Word: slidell
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Dates: during 1896-1896
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...Illinois and even his three years in Congress brought him little reputation; but all these experiences of course were unconscious preparation for the joint debate with Douglas in 1858, with which Lincoln's hour may be said to have struck. Yet it was not till after the Mason and Slidel affair that the country began to discover itself in the bands of a wise, firm and gentle ruler. The successes of Grant's armies in 1864 fully established Lincoln with the world. It has been said with truth that at the time of his death he was the most absolute...
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