Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... 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 ; and that a more tender ...
... 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 ; and that a more tender ...
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... 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 war with Mexico still continued , and ...
... 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 war with Mexico still continued , and ...
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... union is at the bottom , and I denounce it to the Ameri- can people . 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 ...
... union is at the bottom , and I denounce it to the Ameri- can people . 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 ...
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... union of these State , tear to tatters its now - venerated Constitution , and even burn the last copy of the Bible , rather than slavery should continue a single hour , together with all their more halting sympa- thizers , have received ...
... union of these State , tear to tatters its now - venerated Constitution , and even burn the last copy of the Bible , rather than slavery should continue a single hour , together with all their more halting sympa- thizers , have received ...
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... Union " candidate sus- taining 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 ten years , of a revolt already determined on . The ...
... Union " candidate sus- taining 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 ten years , of a revolt already determined on . The ...
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