He was elected three times to the presidency, and no name is more revered than his by the Americans.
Since the separation of America from England, more than one quarrel has occurred between them.

That which most vitally touches the future prosperity of the states is the warfare which now rages between the northern and southern sections of the republic.

Most of you are aware that slavery prevails to a great extent in America.

The negroes or blacks (the word _negro_ means _black_) are more particularly found in the southern states.

The northern states do not _hold_ slaves, but they have so far _held_ with slavery as to give up runaways, and tolerate the laws which make a man--because he was black--a mere beast of burden.