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... success with which his work has so far met , being unprecedented , he believes , in the literary enterprises of the South , has surprised and gratified the author . He protests , however , that , under any circumstances , he has but ...
... success with which his work has so far met , being unprecedented , he believes , in the literary enterprises of the South , has surprised and gratified the author . He protests , however , that , under any circumstances , he has but ...
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... success . Stimu- ated by secret jealousies and qualified for success by the low nd narrow cunning of fanaticism , it had grown up by indirec- ion , and aspired to the complete overthrow of the peculiar institution that had distinguished ...
... success . Stimu- ated by secret jealousies and qualified for success by the low nd narrow cunning of fanaticism , it had grown up by indirec- ion , and aspired to the complete overthrow of the peculiar institution that had distinguished ...
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... restore it , but without success . The Northern people would not relinquish what they termed a " sacred right " -that of petitioning the government , THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . CHAPTER I. Delusive THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 17.
... restore it , but without success . The Northern people would not relinquish what they termed a " sacred right " -that of petitioning the government , THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . CHAPTER I. Delusive THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 17.
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... success , insisted that the support of Stephen A. Douglas was a support of the party in the North which had stood by the South amid persecution and defamation . In con- sequence of these and other protestations , tickets were got up for ...
... success , insisted that the support of Stephen A. Douglas was a support of the party in the North which had stood by the South amid persecution and defamation . In con- sequence of these and other protestations , tickets were got up for ...
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... success , except in New Jer- sey , where they partially succeeded . The result of the contest was , that Abraham Lincoln re- ceived the entire electoral vote of every free State , except New Jersey , and was , of course , elected ...
... success , except in New Jer- sey , where they partially succeeded . The result of the contest was , that Abraham Lincoln re- ceived the entire electoral vote of every free State , except New Jersey , and was , of course , elected ...
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