Identifier: abrahamlincolndo00inbroo (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Brooks, Noah, 1830-1903
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Slaves
Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons
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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hort space of four years. As Lincolns voice, trained to open-air speaking, rangout, clear and resonant, above the vast throngs of peoplebefore him, the feelings of those who heard him weredeeply stirred. The intense, passionate love for theUnion that had been developed since its existence hadbeen threatened, manifested itself in spontaneous cheer-ing whenever any allusion to that sacred compact fellon their ears. Everybody hoped for the best—hopedthat the Union might be saved and war averted. But itwas also true that the people cheered lustily at everyexpression of the new Presidents determination to main-tain the dignity of the government and defend the publicproperty. It was evident that those who heard the in-augural address were, like Lincoln, glad to avail them-selves of every honorable device to keep the peace andavoid war, but likewise determined to surrender no vitalprinciple for the sake of present peace. Lincolns voicewas naturally plaintive, and it sounded sadly, and with
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THE FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS. 245 pathetic pleading, as he ended his address with the eloquent words: I am loth to close. We are not enemies, but friends.We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained,it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cordsof memory, stretching from every battle-field and patriot graveto every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land,will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched,as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. The oration was done. Its affectionate and tender ap-peal fell on unheeding ears, so far as it was addressed tothe South and to the Southern leaders. They were resolvedon war—war for which they had long been secretly pre-paring. Their response to these loving words was onlyin terms of coarse jest and derision. But a responsiveshout of approval went up from the loyal North. Lin-colns speech was especially endorsed by the calm judg-ment of patriotic people. And among those who pres

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