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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^ Pennsylvania had gained four Repub-lican members of Congress. The majority in the State was more than10,000. Maryland had adopted an amendment to the State Constitu-
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ii;«ir,i:il!l!iui;:li:i.ii. RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT. 461 tion putting an end to slavery. Yery cheering the news from Ohio,where the Kepubhcans had a majority of 54,000. The Democrats hadelected two members of Congress, the Republicans seventeen—a gainof twelve. ISTotwithstanding the results were so favorable to the Republicans,Mr. Washburne, member of Congress, was afraid the Presidents ownState would vote against him in November. It is no use to deceive ourselves about Illinois, he wrote. Ev-erything is at sixes and sevens; no head or tail to anything. There isimminent danger of our losing the State. Mr, Lincoln read the letter, smiled, and wrote on the envelope:Stampeded r () Mr. Locke (Reverend Petroleum Y. Nasby) visited Washingtonin behalf of a young soldier sentenced to be shot for desertion. He waswarmly welcomed by the President, who kindly listened to his story.The soldier had given his affections to a young girl before he enlisted,and they were engaged to be married. Word ca

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