Abraham LincolnThis volume presents nearly 250 of Lincoln's most important speeches, state papers and letters in their entirety. Here are not only the masterpieces- the Gettysburg Address, the Inaugural Addresses, the 1858 Republican State Convention Speech and the Emancipation Proclamation - but hundreds of lesser-known ones, including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, letters to Grant, McClellan, Stanton and his wife, and various meditations, verses and fragments. |
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Page 374
... Court for the District of Missouri ; and both Nebraska bill and law suit were brought to a decision in the same month of May , 1854. The negro's name was " Dred Scott , " which name now designates the decision finally made in the case ...
... Court for the District of Missouri ; and both Nebraska bill and law suit were brought to a decision in the same month of May , 1854. The negro's name was " Dred Scott , " which name now designates the decision finally made in the case ...
Page 397
... court decides another way , unless the court overrules its decision . Well , we mean to do what we can to have the court decide the other way . That is one thing we mean to try to do . The sacredness that Judge Douglas throws around ...
... court decides another way , unless the court overrules its decision . Well , we mean to do what we can to have the court decide the other way . That is one thing we mean to try to do . The sacredness that Judge Douglas throws around ...
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... Court - two by the decease of Justices Daniel and McLean , and one by the resignation of Justice Campbell . I have ... Court , enough for the accommodation of all parts of the country , with circuit courts , would create a court ...
... Court - two by the decease of Justices Daniel and McLean , and one by the resignation of Justice Campbell . I have ... Court , enough for the accommodation of all parts of the country , with circuit courts , would create a court ...
Contents
Speech in the United States House | 27 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
Letter to Colonel Robert Allen June 21 1836 | 59 |
Copyright | |
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