also acknowledge your rights and my obligations, under the constitution, in regard to your slaves. I confess I hate to see the poor creatures hunted down, and caught, and carried back to their stripes, and unrewarded toils; but I bite my lip and keep quiet. In 1841 you and I had together a tedious low-water trip, on a Steam Boat from Louisville to St. Louis. You may remember, as I well do, that from Louisville to the mouth of the Ohio, there were, on board, ten or a dozen slaves, shackled together with irons. That sight was a continued torment to me; and I see something like it every time I touch the Ohio, or any other slave-border." ...and you can read the entire letter here: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/linc.../speed.htm |
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05-09-2015, 10:12 AM
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RE: Something New
According to an Amazon email, here are two new books to grace our bookshelves:
Lincoln's Springfield Neighborhood Paperbackâ April 6, 2015 by Bonnie E. Paull(Author), Richard E. Hart(Author), & 1 more The Lincoln Funeral by Michael Leavy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See all formats and editions Lincoln's Springfield NeighborhoodPaperbackâ April 6, 2015 by Bonnie E. Paull(Author), Richard E. Hart(Author), & 1 more Be the first to review this item -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See all formats and editions Paperback $15.92 3 Used from $15.77 21 New from $11.92 |
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