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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... , who cannot to - day realize that they ever held opinions and accepted dogmas to which they unhesitatingly subscribed less than ten years ago . There is , then , but one safe and just way to deal with the tenets and positions.
... , who cannot to - day realize that they ever held opinions and accepted dogmas to which they unhesitatingly subscribed less than ten years ago . There is , then , but one safe and just way to deal with the tenets and positions.
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... held by contending parties - this , namely : to cite fully and fairly from the ' platforms ' and other formal decla- rations of sentiment put forth by each ; or ( in the absence of these ) from the speeches , mes- sages , and other ...
... held by contending parties - this , namely : to cite fully and fairly from the ' platforms ' and other formal decla- rations of sentiment put forth by each ; or ( in the absence of these ) from the speeches , mes- sages , and other ...
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... held , ' that , being usually bought and sold among mer- chants as merchandise , and also being infidels , there might be a property in them sufficient to maintain trover . ' " - Hildreth's Hist . U. S. , vol . ii . , p . 214 . " What ...
... held , ' that , being usually bought and sold among mer- chants as merchandise , and also being infidels , there might be a property in them sufficient to maintain trover . ' " - Hildreth's Hist . U. S. , vol . ii . , p . 214 . " What ...
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... held slaves , but held them under protest against the anomaly presented to the world by republican bondage , and in the confident hope . that the day would soon dawn that would rid themselves of the burden and their country of the curse ...
... held slaves , but held them under protest against the anomaly presented to the world by republican bondage , and in the confident hope . that the day would soon dawn that would rid themselves of the burden and their country of the curse ...
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... held . Every measure of prudence , therefore , ought to be assumed for the eventual total extirpation of Slavery from the • " The rapid population of the State of Ohio sufficiently evinces , in the opinion of your Committee , that the ...
... held . Every measure of prudence , therefore , ought to be assumed for the eventual total extirpation of Slavery from the • " The rapid population of the State of Ohio sufficiently evinces , in the opinion of your Committee , that the ...
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