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... present was Francis P. Blair , Sr. , head of a family that had been prominent in American politics since the days of Andrew Jackson . Retired now and growing corn on his Maryland estate , the old man had come into town the night before ...
... present was Francis P. Blair , Sr. , head of a family that had been prominent in American politics since the days of Andrew Jackson . Retired now and growing corn on his Maryland estate , the old man had come into town the night before ...
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... present perils . " ยท There would be a great deal of criticism of Johnson's brief and awkwardly - phrased inaugural . Much would be made of his failure to mention Lincoln by name , of his frequent use of the pronoun " I " and of his ...
... present perils . " ยท There would be a great deal of criticism of Johnson's brief and awkwardly - phrased inaugural . Much would be made of his failure to mention Lincoln by name , of his frequent use of the pronoun " I " and of his ...
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... present limits will bring the states themselves to its gradual abolition . . . I am opposed to the extension of slavery into territories now free , for still graver reasons - because I am opposed to despotism . In my judgment , not only ...
... present limits will bring the states themselves to its gradual abolition . . . I am opposed to the extension of slavery into territories now free , for still graver reasons - because I am opposed to despotism . In my judgment , not only ...
Contents
THE VICE PRESIDENT | 3 |
THE RADICALS | 35 |
OF HOPES DEFERRED | 49 |
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