The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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... present rebellion , if successful ; not its first cause , -just as free trade would have followed the attempt of Calhoun to take the South out of the Union , had it succeeded . The great , moving cause was the desire of power— slavery ...
... present rebellion , if successful ; not its first cause , -just as free trade would have followed the attempt of Calhoun to take the South out of the Union , had it succeeded . The great , moving cause was the desire of power— slavery ...
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... present her- self before the confederation , and proceed with the same formality and respectfulness she did when she entered it , and be bound by the same decision of the parties concerned . If her claim is refused she must acquiesce ...
... present her- self before the confederation , and proceed with the same formality and respectfulness she did when she entered it , and be bound by the same decision of the parties concerned . If her claim is refused she must acquiesce ...
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... present government , but to perpetuate it . We do not propose to go out by way of breaking up or destroying the Union as our fathers gave it to us , but we go out for the purpose of getting further guar- antees and security for our ...
... present government , but to perpetuate it . We do not propose to go out by way of breaking up or destroying the Union as our fathers gave it to us , but we go out for the purpose of getting further guar- antees and security for our ...
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... which had resolved to side with neither party , but present herself as a barrier to prevent the collision of armies along the Mississippi , alarmed the government , and troops THE COMING CONTEST . 81 were concentrated at Cairo ,
... which had resolved to side with neither party , but present herself as a barrier to prevent the collision of armies along the Mississippi , alarmed the government , and troops THE COMING CONTEST . 81 were concentrated at Cairo ,
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... present we could reach , Mc Henry at Baltimore , Monroe in Virginia , and Pickens at Pensacola , had been reinforced , and the number of states we must meet in open rebellion pretty nearly ascertained . Maryland had re- considered her ...
... present we could reach , Mc Henry at Baltimore , Monroe in Virginia , and Pickens at Pensacola , had been reinforced , and the number of states we must meet in open rebellion pretty nearly ascertained . Maryland had re- considered her ...
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