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... regard to the Fugitive Slave law , I have never hesitated to say , and I do not now hesitate to say , that I think , under the Constitution of the United States , the people of the Southern states are entitled to a congressional ...
... regard to the Fugitive Slave law , I have never hesitated to say , and I do not now hesitate to say , that I think , under the Constitution of the United States , the people of the Southern states are entitled to a congressional ...
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... regard to slavery , had to invent that affirmation . [ Tremendous applause . ] And I will remind Judge Douglas and this audience , that while Mr. Jefferson was the owner of slaves , as undoubtedly he was , in speaking upon this very ...
... regard to slavery , had to invent that affirmation . [ Tremendous applause . ] And I will remind Judge Douglas and this audience , that while Mr. Jefferson was the owner of slaves , as undoubtedly he was , in speaking upon this very ...
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... regard for its actual existence among us , and the difficul- ties of getting rid of it in any satisfactory way and to all the con- stitutional obligations thrown about it . Yet having a due regard for these , they desire a policy in regard ...
... regard for its actual existence among us , and the difficul- ties of getting rid of it in any satisfactory way and to all the con- stitutional obligations thrown about it . Yet having a due regard for these , they desire a policy in regard ...
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Prairie Politics | 71 |
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