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... slavery already existed there . One must be realistic about this slavery issue , Lincoln thought . At the fall term of the Coles County Circuit Court he represented Robert Matson , a slave- owner , in a suit to regain possession of a slave ...
... slavery already existed there . One must be realistic about this slavery issue , Lincoln thought . At the fall term of the Coles County Circuit Court he represented Robert Matson , a slave- owner , in a suit to regain possession of a slave ...
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... slave law . Opposed to unnecessary agitation of the slavery question , Lincoln remained silent during the discordant debates that shook the House . But he voted consistently for legislation designed to establish free governments in ...
... slave law . Opposed to unnecessary agitation of the slavery question , Lincoln remained silent during the discordant debates that shook the House . But he voted consistently for legislation designed to establish free governments in ...
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... slave law . Yet , said Lincoln , " I defy any man to make an argument that will justify unfriendly legislation to deprive a slave- holder of his right to hold his slave in a Territory , that will not equally , in all its length ...
... slave law . Yet , said Lincoln , " I defy any man to make an argument that will justify unfriendly legislation to deprive a slave- holder of his right to hold his slave in a Territory , that will not equally , in all its length ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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