nt, 80-81;
breach of promise suit, 81-82;
ready wit, 83-84;
dissolved partnership with Logan, 97;
partnership with Herndon, 97-98;
declined partnership with Goodrich, 109;
resumes practice in 1849, 109, 125-146;
legal fee ridiculously small, 125;
appearance in court, 125-128;
defending a colored woman, 128;
dividing fee with defendant, 128-129;
refused to take unjust cases, 130-131;
keeping accounts, 1133;
fees moderate, 133;
defends son of Jack Armstrong, 133-136;
would not press for pay, 135-136;
refused to defend guilty, 136-137;
would never advise unwise suits, 137-138;
returns fee, 138;
anecdotes of L. at the bar, 138-140;
his rank as a lawyer, 140-146;
special characteristics, 145
_Recreations_,
games, 129;
dancing, 210;
theatre, 469-470;
fondness for walking, 46
PUBLIC LIFE,
_Nicknames_,
"Railsplitter," 9, 23, 230-231;
"Uncle Abe," 75;
"Old Abe," 105;
"Honest Abe," 31, 53, 68, 171
_Oratory_,
first efforts, 27;
reputation, 62;
spoke without manuscript, 89;
manner of speaking described, 100, 127, 172;
used old-fashioned words, 139, 146;
jury speeches, 146;
eloquence of Bloomington speech, 167-168;
compared with Douglas, 89, 177, 182-207;
Cooper Institute speech, 217-221;
New England tour, 221-223;
W.J. Bryan's opinion, 473;
Gettysburg address, 512-515;
eloquence of second inaugural, 557-559
_Public questions_, L's views on:
Mexican war, 101-102, 131;
Missouri compromise, 150-160;
Kansas-Nebraska bill, 152-155;
secession views, 262, 287-291, 320-321;
labor and capital, 348-350;
emancipation, 447, 482-484;
reconstruction policy, 576-581
_Slavery_,
L. opposes pro-slavery enactment in Illinois, 65-66;
attitude shown in Douglas debates, 89-90, 191-194; 205;
sale of slave girl, 147-148;
early views, 148-149;
opposed slavery in Congress and in speeches, 149-151;
views in letters to Speed, 151-153;
argues eternal right at Bloomington Convention, 167-168;
resolution adopted, 169;
"House divided against itself," 177-182;
Cincinnati speech, 211-212;
L.'s policy, 419-446;
Channing interview, 427;
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