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... Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . " To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex- pressed his views , in the light of Buchanan's stated position , on the right of a state to secede . " The very existence ...
... Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . " To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex- pressed his views , in the light of Buchanan's stated position , on the right of a state to secede . " The very existence ...
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... Constitution . If the Cotton States are not satisfied with this , as it appears they are not , and persist in their mad schemes of secession - the General Government will of course have to do its duty , and see that the Constitution and ...
... Constitution . If the Cotton States are not satisfied with this , as it appears they are not , and persist in their mad schemes of secession - the General Government will of course have to do its duty , and see that the Constitution and ...
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... Constitution ' - his favorite phrase . Will he favor Weed or Greeley ? Either Weed or Greeley would give a small fortune to know . Lincoln does not know himself as yet . He acts very cautiously and balances favor with favor . If he is ...
... Constitution ' - his favorite phrase . Will he favor Weed or Greeley ? Either Weed or Greeley would give a small fortune to know . Lincoln does not know himself as yet . He acts very cautiously and balances favor with favor . If he is ...
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NOVEMBER SIXTH | 3 |
A FABIAN FORTNIGHT | 7 |
SECESSION SALVOS | 41 |
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