Lincoln and the Convention of 1860; address delivered before the Wisconsin State Bar Association, July 15th, 1915

Hazelton Gerry Whiting B. 1829

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LINCOLN AND THE OF 1860CONVENTION ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE STATE BAR ASSOCIATIONTHE WISCONSIN 1915JULY 15th, BY W. HAZELTONGERRY NEW YORKTARRYTOWN, REPRINTED ABBATTWILLIAM 1917 WITH NOTES ANDExtra 61 THE MAGAZINE OF HISTORY QLERIESBeing Number of ADDRESS ON ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY GERRY W. HAZELTON Mr. Ladies and Gentlemen :President, It is needless to in this that new orsuggest presence nothing orfresh remains to be said of Abraham Lincoln. He hasoriginal been discussed and considered and from conceivaeulogized every ble of and order of intellect from theview,point by every high school to the most eminent of our ourgraduate statesmen, diplo our our our and the nevermats, scholars, divines,poets, yet people tire of him.about his hand has touched ishearing Everything sacred. An old school book on the of which he once wrote his fly-leaf a sheet of on which he once anname, up account,paper figured relic hunters from old lettersfiles,autographs gathered legalby his are their above allbearing signature, prized possessors price.by will be handed down from to as meThey generation generation mentos toof Mr. Lincoln. of time seems ratherLapse emphasize than dim never dearer in the heartsthe luster of his fame. He was of the we understand andthan he is Ipeople appreto-day. fancy ciate the services better than werevalue of his theyfar-reaching andunderstood Great men lendor dignityforty fifty years ago. live.

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• Lincoln

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• Langue: English

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