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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... already acquired the stability and respectability of an institution . It was nearly half a century old in the British West In- dies . Spanish , Dutch , Portuguese , and British vessels and trading com- panies ' vied with each other for ...
... already acquired the stability and respectability of an institution . It was nearly half a century old in the British West In- dies . Spanish , Dutch , Portuguese , and British vessels and trading com- panies ' vied with each other for ...
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... already engraven deeply on the American heart . That Declaration was not merely , as Mr. Choate has termed it , " the passion- ate manifesto of a revolutionary war ; " it was the embodiment of our forefathers ' deepest and most rooted ...
... already engraven deeply on the American heart . That Declaration was not merely , as Mr. Choate has termed it , " the passion- ate manifesto of a revolutionary war ; " it was the embodiment of our forefathers ' deepest and most rooted ...
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... already noted . rally each possess a vast area of unpeo- | their respective charters , now known pled , ungranted , and ultimately valu- as Tennessee , Alabama , and Missis- able lands . The landless States , with sippi . obvious reason ...
... already noted . rally each possess a vast area of unpeo- | their respective charters , now known pled , ungranted , and ultimately valu- as Tennessee , Alabama , and Missis- able lands . The landless States , with sippi . obvious reason ...
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... already hear it whispered in the private that the thirteen States are of too great extent for any general system , and that we must of necessity resort to separate confederacies of dis- tinct portions of the whole . This doctrine will ...
... already hear it whispered in the private that the thirteen States are of too great extent for any general system , and that we must of necessity resort to separate confederacies of dis- tinct portions of the whole . This doctrine will ...
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... already prohibited the importation of slaves . North Carolina had done the same in substance . All this would be vain , if South Car- olina and Georgia be at liberty to import . The Western people are already calling for slaves for ...
... already prohibited the importation of slaves . North Carolina had done the same in substance . All this would be vain , if South Car- olina and Georgia be at liberty to import . The Western people are already calling for slaves for ...
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