The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... bill to give it a territorial government passed the House of Rep- resentatives , and , in the hands of Judge Douglas , failed of passing the Senate only for want of time . This bill contained no repeal of the Missouri Compromise ...
... bill to give it a territorial government passed the House of Rep- resentatives , and , in the hands of Judge Douglas , failed of passing the Senate only for want of time . This bill contained no repeal of the Missouri Compromise ...
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... bill of 1853 ? Why was it omitted in the original bill of 1854 ? Why , in the accompanying report , was such a repeal characterized as a departure from the course pursued in 1850 ? and its continued omission recommended ? I am aware ...
... bill of 1853 ? Why was it omitted in the original bill of 1854 ? Why , in the accompanying report , was such a repeal characterized as a departure from the course pursued in 1850 ? and its continued omission recommended ? I am aware ...
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... bill was the cause that led to the adoption of these measures . It is now more than fifty years , since the last of these States adopted its system of emancipation . If Nebraska bill is the real author of these benevolent works , it is ...
... bill was the cause that led to the adoption of these measures . It is now more than fifty years , since the last of these States adopted its system of emancipation . If Nebraska bill is the real author of these benevolent works , it is ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
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