... had a domestic policy as laid down in the inaugural address with Seward’s approval; that it had a foreign policy as traced in Seward’s despatches wit... ...had a foreign policy as traced in Seward’s despatches with the President’s approval; that if any policy was to be main- tained or changed, he, the Pre... ...esolved, That so much of the governor’s message as re- lates to fraudulent voting, and other fraudulent practices at elections, be referred to the Com... ...mity in its support, three Democrats of the Sen- ate and five of the House voting against the measure. They 155 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol... ...t abundant harvest of bitterness. By this policy we entangle ourselves. By voting for our opponents, such of us as do it in some measure estop ourselv... ...orty thousand majority. Our opponents charged that we did it by fraudulent voting; but whatever they may have believed, we know the charge to be untru...

...ision being made one of the points that the Judge approved, and one in the approval of which he says he means to keep me down,—put me down I should no... ...signature; but, principally for the reasons I have stated, he withheld his approval, and the bill fell without becoming a law. 31 The Writings of Abr... ...nd good-humoredly point out to these people what that other reason was for voting the amendment down, than, swelling himself up, to vociferate that he... ...ould have the right to exclude slavery absolutely and unconditionally, the voting down of Chase’s amendment is wholly inexplicable. It is a puzzle, a ... ...tion that such a decision of the Supreme Court would or might be made, the voting down of that amendment would be per- fectly rational and intelligibl... ... not add, and because he would not, they stand upon the flimsy pretext for voting down what they argued was the meaning and intent of their own bill. ... ...nary thing, and wholly unlikely to happen,—I did not see how I could avoid voting for her admission. But he refuses to understand that I said so, and ...

... New England: the intervention of the people in pub- lic affairs, the free voting of taxes, the responsibility of au- thorities, personal liberty, and... ... ecutes the plans of the Legislature; it often happens that the latter, in voting a measure, names special agents to superin- tend the execution of it... ...as since become the Constitution of the United States was submitted to the approval of the people, and the discussions were still pending, three men, ... ...of voters on their side, they assert that the true majority abstained from voting; and if they are foiled even there, they have recourse to the body o... ...of injustice and intolerance.” “What! then the blacks possess the right of voting in this county?” “Without the smallest doubt.” “How comes it, then, ... ...“This is not the fault of the law: the negroes have an undisputed right of voting, but they voluntarily abstain from making their appearance.” “A very... ...eter of the laws of honor, not clearly discerning to which side censure or approval ought to lean, can only pro- nounce a hesitating judgment. Sometim... ...s respect from mere virtue, which lives upon itself contented with its own approval. If the reader has distinctly apprehended all that goes be- fore, ...

...eman from Pennsylvania is in order.” And then the House seems always to be voting, and the Speaker is always putting the question. “The gentlemen who ... ...tom, the report from Mr. Welles, the Secretary of the Navy. In this report approval was expressed of the deed done by Captain Wilkes. Captain Wilkes w... ...gnified than that pursued in the other House, where during the ceremony of voting the members look very much like sheep being passed into their pens. ... ...n the matter of slavery; and under it, at the present moment, all Congress voting to- gether, with the full consent of the legislatures of thirty- thr... ...nciple. As a fact, universal suffrage* and vote by ballot, that is by open voting pa- *Perhaps the better word would have been manhood suffrage; and e... ...ident in the State for some period, and generally either deny the right of voting to negroes, or so hamper that privilege that practically it amounts ... ...h the Senate and the House of Representatives, receiving in each House the approvals of two-thirds of those present, then such bill becomes law withou...

...it,—and sometimes taking tea in the same, according to the song.’ I nodded approval. ‘And here you repose and think?’ said I. ‘And think,’ said he, ‘o... ...self can tell it, I’ll do it in the best way I can, if it should meet your approval.’ We assure Sergeant Witchem that he will oblige us very much, and... ...Prince’s power. But, whenever they submitted their models for the Prince’s approval, his godmother stepped forward, laid her hand upon them, and said ... ...ter of vote giving, that you never know what he means. When he seems to be voting pure white, he may be in reality voting jet black. When he says Y es...

...It was forced on him by his calm but radical opposition to negro slavery. “Voting for the right is doing nothing for it,” he saw; “it is only expressi... ...vate place of his affections posterity should fol- low him with a complete approval; and he was willing, in order that this might be so, to exhibit th...