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Page 76
It may be readily granted that this union was not based on such a passion as we
read of , for example , in Disraeli ' s Henrietta Temple . It is clear that there was an
affinity in their ambitions ; that mutual appreciation came with acquaintance ...
It may be readily granted that this union was not based on such a passion as we
read of , for example , in Disraeli ' s Henrietta Temple . It is clear that there was an
affinity in their ambitions ; that mutual appreciation came with acquaintance ...
Page 80
The immediate admission of Texas into the Union was his plan . She was at war
with Mexico — we at peace ; to incorporate her into the Union was to adopt her
war . ” Formal application for the admission of Texas was made in 1838 , but her
...
The immediate admission of Texas into the Union was his plan . She was at war
with Mexico — we at peace ; to incorporate her into the Union was to adopt her
war . ” Formal application for the admission of Texas was made in 1838 , but her
...
Page 92
Under the pretext of getting Texas into the Union , the scheme is to get the South
out of it . " As to the noise made over the Wilmot Proviso , Benton , writing half a
dozen years after the event , was equally explicit . He avers that Calhoun really ...
Under the pretext of getting Texas into the Union , the scheme is to get the South
out of it . " As to the noise made over the Wilmot Proviso , Benton , writing half a
dozen years after the event , was equally explicit . He avers that Calhoun really ...
Page 116
... how it could be at once eradicated without producing a greater evil even to the
cause of human liberty itself . . . . Those who would shiver into fragments the
union of these State , tear to tatters its now - venerated Constitution , and even
burn ...
... how it could be at once eradicated without producing a greater evil even to the
cause of human liberty itself . . . . Those who would shiver into fragments the
union of these State , tear to tatters its now - venerated Constitution , and even
burn ...
Page 124
Ex - Senator Henry S . Foote canvassed the State as the “ Union ” candidate —
sustaining the compromise — in opposition to Davis , and beat him , though by
only a slender majority . On this event , it may be , depended the postponement ,
for ...
Ex - Senator Henry S . Foote canvassed the State as the “ Union ” candidate —
sustaining the compromise — in opposition to Davis , and beat him , though by
only a slender majority . On this event , it may be , depended the postponement ,
for ...
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| Title | Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1 Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Author | Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Publisher | Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2008 |
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