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Lincoln taking oath of office


Photographer
Date
  • 1915/1925
Description
  • His inaugural address foreshadowed his official course in characteristic manner. Although yielding nothing in point of principles, it was by no means a flaming anti-slavery manifesto, such as would have pleased the more ardent Republicans. It was rather the entreaty of a sorrowing father speaking to his wayward children. In the kindliest language he pointed out to the secessionists how ill-advised their attempt at disunion was, and why, for their own sakes, they should desist. Almost plaintively he told them that, while it was not their duty to destroy the union, it was his sworn duty to preserve it; that the least he could do, under the obligations of his oath was to possess and hold the property of the United States; that he hoped to do this peaceably; that he abhorred war for any purpose, and that they would have none unless they themselves were the agressors. It was a masterpiece of persuasiveness; and while Lincoln had accepted many valuable amendments suggested by Seward, it was essentially his own.
Subject
Work Type
Rights
License
Identifier
  • P217:04:72
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • Set 8 - Abraham Lincoln
Media
Institution
Submission Date
  • 09/08/2016
Modified
  • 05/27/2023
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Chicago

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 McIntosh Stereopticon Co. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014146546
2 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79006779
3 lantern slides http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134977
4 No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
5 Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
6 Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_217
7 Image http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image
8 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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