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Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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d in his cause, and he would come outwith an earnestness of conviction, a power of argu-ment, a wealth of illustration, that I have never seensurpassed. This is nothing less than the portrait of agreat lawyer, drawn by competent hands, withthe life-long habit of conscientious accuracy.If we chose to continue we could fill thisvolume with the tributes of his professionalassociates, ranging all the way from the com-monplaces of condolence to the most extrav-agant eulogy. But enough has been quotedto justify the tradition which Lincoln left be-hind him at the bar of Illinois. His weak aswell as his strong qualities have been indi-cated. He never learned the technicalities,what some would call the tricks, of the pro-fession. The sleight of plea and demurrer,the legerdemain by which justice is balkedand a weak case is made to gain an unfairadvantage, was too subtle and shifty for hisstrong and straightforward intelligence. Hemet these manoeuvres sufficiently well, when ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 54i
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ENGn.WZO BV R. G. TIETZE JOSHUA R. GIDDIXGS. AFTER A PHOTOGRAPH BY practiced by others, but he never could get in when he could consistently with the rules of the way of handling them for himself. On his profession. He would often persuade a the wrong side he was always weak. He fair-minded litigant of the injustice of his case knew this himself, and avoided such cases and induce him to give it up. His partner. 542 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

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