CSPAN3 Discussion On President Lincolns Funeral Hearse May 3, 2015
Lincoln i think that what i saw if i could just back up a little bit i do not consider myself a courageous man. If i were out on the battlefield with bullets whizzing past my head, i probably would develop a pair of cowardly legs quite quickly, and they would carry my noble head away. But nonetheless, what i saw was very grave. Right after the close of the mexican war, if you divided this country into four parts, only the southeast was given to slavery. The territory from mexico and the northeast were free. In five years, that equation had reversed. 3 4 of our territory i am not speaking of st...
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