Speeches on Political Questions [1850-1871] |
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... Cause ; but he saw gleams of light around the horizon of the clouded sky , and ut- tered hopeful prophecies , which subsequent events have confirmed . This speech was extensively circulated in the form of a tract , and did much to ...
... Cause ; but he saw gleams of light around the horizon of the clouded sky , and ut- tered hopeful prophecies , which subsequent events have confirmed . This speech was extensively circulated in the form of a tract , and did much to ...
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... cause . I deny that they are guilty of inciting , or of wishing to incite servile insurrections , or of scattering firebrands among the slaves , or licentious pictures . These Abolitionists are generally the friends of peace , non ...
... cause . I deny that they are guilty of inciting , or of wishing to incite servile insurrections , or of scattering firebrands among the slaves , or licentious pictures . These Abolitionists are generally the friends of peace , non ...
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... cause of slavery by the Federal Govern- ment seems to have been sanctioned by the free States . It was not the work , exclusively , of Southern men . The policy of our fathers was to discourage slavery , and as far as possible to ...
... cause of slavery by the Federal Govern- ment seems to have been sanctioned by the free States . It was not the work , exclusively , of Southern men . The policy of our fathers was to discourage slavery , and as far as possible to ...
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... cause the slaveholders of Florida desired it . Yet Congress , in 1839 , passed a law by which the sum of five thousand dollars was paid out of the common treasury of the government , to its officers and crew , for blowing up this fort ...
... cause the slaveholders of Florida desired it . Yet Congress , in 1839 , passed a law by which the sum of five thousand dollars was paid out of the common treasury of the government , to its officers and crew , for blowing up this fort ...
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... cause or occasion I have nothing to do . I only assert ( and this is sufficient for my purpose ) that the war had its origin in the long - continued previous interference of the Federal Government in favor of the slaveholders of Georgia ...
... cause or occasion I have nothing to do . I only assert ( and this is sufficient for my purpose ) that the war had its origin in the long - continued previous interference of the Federal Government in favor of the slaveholders of Georgia ...
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Page 47 - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, — a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God...
Page 228 - Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Page 373 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 179 - God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands. Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking; Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
Page 145 - ... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.
Page 312 - Indians not taxed ; provided, that whenever the elective franchise shall be denied or abridged in any State on account of race or color, all persons of such race or color shall be excluded from the basis of representation.
Page 24 - the citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the several States.
Page 228 - In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth.
Page 366 - An act granting the right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for other purposes...
Page 12 - THE ABOLITION OF DOMESTIC SLAVERY is the greatest object of desire in these Colonies, where it was unhappily introduced in their infant state.