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On the 14th of April 1865, just after being elected to the Presidency for the second time, Abraham Lincoln was shot by a rebel sympathiser, named Booth. And the same night the life of the Secretary of State, Seward, was also attempted. ON THE FOURTEENTH OF APRIL EIGHTEEN SIXTY FIVE JUST AFTER BEING ELECTED TO THE PRESIDENCY FOR THE SECOND TIME ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS SHOT BY A REBEL SYMPATHISER NAMED BOOTH AND THE SAME NIGHT THE LIFE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE SEWARD WAS ALSO ATTEMPTED
eat, walk, work, and sleep with him; and no matter whom he disappointed besides, he was bound to gain and keep the respect of that one individual, who was himself. It was a wholesome saying, and it expressed the principles which guided all his public life. While the war lasted, no man more resolutely opposed any kind of concession to the rebels; but when it was ended, he was foremost in his attempts to soothe the passions which the war had enkindled. From one point, however, he never flinched; that was in the treatment of the negroes. He had begun his career as their advocate, he continued it as their protector and friend. When an officer on service, he had risked his position, and even his life, by refusing to surrender a poor fugitive slave who had sought shelter in his camp, although ordered to do so by his superior officer. And when, at the close of the war, a bill was brought before Congress to limit the rights of the freed slaves, Garfield indignantly and successfully opposed it. Y HE COULD NEVER ESCAPE HE MUST EAT WALK WORK AND SLEEP WITH HIM AND NO MATTER WHOM HE DISAPPOINTED BESIDES HE WAS BOUND TO GAIN AND KEEP THE RESPECT OF THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS HIMSELF IT WAS A WHOLESOME SAYING AND IT EXPRESSED THE PRINCIPLES WHICH GUIDED ALL HIS PUBLIC LIFE WHILE THE WAR LASTED NO MAN MORE RESOLUTELY OPPOSED ANY KIND OF CONCESSION TO THE REBELS BUT WHEN IT ENDED HE WAS FOREMOST IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO SOOTHE THE PASSIONS WHICH THE WAR HAD ENKINDLED FROM ONE POINT HOWEVER HE NEVER FLINCHED THAT WAS IN THE TREATMENT OF THE NEGROES HE HAD BEGUN HIS CAREER AS THEIR ADVOCATE HE CONTINUED IT AS THEIR PROTECTOR AND FRIEND WHEN AN OFFICER ON SERVICE HE HAD RISKED HIS POSITION AND EVEN HIS LIFE BY REFUSING TO SURRENDER A POOR FUGITIVE SLAVE WHO HAD SOUGHT SHELTER IN HIS CAMP ALTHOUGH ORDERED TO DO SO BY HIS SUPERIOR OFFICER AND WHEN AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR A BILL WAS BROUGHT BEFORE CONGRESS TO LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF THE FREED SLAVES GARFIELD INDIGNANTLY AND SUCCESSFULLY OPPOSED IT
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