William threatened to beat up Lincoln, but Abe refused to fight him, saying he was much too big and too strong to meet a Grigsby.

威廉威胁说要揍林肯，但是林肯拒绝和他打斗。 他声称自己太壮太强，不会去和一个格雷斯比家的人打。

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His law partner, William Herndon, swore Lincoln was an atheist, and to be sure, there are plenty of boilerplate references to the Almighty scattered through Lincoln's speeches.

他的法律合作者威廉姆·赫恩灯发誓保证林肯是个无神论者，诚然，有很多分散在林肯的演讲中的提到上帝的文件资料。

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The cabinet agreed, but Secretary of State William H. Seward persuaded Lincoln to withhold the proclamation until a major Union military victory could give it added force.

内阁表示赞同，但国务卿威廉·h·苏华德劝说林肯等到联邦军取得一场军事胜利后再发表宣言，为其添砖加瓦。

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Lincoln chose William Seward as secretary of state, Salmon Chase as Treasury secretary, Gideon Welles as Navy secretary and Montgomery Blair as postmaster general.

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