Identifier: abrahamlincol1479coff (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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JOHN CHARLES FREMONT. KANSAS-NEBRASKA STKUGGLE. 153 rendered great service to the slave-holders, but they had no intention ofrewarding him for what he had done. Abraham Lincoln travelled through Illinois making speeches for theKepublican Party, Douglas for the Democrats. They often spoke in thesame town. Very graceful the tribute which Lincoln paid to Douglas: Twenty years ago Mr. Douglas and I hrst became acquainted. Wewere both young—he a trifle younger than I. Even then we were am-bitious—I, perhaps, quite as much as he. AYith me the race has been afailure—a flat failure. With him it has been one of splendid success.His name fills the nation, and is n(jt unknown in foreign lands. I affectno contempt for tlie high eminence he has reached. So reached that theoppressed of my species might have shared Avith me the elevation, Iwould rather stand on that eminence than wear the richest crown thatever pressed a monarchs brow. Little does he know, as he utters the words, of the elevat

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