The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Expecially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery, from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 1 |
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... annexing her to this country , though attempting much , has accomplished very little , toward the diffusion either of Freedom or Slavery . And so , much that now seems of momentous consequence will doubtless have shrunk , a century ...
... annexing her to this country , though attempting much , has accomplished very little , toward the diffusion either of Freedom or Slavery . And so , much that now seems of momentous consequence will doubtless have shrunk , a century ...
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... Annexation to the U.S.147 Sam . Houston - M . Hunt - Webster - T . W. Gilmer- Jackson - J . Q. Adams - Van Buren - Clay - Benton -Polk - Tyler - Calhoun . XIII . The Mission of Samuel Hoar to S. C .. 178 XIV . War with Mexico - Wilmot ...
... Annexation to the U.S.147 Sam . Houston - M . Hunt - Webster - T . W. Gilmer- Jackson - J . Q. Adams - Van Buren - Clay - Benton -Polk - Tyler - Calhoun . XIII . The Mission of Samuel Hoar to S. C .. 178 XIV . War with Mexico - Wilmot ...
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... thus securing a fresh and boundless expansion to Slavery . When that Annexation was suddenly , and to most unexpectedly , achieved , at the close of John Tyler's adminis tration , relays of horses , prearranged the African Slave.
... thus securing a fresh and boundless expansion to Slavery . When that Annexation was suddenly , and to most unexpectedly , achieved , at the close of John Tyler's adminis tration , relays of horses , prearranged the African Slave.
Page 147
... ANNEXATION . another French attempt to colonize it was made in 1714 , and proved as futile as La Salle's . The cession of Louisiana by France to Spain in 1763 , of course foreclosed all possi- bility of collision ; and when Loui- stana ...
... ANNEXATION . another French attempt to colonize it was made in 1714 , and proved as futile as La Salle's . The cession of Louisiana by France to Spain in 1763 , of course foreclosed all possi- bility of collision ; and when Loui- stana ...
Page 148
... annexing her to the United States . Two or three of these expeditions seemed for a time on the verge of success ; but each in turn closed in defeat and dis- aster ... Annexation to this country , as a new make 148 THE AMERICAN CONFLICT .
... annexing her to the United States . Two or three of these expeditions seemed for a time on the verge of success ; but each in turn closed in defeat and dis- aster ... Annexation to this country , as a new make 148 THE AMERICAN CONFLICT .
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