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January 08, 1848

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Saturday, January 8, 1848.
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Congressman Lincoln writes to his law partner William Herndon and critiques Lincoln, the public speaker: "As to speech-making, by way of getting the hang of the House I made a little speech two or three days ago on a post-office question of no general interest. I find speaking here and elsewhere about the same thing. I was about as badly scared, and no worse, as I am when I speak in court. I expect to make one within a week or two, in which I hope to succeed well enough to wish you to see it." As for his future political career Lincoln writes, "It is very pleasant to learn . . . that there are some who desire that I should be reelected. . . I made the declaration that I would not be a candidate again, more from a wish to deal fairly with others, to keep peace among our friends, and to keep the district from going to the enemy, than for any cause personal to myself; so that, if it should so happen that nobody else wishes to be elected, I could not refuse the people the right of sending me again." Abraham Lincoln to William H. Herndon, 8 January 1848, CW, 1:430-31. 

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         <p>Congressman Lincoln writes to his law
  partner William Herndon and critiques Lincoln, the public speaker: "As to
  speech-making, by way of getting the hang of the House I made a little speech
  two or three days ago on a post-office question of no general interest. I find
  speaking here and elsewhere about the same thing. I was about as badly scared,
  and no worse, as I am when I speak in court. I expect to make one within a week
  or two, in which I hope to succeed well enough to wish you to see it." As for
  his future political career Lincoln writes, "It is very pleasant to learn . . .
  that there are some who desire that I should be reelected. . . I made the
  declaration that I would not be a candidate again, more from a wish to deal
  fairly with others, to keep peace among our friends, and to keep the district
  from going to the enemy, than for any cause personal to myself; so that, if it
  should so happen that nobody else wishes to be elected, I could not refuse the
  people the right of sending me again."<bibl default='NO'>
               <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A442' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Abraham Lincoln to William
  H. Herndon</xref>, 8 January 1848,
  <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:430-31.</bibl>
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