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Page 12
... citizens thereof . He was sustained in his attempted usurpations by all the New England States and by a powerful public sentiment in each of the Middle States . The " strict constructionists " of the Con- stitution were not slow in ...
... citizens thereof . He was sustained in his attempted usurpations by all the New England States and by a powerful public sentiment in each of the Middle States . The " strict constructionists " of the Con- stitution were not slow in ...
Page 26
... peaceful and unsuspect ยท ing citizens at Harper's Ferry in the month of October , 1859 , was a practical illustration of the lessons of the Northern Re publicans , and of their inevitable and , in fact 26 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR .
... peaceful and unsuspect ยท ing citizens at Harper's Ferry in the month of October , 1859 , was a practical illustration of the lessons of the Northern Re publicans , and of their inevitable and , in fact 26 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR .
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... citizens of any State may rightfully emigrate , with their slaves or other property recognized as such in any of the States of the Union , or by the Constitution of the United States . Resolved , further , That the Congress of the ...
... citizens of any State may rightfully emigrate , with their slaves or other property recognized as such in any of the States of the Union , or by the Constitution of the United States . Resolved , further , That the Congress of the ...
Page 31
... citizens of the United States have an equal right to settle with their property in the Terri- tory , without their rights , either of person or property , being destroyed or im- paired by congressional or territorial legislation ...
... citizens of the United States have an equal right to settle with their property in the Terri- tory , without their rights , either of person or property , being destroyed or im- paired by congressional or territorial legislation ...
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... citizens were up all night . A terrible thunder - storm prevailed until a late hour , but in nowise interfered with the ardor of the soldiers . On the 12th day of April , at half - past four o'clock in the morning , fire was opened upon ...
... citizens were up all night . A terrible thunder - storm prevailed until a late hour , but in nowise interfered with the ardor of the soldiers . On the 12th day of April , at half - past four o'clock in the morning , fire was opened upon ...
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