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... Houses of Congress from all parts of the North . An excitement began . On motion of Mr. H. L. Pinckney , of South Carolina , a resolution was adopted by the House of Representatives , to refer to a select commit- tee all anti - slavery ...
... Houses of Congress from all parts of the North . An excitement began . On motion of Mr. H. L. Pinckney , of South Carolina , a resolution was adopted by the House of Representatives , to refer to a select commit- tee all anti - slavery ...
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... House . In the month of December , 1837 , a remarkable scene was enacted in that body , during the proceedings on a motion of Mr. Slade , of Vermont , to refer two memorials praying the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia ...
... House . In the month of December , 1837 , a remarkable scene was enacted in that body , during the proceedings on a motion of Mr. Slade , of Vermont , to refer two memorials praying the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia ...
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... House , and the declaration was repeat- edly made by members that the party was contemptibly small in every free State in the Union . Mr. Pierce , of New Hamp- shire ( afterwards President of the United States ) , declared , in 1837 ...
... House , and the declaration was repeat- edly made by members that the party was contemptibly small in every free State in the Union . Mr. Pierce , of New Hamp- shire ( afterwards President of the United States ) , declared , in 1837 ...
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... House at the same session . The repeal of the Missouri Compromise caused the deepest excitement throughout the North . The Abolitionists were wild with fury . Douglas was hung in effigy at different places , and was threatened with ...
... House at the same session . The repeal of the Missouri Compromise caused the deepest excitement throughout the North . The Abolitionists were wild with fury . Douglas was hung in effigy at different places , and was threatened with ...
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... House . The South had supported the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise because it restored her to her rightful position of equality in the Union . It is true , that her representatives in Congress were well aware that , under the ...
... House . The South had supported the repeal of the Missouri Com- promise because it restored her to her rightful position of equality in the Union . It is true , that her representatives in Congress were well aware that , under the ...
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