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Goodwin, William, fl. 1864-1865 Death of Abraham Lincoln : a discourse on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. president of the United States, April 14, 1865, delivered at North Colebrook, Conn., April 23, 1865 by Rev. William Goodwin, pastor of the Baptist church

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02913.02 Author/Creator: Goodwin, William, fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Pamphlet Date: 1865 Pagination: 20 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Published by David B. Moseley. Compares the people of ancient Israel to Americans. Argues that politics should be guided by religion. States that "men cannot govern themselves without the wholesome restraint of Christianity." Asserts that law has been slacking in the country and comments that " if laws can be executed in no other way, they must be enforced by the sword." He makes these remarks in reference to the punishment that he feels was deservedly given to Booth and the other Lincoln conspirators.

Goodwin, William, fl. 1864-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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