Lincoln, the Constitutional Lawyer (Classic Reprint) Paperback -

Lincoln, The Man is too much given to hurling the contumelious stone. His ignorance on matters of ordinary historical knowledge is astonishing. As an instance, he says (p. 25) that Jackson called the alliance of Clay and John Quincy Adams a combination of the Puritan and the blackleg. Imagine Jackson quoting Fielding, from whom the words come. Every tyro knows that John Randolph ap plied the quotation and Clay and Randolph fought a duel over the aspersion, Yet Masters is not without value as showing the attitude of the Douglas Democrats in Illinois during the years from 1854. To 1860. He does not seem to be very well read in the historical sources for that period. Lord Charnwood in his book is wholly without understanding as to our constitutional law and seems to have no juristic conceptions whatever. (see notes 24 and 53, infra.) Not one of the authors examines Lincoln's constructive constitutional policy and many seem to think that he as President was constantly violating the Constitution, which is a wholly untenable position. It is not necessary to notice the general mass of writing upon Lincoln's poli tical career, for it affords no light on Lincoln as a framer of a con stitutional polity. A late book is Lincoln and his Cabinet by an author named Macartney. It has no value for the legal aspect of the President. Another late book, by Emanuel Hertz, shows very great insight as to some aspects of Lincoln as a lawyer. But for the legal constitutional aspect of Lincoln a very late book, The Reward of Patriotism, is by far the best. It is by Lucy Shelton Stewart, and is buttressed by adequate references and great research. Some of the author's personal opinions are not convincing. The book came out after this address was written. The author has certainly shown some new facts as to Robert E. Lee.

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