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Chapter I.—abraham Lincoln

The Men of our Time—Lincoln Foremost—The War was the Working-Man’s Revolution—Abraham Lincoln’s Birth and Youth—The Books he Read— The Thirty Thousand Dollars for Tender—The Old Stocking of Government Money—A Just Lawyer ; Anecdotes—His First Candidacy and Speech —Goes to Legislature and Congress—The Seven Debates and Campaign against Douglass in 1858—Webster’s and Lincoln’s Language Compared— The Cooper Institute Speech—The Nomination at Chicago—Moral and’ Physical Courage—The Backwoodsman President and the Diplomatists— Significance of his Presidential Career—Religious Feelings—His Kindness —‘“ The Baby Did It”—The First Inaugural—The Second Inaugural, and other State Papers—The Conspiracy and Assassination—The Opinions of Foreign Nations on Mr. Lincoln. - - - - - =p WE

Chapter Ii.—ulysses S. Grant

A General Wanted—A Short War Expected—The Young Napoleon—God’s Revenge Against Slavery—The Silent Man in Galena—‘ Tanning Leather”—Gen. Grant’s Puritan Descent—How he Loaded the Logs—His West Point Career—Service in Mexico—Marries, and Leaves the Army—Wood- Cutting, Dunning and Leather-Selling—Enlists against the Rebellion—Missouri Campaign—Paducah Campaign—Fort Donelson Campaign—Battle of Shiloh—How Grant Lost his Temper—Vicksburg Campaign—Lincoln on Grant’s “Drinking”—Chattanooga—Grant’s Method of Making a Speech —Appointed Lieutenant-General—The Richmond Campaign—“ Mr. Grant is a Very Obstinate Man ”—Grant’s Qualifications as a Ruler—Honesty— Generosity to Subordinates—Sound Judgment of Men—Power of Holding his Tongue—Grant’s Sidewalk Platform—Talks Horse to Senator Wade— “Wants Nothing Said”—The Best Man for Next President. —- - lll

CHAPTER IJI.—WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON,

Mr. Garrison’s Birth and Parents—His Mother—Her Conversion—His Boyhood—Apprenticed to a Printer—First Anti-Slavery Address—Advice to Dr. Beecher—Benjamin Lundy—Garrison Goes to Baltimore—First Battle with Slayery—In Jail—First Number of the Liberator—Threats and Rage from the South—The American Anti-Slavery Society—First Visit to England—The Era of Mob Violence—The Respectable Boston Mob—Mr. Garrison’s Account—Again in Jail—The Massachusetts Legislature Uncivil to the Abolitionists—Logical Vigor.of the Slaveholders—Garrison’s Disunionism—Denounces the Church—Liberality of the Liberator—The Southerners’ own Testimony—Mr. Garrison’s Bland Manners—His Steady Nerves— x CONTENTS

His use of Language—Things by their Right Names—Abolitionist ‘ Hard Language ;” Garrison’s Argument on it—Protest for Woman’s Rights—The Triumph of his Cause—“The Liberator” Discontinued—Second Visit to England—Letter to Mrs. Stowe. - - - - - 154