The History of Abraham Lincoln, and the Overthrow of Slavery |
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... institution of slavery , has been " overthrown " by the President , aided and seconded by you . It was for you to abolish forever , slavery at the National Capital ; to prohibit it throughout all the Territories ; to repeal the Fugitive ...
... institution of slavery , has been " overthrown " by the President , aided and seconded by you . It was for you to abolish forever , slavery at the National Capital ; to prohibit it throughout all the Territories ; to repeal the Fugitive ...
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... institutions . They believed that it was in the course of gradual extinction . It is clear that they never in- tended it should be a permanent institution , much less that it should extend beyond the limits of the States in 25.
... institutions . They believed that it was in the course of gradual extinction . It is clear that they never in- tended it should be a permanent institution , much less that it should extend beyond the limits of the States in 25.
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... institution their countenance and support . Very soon after the adoption of the Constitution , the slave power - vigilant and sagacious for its security - began to concentrate and entrench itself . Congress , in 1790 , accepted from ...
... institution their countenance and support . Very soon after the adoption of the Constitution , the slave power - vigilant and sagacious for its security - began to concentrate and entrench itself . Congress , in 1790 , accepted from ...
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... institution in what was called the great citadel of its power , the United States Senate . The free States saw these vast accessions of political power in the hands of slaveholders , with uneasiness , and murmurs loud and deep began to ...
... institution in what was called the great citadel of its power , the United States Senate . The free States saw these vast accessions of political power in the hands of slaveholders , with uneasiness , and murmurs loud and deep began to ...
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... institution . Gov- ernor Wise , of Virginia , announced the purpose of the slave- holders in Congress , by declaring " slavery should pour itself abroad and have no limit but the Southern Ocean . " This grasping spirit overreached ...
... institution . Gov- ernor Wise , of Virginia , announced the purpose of the slave- holders in Congress , by declaring " slavery should pour itself abroad and have no limit but the Southern Ocean . " This grasping spirit overreached ...
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