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... slavery is right and ought to be extended , while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted . That , I suppose , is the rub . It certainly is the only substantial difference between us . " 2 Stephens replied at length , in a ...
... slavery is right and ought to be extended , while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted . That , I suppose , is the rub . It certainly is the only substantial difference between us . " 2 Stephens replied at length , in a ...
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... slavery , there will be no difficulty in securing for it the support of the whole Republican party . This sweeping appeasement program , if a true representation of the party's sentiments , was indeed a relaxation of early Repub- lican ...
... slavery , there will be no difficulty in securing for it the support of the whole Republican party . This sweeping appeasement program , if a true representation of the party's sentiments , was indeed a relaxation of early Repub- lican ...
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... slavery in the District of Columbia , but declined to guarantee slavery in the territories . He would not , he said , betray the party which had elected him . Morehead's reply to this had been heard many times from Crittenden in the ...
... slavery in the District of Columbia , but declined to guarantee slavery in the territories . He would not , he said , betray the party which had elected him . Morehead's reply to this had been heard many times from Crittenden in the ...
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NOVEMBER SIXTH | 3 |
A FABIAN FORTNIGHT | 7 |
SECESSION SALVOS | 41 |
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