GDG- My old, withered, dry eyes, are full of tears

[Dennis Lawrence]

Feb: 2. 1848 Rhett, Cobb, Collamer, Brown, and Stephens debate 
administration's war policies.
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To William H. Herndon [1]
Dear William: Washington, Feb: 2. 1848

I just take up my pen to say, that Mr. Stephens [2] of Georgia, a little 
slim, pale-faced, consumptive man, with a voice like Logan's [3] has just 
concluded the very best speech, of an hour's length, I ever heard. 
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?hlaw:2:./temp/~ammem_vDIq::

My old, withered, dry eyes, are full of tears yet.

If he writes it out any thing like he delivered it, our people shall see a 
good many copies of it. [4] Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[2]   Alexander H. Stephens, Whig, member of congress 1843-1859 and Vice 
President of the Confederacy http://www.civilwarhome.com/stephens.htm

[3]   Stephen T. Logan.

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Feb. 2 1848 : Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed

On this day in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the 
Mexican-American War in favor of the United States. The Treaty of 
Guadeloupe Hidalgo added an additional 525,000 square miles to United 
States territory, including the area that would become the states of Texas, 
California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, as well as parts of 
Colorado and Wyoming. Controversy during and after the war pitted President 
James K. Polk in a political war against two future presidents: Zachary 
Taylor and Abraham Lincoln. 
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=173