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- 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
- Collections
APA
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (19 Mar 2024). Lincoln taking oath of office Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df7159172
MLA
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Lincoln taking oath of office" Oregon Digital. 19 Mar 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df7159172
Chicago
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Lincoln taking oath of office" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-03-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df7159172
Wiki
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Footer Number | Term | External URI |
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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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