going to have of abraham lincoln for years to come, but you know, there's no congressman named clay hawkins. there's a congressman from ohio, a lame duck democrat who switched his vote on the amendment. his name was wells hutchens. he was not a fool. and he wasn't bribed, as far as i can tell. there's no patronage position for him after he switched. this is a very independent minded tough democrat, kind of a hero in some respects in the wars, from ohio. he's votes to abolish slavery in the district of columbia in 1862. he supports habeas corpus. that's why he was a lame duck. he had principles and he acted on them and that's why he was leaving office, but he's not a fool who goes bird hunting with james spader or william bilbo and gets bribed to the post mastership, and certainly nng lincoln knew about, but yet that's the impression the movie leaves them. you know, like i said, it's understandable that they take artistic license and have comic relief. i can appreciate that as long as people realize what it is. it's also true that's why the tension between the radicals and the conservatives

going to have of abraham lincoln for years to come, but you know, there's no congressman named clay hawkins. there's a congressman from ohio, a lame duck democrat who switched his vote on the amendment. his name was wells hutchens. he was not a fool. and he wasn't bribed, as far as i can tell. there's no patronage position for him after he switched. this is a very independent minded tough democrat, kind of a hero in some respects in the wars, from ohio. he's votes to abolish slavery in the district of columbia in 1862. he supports habeas corpus. that's why he was a lame duck. he had principles and he acted on them and that's why he was leaving office, but he's not a fool who goes bird hunting with james spader or william bilbo and gets bribed to the post mastership, and certainly nng lincoln knew about, but yet that's the impression the movie leaves them. you know, like i said, it's understandable that they take artistic license and have comic relief. i can appreciate that as long as people realize what it is. it's also true that's why the tension between the radicals and the conservatives

to have of ao abraham lincoln for years to ith come, but you know, there's no congressman named clay hawkinshere's a congressman from ohio, n wme duck democrat who switched his vote on the amendment. a his name was wells hutchens.asnt he was not a fool. and he wasn't bribed, as far as. i can tell. there's no patronage position for him after he switched.itche this is a very independent minded tough democrat, kind of a hero in some respects in the wars, from ohio. he's votes to abolish slavery in the district of columbia in 1862., but he supports habeas corpus. that's why he was a lame duck. he had principles and he acted on them and that's why he was leaving office, but he's not a fool who goes bird hunting with james spader or william bilbo i and gets bribed to the post mastership, and certainly nng lincoln knew about, but yet that's the impression the movie leaves them. you know, like i said, it's understandable that they take artistic license and have comic relief. i can appreciate that as long as people realize what it is. it's also true that's why the tension between the radicals and the

done, and later when he hears about their efforts to o bribe a congressman from ohio ot named clay hawkins he says -- this is the guy who goes bird hunting with james spader. he's got this dopey look on his face through most of the movie, sort of young, foolish pos congressman from ohio who's bribed with a postmastership from millersberg, ohio. that's the deal, he's going to . be a postmaster. lincoln says in the movie, he is selling himself cheap, ain't het selling himself cheap. this is the impression my to students are going to have of o, abraham lincoln for years to come. but, you know, there's no congressman named clay hawkins.e there's a congressman from ohiol a lame duck democrat who switched his vote on the amendment. his name was wells hutchens.ande he was not a fool.bribe and he wasn't bribed, as far as i can tell. there's no patronage position for him after he switches. this is a very independent minded tough democrat, kind of a hero in some respects in the wars, from ohio. he's votes to abolish slavery in the district of columbia in 1862. and he supports the suspension of ot ha