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Rh Leather Apron Club, IV., 319, 320

Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston R. R. Co. vs. United States, IV., 174, 175, 187, 188 Lecompton Constitution, I., 89

Lee & Shepard, III., 115

Lee, Captain, III., 258

Lee, Rear-Admiral, II., 213, 214

Lee, Robert E., I., 235, 282, 457, 464

Leighton, Colonel, V., president National Sound-Money League, 474

Le Moyne, J. V., III., 348

Leupp, Francis E., V., letter of introduction to Cleveland, 181

Liberal movement, II., 440, 441, 442, 449

Liberal Republican movement, III., 100, 101, 105

Liberal Republican movement, The aims of, II., 354; abuses that called the party into existence, 354; objects that may be accomplished, 356; how to secure reform, 358; not the tricks of the politician but altruistic patriotism, 360

Liberal Republican ticket, II., 375

Liberal Republicans, II., 315, 316, 320, 374, 378, 381; address of, 388 et seq., 432, 440

Liberals, III., 158, 230

“Liberty Congress,” VI., call for, 199; opportunity for organizing a new party, 200; independent nomination by, 204

Lincoln, Abraham, I., as Presidential nominee, 111, 113, 114; to, 116; from, 118; interviews of, with Schurz, 119-121, 179, 180; mentioned, 165, 167, 168, 170, 172, 174, 177; to, 180; from, 182; urged to decisive measures, 198; to 206; to, 209; from, 210, with editor's reason for printing verbatim, 211 n.; to, 213; from, 219; to, 221; to, 222; Schurz's estimate of principles and character of, 250-252; assassination of, 253 and n.; trial of conspirators to be in secret, 256; chiefs of the rebellion charged with instigating the assassination, 256; Sumner's eulogy on, mentioned, 259; letters of, to Schurz, escape destruction by fire, 376 n.; Nation lost great opportunity by the death of, 383; II., jest of, concerning appointments, 132; opinion of, concerning officeseekers, 155; III., relations of, with Sumner, 35, 38, 51; his characteristics, attainments and mental growth, 36; Louisiana reconstruction incident, 38; spoils system a greater danger than the rebellion, 295; mentioned, 367, 369; opinion as to paper currency, 461; IV., “standard bearer of the newly-born Republican party,” 269; death of, a calamity to the South, 369, 370; tact in treating those who differed from him in opinion, 476; V., calls for new levies of men, 53; deterioration of party of, 79; Schurz's sketch of, commended by Hayes, 82; Democratic government best defined by, 155; officeseekers, 173, 393; “liberator of the slave,” 176; VI., his characterization of good government, 2, 10, 36, 44, 152; fundamental principles reaffirmed, 77 n.; “consent of the governed,” 79 n.; characterization of popular sovereignty, 87, 189, 216; against government other than by the consent of the governed 220, 232, 244; assassination of, 317; non-interference, 342; justice to the negro does not mean social equality, 345; nomination of, for the Presidency, 403

Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham, I., adaptability of, 120; cordiality of, 121; III., at inauguration ball, 39

Lincoln, Robert T., IV., 195, 201

Lippincott, publishers, I., 278

Little Rock and Fort Smith R. R., IV., 228, 231, 237, 238, 244, 284

Livingston, II., and his “influence,” 130

Loan, Benjamin, I., to, 473

Local self-government, III., 251, 254

Lockwood, George M., IV., to, 148

Lockwood, E. Dunbar, III., 503

Lodge, Henry Cabot, III., mentioned, 161, 218, 225, 258; to, 346; as assistant secretary to Bowles, 413; to, 495; to, 506; to, 507; IV., to, 215; from, 218; to, 221; VI., extract from speech