The Magazine of History, With Notes and Queries, Vol. 3: February 1906 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Abbatt, William

9780484381581: The Magazine of History, With Notes and Queries, Vol. 3: February 1906 (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 048438158X ISBN 13: 9780484381581

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Excerpt from The Magazine of History, With Notes and Queries, Vol. 3: February 1906

I was sent by the chief editor to Springfield, Ill., to report a speech of Mr. Lincoln against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

AS I was the reporter of the principal Whig newspaper in the State (mr. Lincoln himself belonging to that party), I was the recipient of some local attention when I arrived in Springfield, and was presented to Mr. Lincoln before he made his speech. I had never even heard his name before. At first glance his appearance was not attractive. He was tall, bony, angular, and destitute of all the graces except a winning cast of countenance with which he greeted all comers; but that counted for much. Kindliness and honesty beamed from his eyes and from every _'wrinkle on his face. All this I took in at my first meeting with him, but I did not expect much of a speech from him.

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