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Lincoln Rails Story in Decatur Convention Echoes
In Decatur the Lincoln rail tale drew cheers as he moved from the platform with Dennis Hanks. Lincoln recalled making rails and hailed farmers as the nation’s future leaders, while Dennis joked of their 1830 rails. Lincoln later greeted crowds, then recounted a Cowen auction tale of freeing a slave and a congressional bid.
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