This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...showed off all his peculiarities and weaknesses, and kept the audience in a. roar of derision at poor Thomas, Who was in full view of the audience during the whole scene, and could not escape. It was a long time before this incident, called the "skinning of Thomas, '' was forgotten in Springfield; but ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...showed off all his peculiarities and weaknesses, and kept the audience in a. roar of derision at poor Thomas, Who was in full view of the audience during the whole scene, and could not escape. It was a long time before this incident, called the "skinning of Thomas, '' was forgotten in Springfield; but Lincoln himself, to whose nature the attack was entirely foreign, after it was over felt very sorry for it, and even went so far as to apologize to Thomas. Lincoln himself told me of an incident that happened at the election. Baker was born on the sea, when his parents were emigrating to this country from England, and it used to be occasionally said that he was not a qualified voter. So on this election day a prominent Democrat said to Baker, "I'm going to challenge your vote." This was a tender point with Baker, as well as a deadly insult, and he quickly said, "If yQ11 do, I'll lick you." Baker tendered his vote, which the man challenged, and Baker took the oath and voted. Then in quicker time than he could comprehend that anything had occurred, the rrian lay in the Sflfeet, his face covered Wlth blood, the Worst Whlpped man Lincoln said that he had ever seen. _ $0 centsVe1t P1107 to the repeal Of the l/iS5Our1 cornpromise ever happened in Illinois which cre' ated so much eXcentsifemem; as the removal of the State cap1lI2ll-The first measure was a joint res' olution t0 relocate by a joint convention Of the two houses on a day named. That day was a red-letter day in the history of Vandalia, for all the politicians in the State were there, each one advocating his favorite location. There were a dozen competing places, six actively so, and the rest hoping that an emer
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