There was nothing in all Douglas's powerful effort that appealed to the higher instincts of human nature, while Lincoln always touched sympathetic cords. Lincoln's speech excited and sustained the enthusiasm of his audience to the end.

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The curious defiled past him, after squeezing the Presidential fingers into the room, and settled...

The curious defiled past him, after squeezing the Presidential fingers into the room, and settled...

I had not got over the prejudice against Lincoln with which my personal contact with...

I had not got over the prejudice against Lincoln with which my personal contact with...

Towards four o'clock, the rebels felt strong enough to take the offensive. A brigade with...

Towards four o'clock, the rebels felt strong enough to take the offensive. A brigade with...

Without any formal orders to retreat, what was left of the several organizations yielded to...

Without any formal orders to retreat, what was left of the several organizations yielded to...

I therefore shared fully the intense chagrin of the New York and other State delegations...

I therefore shared fully the intense chagrin of the New York and other State delegations...

No one felt it more than the President. I saw him repeatedly, and he fairly...

No one felt it more than the President. I saw him repeatedly, and he fairly...

He appeared every night, like myself, at about nine o'clock, in the office of Mr....

He appeared every night, like myself, at about nine o'clock, in the office of Mr....

He surprised me by his familiarity with details of movements and battles which I did...

He surprised me by his familiarity with details of movements and battles which I did...

Senator Douglas was very small, not over four and a half feet height, and there...

Senator Douglas was very small, not over four and a half feet height, and there...

General Sherman looked upon journalists as a nuisance and a danger at headquarters and in...

General Sherman looked upon journalists as a nuisance and a danger at headquarters and in...