The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 143
... passed in February , 1819 , without debate had it not been for the amend- ment proposed by James Tallmadge , Jr. , of New York . Tallmadge's motives are as obscure as the rest of his ca- reer , but his amendment would have banned " the ...
... passed in February , 1819 , without debate had it not been for the amend- ment proposed by James Tallmadge , Jr. , of New York . Tallmadge's motives are as obscure as the rest of his ca- reer , but his amendment would have banned " the ...
Page 282
... passed . Meanwhile , New Mexico applied for statehood with boundaries enclosing territory already claimed by Texas . Taylor modified his " no action " stand and called for the admission of New Mexico as a free state . Intran- sigent ...
... passed . Meanwhile , New Mexico applied for statehood with boundaries enclosing territory already claimed by Texas . Taylor modified his " no action " stand and called for the admission of New Mexico as a free state . Intran- sigent ...
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... passed 120 to 112. Lecompton was dead ! " This Crittenden substitute carries out those principles to which I have given my life , " said Douglas with satis- faction . To the South it was an unacceptable affront . Buchanan and his ...
... passed 120 to 112. Lecompton was dead ! " This Crittenden substitute carries out those principles to which I have given my life , " said Douglas with satis- faction . To the South it was an unacceptable affront . Buchanan and his ...
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