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IN CONGRESS — SPEECHES IN NEW ENGLAND — SECOND SESSION —
SLAVERY TURMOIL — No OFFICE FROM TAYLOR — WHIG CANDIDATE FOR
SENATOR . . . . . . . . . . 96 CHAPTER IX . PROFESSIONAL WORK AND WAYS ...
IN CONGRESS — SPEECHES IN NEW ENGLAND — SECOND SESSION —
SLAVERY TURMOIL — No OFFICE FROM TAYLOR — WHIG CANDIDATE FOR
SENATOR . . . . . . . . . . 96 CHAPTER IX . PROFESSIONAL WORK AND WAYS ...
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Slavery was now firmly established there , and the man of small means had less
chance of rising than of lapsing into the scorner class of “ poor whites . ” Thomas
Lincoln chose to live in a free State . That this was one of his motives for a ...
Slavery was now firmly established there , and the man of small means had less
chance of rising than of lapsing into the scorner class of “ poor whites . ” Thomas
Lincoln chose to live in a free State . That this was one of his motives for a ...
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During the year 1808 he said “ some feeling existed in the bounds of the
Conference ” in regard to slavery , “ and several ... A rule was adopted that year
requiring the expulsion of any member who bought or sold a slave or slaves “
from ...
During the year 1808 he said “ some feeling existed in the bounds of the
Conference ” in regard to slavery , “ and several ... A rule was adopted that year
requiring the expulsion of any member who bought or sold a slave or slaves “
from ...
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adjournment , a series of resolutions strongly Southern in tone , in regard to
slavery and Abolitionism . Those who refused or hesitated to take this extreme
ground were in danger of being called Abolitionists , and that was an opprobrium
which ...
adjournment , a series of resolutions strongly Southern in tone , in regard to
slavery and Abolitionism . Those who refused or hesitated to take this extreme
ground were in danger of being called Abolitionists , and that was an opprobrium
which ...
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His contention was sustained by the court , and the question as to slavery in
Illinois was settled . * He sometimes defended an alleged fugitive slave , but did
not refuse to act as counsel for a Kentuckian seeking to reclaim certain slaves he
had ...
His contention was sustained by the court , and the question as to slavery in
Illinois was settled . * He sometimes defended an alleged fugitive slave , but did
not refuse to act as counsel for a Kentuckian seeking to reclaim certain slaves he
had ...
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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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