victories after Atlanta, 561-562;
interview with L. at City Point, 563-566, 578;
tribute to L., 565-566;
anxiety of L. and Grant, 583, 584

Shields, James,
ridiculed by Mary Todd, 93;
duel with L., 93;
L. wishes to succeed in congress, 161, 163

Shuman, Andrew,
reports Lincoln-Douglas debates, 198;
quoted, 199

Sibley, Judge, quoted, 84

Simpson, Bishop, officiates at L's funeral, 596

Slavery,
protest against pro-slavery act in Illinois, 65;
L's defense of fugitive slaves, 77;
Independence Hall flag-raising, 278;
L. introduces bill against, 104;
L's growing opposition to, 147-153;
L's attitude in letter to Speed, 151-153;
Peoria speech, extract, 155-157;
L's growing opposition to, 166-169, 178-182;
knowledge of L. regarding, 186;
Cincinnati speech, 211-212;
Cooper Institute speech, 218-220;
L's hatred for, growing, 245;
fugitive slave law, 248-249, 434-435;
political issue, 251;
attitude of L. toward, 254;
L. opposes compromises, 261;
legislation against, 1862, 421;
L's own account of his views, 446-448;
L's attitude in fourth annual message, 552;
constitutional amendment, 553-554.
_See also_ Emancipation

Slocum, Henry W., 504

Smith, Caleb B.,
secretary of the interior, 293, 294;
non-committal on Ericsson's invention, 347

Smith, Goldwin,
visits L., 357-358;
quoted, 358-359

Smith, James, 591

Smith, William Henry, quoted, 269-273, 550

Smoot, Coleman, friendship with L., 29-30

"Soldiers' Rest," Lincoln's summer home during presidency, 401

South Carolina, seceded, 261

Southern Confederacy. _See_ Confederate states

Sparrow, Thomas and Betsy, 6

Spaulding, Judge, 533, 534

Speeches and lectures,
in congress in 1848, 40;
candidate for member of legislature, 41;
to New Salem literary society, 44;
stump-speaking, 55;
on "Spot Resolutions," 101;
on the presidency and general politics, 102;
age of different inventions, 119;
to Scott club of Springfield, 147;
eulogy on death of Clay, 147;
Bloomington convention, 167-168;
"House-divided-against-itself," 178-182, 473;
lectures in winter of 1859, 210;
political speeches in Ohio, 211;
political speeches in Kansas, 213;
invitation to lecture in Beecher's church, 214;
Cooper Institute speech, 215-221, 223-224;
in New England, 221-223;
accusation of fees received for speeches, 223-224;
Five Points Sunday School, N.Y., talk, 225