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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Page 35
... hold these truths to be self - ingston ; reported , after twenty days ' evident , that all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inaliena- ble rights ; that among these , are life , liberty , and ...
... hold these truths to be self - ingston ; reported , after twenty days ' evident , that all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inaliena- ble rights ; that among these , are life , liberty , and ...
Page 56
... hold it , would cost a fleet and an army , and the transfer of this fleet and army to a point so distant as the Mexican Gulf was at best a hazardous enterprise . France badly needed money ; we needed , or at least covet- of it to us the ...
... hold it , would cost a fleet and an army , and the transfer of this fleet and army to a point so distant as the Mexican Gulf was at best a hazardous enterprise . France badly needed money ; we needed , or at least covet- of it to us the ...
Page 67
... hold the relation , respectively , of master and slave , it was inevitable that kindly feelings should frequently be reciprocated be- tween them , leading often to devotion on the one hand and emancipation on the other . It was not ...
... hold the relation , respectively , of master and slave , it was inevitable that kindly feelings should frequently be reciprocated be- tween them , leading often to devotion on the one hand and emancipation on the other . It was not ...
Page 93
... hold themselves absolved from all further obligation to maintain or preserve their poli- States , and will forthwith proceed to organ- tical connection with the people of the other ize a separate government , and do , all other acts and ...
... hold themselves absolved from all further obligation to maintain or preserve their poli- States , and will forthwith proceed to organ- tical connection with the people of the other ize a separate government , and do , all other acts and ...
Page 94
... hold them- selves in readiness for action at a moment's notice . Mr. Calhoun re- signed the Vice - Presidency when he had three months still to serve , and was chosen to the Senate to fill the seat vacated by Mr. Hayne's accept- ance of ...
... hold them- selves in readiness for action at a moment's notice . Mr. Calhoun re- signed the Vice - Presidency when he had three months still to serve , and was chosen to the Senate to fill the seat vacated by Mr. Hayne's accept- ance of ...
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