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| September 1857
Posted on 09/01/2017 4:57:48 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: civilwar
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
The Rock Island Railroad bridge was the first bridge across the Mississippi river, and this case was very important to the future of the railroads. Abraham Lincoln perhaps becomes something of a national figure here with his successful defense of the bridge.
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posted on
09/22/2017 5:34:54 AM PDT
by
iowamark
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from September 22 (reply #60.)
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
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posted on
09/23/2017 7:35:31 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson; iowamark
It’s good to represent railroads. They pay their legal bills and pay them promptly.
To: colorado tanker; iowamark
Its good to represent railroads. They pay their legal bills and pay them promptly.Lincoln charged fixed fees for standard legal services, and not very high fees at that. The economic reality of the time and place meant most of his clients couldn't pay a lot. I imagine the railroad got charged the top of his sliding scale hourly rates. That must have been nice since he was working hard to restore his finances after spending so much time doing politics.
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posted on
09/25/2017 7:07:18 PM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from September 1
(reply #3).
William J. Cooper, Jr., Jefferson Davis, American
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posted on
09/27/2017 4:57:49 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from September 18 (reply #56).
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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posted on
09/27/2017 5:01:59 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
“There is not a tunnel that is a successful project, in the world.”
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posted on
09/27/2017 12:10:23 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("What comes after diversity is the grim uniformity of Islam." ~Mark Steyn)
To: Tax-chick
I noticed that. He must be thinking about tunnels under rivers.
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posted on
09/27/2017 12:38:20 PM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Yes, I assume so. It was interesting, though, especially when one considers the array of underwater tunnels today.
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posted on
09/27/2017 12:39:38 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("What comes after diversity is the grim uniformity of Islam." ~Mark Steyn)
To: Tax-chick
Of course, as a skilled politician and lawyer he could have just made it up for the benefit of the jury.
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posted on
09/27/2017 12:50:22 PM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
[Continued from September 27 (reply #66).]
September 28. Panic is very dreadful in Wall Street. The banks will probably stand, but failures are multiplying, and no one knows on whom he can depend, or on what. Every security is distrusted.
Dialogue between two seedy street-operators at my barbers:
Hows money this morning?
I aint seen any. Have you?
I saw a twenty shillin piece this mornin and I thought Id try what I could raise on it.
Wal, I guess you can raise two dollars.
I am confirmed in my convictions on two points, namely: First, credit systems and expanded paper currencies are mischievous and immoral. Second, we should foster our own manufactures by protection instead of running in debt to England, France, and Germany.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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posted on
09/28/2017 5:04:19 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
The Panic of 1857 is an interesting subject in and of itself.
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posted on
09/28/2017 11:07:17 AM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: Homer_J_Simpson
I don’t believe marijuana was illegal in 1857. Sure sounds like Jeff Davis was smoking some.
To: colorado tanker
Whatever he was smoking there must have been plenty to go around.
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posted on
09/28/2017 5:00:52 PM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from September 28 (reply #71).
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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posted on
09/29/2017 5:02:45 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
In summary, “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel FINE!”
It’s the consolation of philosophy, in a way, only it’s the consolation of describing disaster in vehemently vivid verbiage. Rather like Alexander Hamilton’s hurricane story, which started him on his monumentally wordy North American career.
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posted on
09/29/2017 5:08:41 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("What comes after diversity is the grim uniformity of Islam." ~Mark Steyn)
To: Homer_J_Simpson
we should foster our own manufactures by protection The eternal temptation ...
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posted on
09/29/2017 5:09:45 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("What comes after diversity is the grim uniformity of Islam." ~Mark Steyn)
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
William H. Hurlbut has appeared in Strongs diary before. The first entry was on December 6 of last year
(reply #19) , then on March 8
(reply #32) , and most recently and most notoriously on August 30
(reply #29) . Hurlbut is currently a writer of editorials for the New York Times. Strong still doesnt like him.
Continued from September 29 (reply #75).
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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posted on
09/30/2017 7:47:06 AM PDT
by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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