CHAPTER III.

Growth of Lincoln's reputation.-His dejection.-Gree-

ley's letters.-Herndon's mission to the Eastern states.—

Interviews with Seward, Douglas, Greeley, Beecher, and

others. The letter from Boston.-The Springfield conven-

tion.-Lincoln nominated Senator.-The "house-divided-

against-itself" speech.-Reading it to his friends.—Their

comments and complaints.-Douglas's first speech in

Chicago. The joint canvass.—Lincoln and Douglas con-

trasted.-Lincoln on the stump.-Positions of Lincoln and

Douglas. Incidents of the debate.-The result.-More

letters from Horace Greeley.-How Lincoln accepted his

defeat.-A specimen of his oratory.

CHAPTER IV.

Detailed account of the campaign of 1858 by Horace

White.-Douglas's imposing entrance into Chicago.-His

opening speech.-Meetings at Beardstown, Havana, and

Lewiston.-Description of the two champions at Ottawa.—

The Dixon conference.-The Freeport debate and its im-

portant consequences.—Mr. Lincoln's minor meetings.-His

impressive speech at Edwardsville.-Increasing excitement

as the campaign proceeded.-Remarkable gatherings at

Charleston and Galesburg.-Debates at Quincy and Alton.

—The “Danites.”—Senator Trumbull, Owen Lovejoy, Carl

Schurz, Frank P. Blair, and other participants.—The elec-

tion.

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CHAPTER V.

A glimpse of Lincoln's home.—Sunday in the office with

the boys.—Mrs. Lincoln's temper.-Troubles with the serv-

ants. Letter to John E. Rosette.-What Lincoln did

when the domestic sea was troubled.-A retrospect.—Lin-

coln's want of speculation.—His superstition.—Reading the

life of Edmund Burke.-His scientific notions.-Writing the

book against Christianity.-Recollections of Lincoln's views

by old friends.-Statement of Mrs. Lincoln.

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CHAPTER VI.

Effect of the canvass of 1858 on Lincoln's pocket-book.—

Attempts to lecture.-On the stump with Douglas in Ohio.—

Incidents of the Ohio canvass.-The dawn of 1860.-Presi-

dential suggestions.-Meeting in the office of the Secretary

of State. The Cooper Institute speech.-Speaking in New

England. Looming up.-Preparing for Chicago.—Letters

to a friend.-The Decatur convention.-John Hanks bring-

ing in the rails.-The Chicago convention. The canvass of

1860.-Lincoln casting his ballot.—Attitude of the clergy in

Springfield. The election and result.

CHAPTER VII.

Arrival of the office-seekers in Springfield.-Recollections

of a newspaper correspondent.-How Lincoln received the

cabinet-makers.-Making up the cabinet.-A letter from

Henry Wilson.-Visiting Chicago and meeting with Joshua

F. Speed.-Preparing the Inaugural address.-Lincoln's self-

confidence. Separation from his step-mother.-Last days

in Springfield.-Parting with old associates.—Departure of

the Presidential party from Springfield.-The journey to

Washington and efforts to interrupt the same.-The investi-

gations of Allan Pinkerton.-The Inauguration.

CHAPTER VIII.

In the Presidential chair.-Looking after his friends.—

Settling the claims of David Davis.-Swett's letter.—The

visit of Herndon.-The testimony of Mrs. Edwards.-Let-

ter from and interview with Mrs. Lincoln.-A glimpse into

the White House.-A letter from John Hay.-Bancroft's

eulogy. Strictures of David Davis.-Dennis Hanks in

Washington.

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208-230

CHAPTER IX.

The recollections of Lincoln by Joshua F. Speed.—An in-

teresting letter by Leonard Swett.

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CHAPTER X.

Lincoln face to face with the realities of civil war.-

Master of the situation.-The distrust of old politicians.—

How the President viewed the battle of Bull Run.-An

interesting reminiscence by Robert L. Wilson.-Lincoln's

plan to suppress the Rebellion.-Dealing with McClellan

and Grant.-Efforts to hasten the Emancipation Proclama-

tion.-Lincoln withstands the pressure.-Calling the Cabinet

together and reading the decree. The letter to the "Uncon-

ditional Union" men.-The campaign of 1864.-Lincoln and

Andrew Johnson nominated and elected.-The sensational

report of Judge Advocate General Holt.-Interesting state-

ments by David Davis and Joseph E. McDonald.-How

the President retained Indiana in the column of Republi-

can States.-The letter to General Sherman.-The result of

the election. The second Inauguration.—The address.—

Military movements.-The surrender at Appomattox.-Lin-

coln visits the army in Virginia.-Entering Richmond.-The

end of the war and the dawn of peace.-Stricken down by

the assassin, John Wilkes Booth.-Details of the cruel deed.

-The President's death.-The funeral at the White House.

—Conveying the remains of the dead chieftain to Spring-

field. The tribute of Henry Ward Beecher.-The funeral

at Springfield. The capture and death of Booth.-The

arrest, trial, and execution of his fellow conspirators.

CHAPTER XI.

The visit of Dr. Holland to Springfield.—What he learned
from Lincoln's neighbors.-Their contradictory opinions.—
Description by the author of Lincoln's person.-How he
walked.—His face and head.—Cause of his melancholy.—
His perceptions.-His memory and association of ideas.-
Concentration of thought.-The crucible of his analytical
mind. The secret of his judgment.-The faith of his opin-
ions and the firmness of his conclusions.-His belief in the
power of motive.-The four great elements of his character.
-His reason; his conscience; his sense of right; his love

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of the truth.-A meek, quiet, unobtrusive gentleman.-His

humanity. Will power.-Want of interest in local affairs

and small things.-Love for his friends.-The combination

of characteristics. His intense devotion to the truth.-His

weak points.-Cool and masterly power of statement.—

Simplicity and candor; easy of approach and thoroughly

democratic. His presence a charm, and his conversation

a sweet recollection.-A leader of the people.—Strong with

the masses. A conservative statesman.-The central figure

of our national history.-The sublime type of our civiliza-

tion. The man for the hour.

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The Truce with Douglas.-Testimony of Irwin

The Bloomington Convention

An Office Discussion.-Lincoln's Idea of War

Lincoln and the Know-Nothings

A Tribute to Lincoln by a Colleague at the Bar

Lincoln at Fort Monroe