Transcriber's Notes:Spelling has been made consistent throughout where the author's preference could be ascertained.Hyphenation is inconsistent as in Post-office and Postoffice.Punctuation and tyographical errors corrected without comment except the following:Page 46 ("Jack" always treated his victim when he thought he had been too hard upon him.) Removed quotes around "Jack" and added quotes to "treated".Page 96 (Thus a newspaper of the day says: He is going it with a perfect rush. "Thus far the Locofocos have not been able to start a man that can hold a candle to him in political debate. All of their crack nags that have entered the list against him have come off the field crippled or broke down.) Moved open quotation marks to "He is going it...The following corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text willappear.Page 74 (It is he who by these unholy means, is endeavoring to blow up a storm that he made ride upon and direct.) Replaced "made" with "may".Page 183 (I am not aware than any one is bidding you yield that right ...) Changed "than" to "that".Page 192 (When the first flood of enthusiasm, after the Bloomington Convention, subsided, a mysterious apathy, a stifling indifference, met the new movement, a no unusual phenomenon in politics or human affairs.) Replaced "no" with "not".
Spelling has been made consistent throughout where the author's preference could be ascertained.
Hyphenation is inconsistent as in Post-office and Postoffice.
Punctuation and tyographical errors corrected without comment except the following:
Page 46 ("Jack" always treated his victim when he thought he had been too hard upon him.) Removed quotes around "Jack" and added quotes to "treated".
Page 96 (Thus a newspaper of the day says: He is going it with a perfect rush. "Thus far the Locofocos have not been able to start a man that can hold a candle to him in political debate. All of their crack nags that have entered the list against him have come off the field crippled or broke down.) Moved open quotation marks to "He is going it...
The following corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text willappear.
Page 74 (It is he who by these unholy means, is endeavoring to blow up a storm that he made ride upon and direct.) Replaced "made" with "may".
Page 183 (I am not aware than any one is bidding you yield that right ...) Changed "than" to "that".
Page 192 (When the first flood of enthusiasm, after the Bloomington Convention, subsided, a mysterious apathy, a stifling indifference, met the new movement, a no unusual phenomenon in politics or human affairs.) Replaced "no" with "not".