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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... possessed by the masses of any other country on earth . The luxuriant and omnipres- ent forests were likewise the sources of cheap and ample supplies of fuel , whereby the severity of our northern winters was mitigated , and the warm ...
... possessed by the masses of any other country on earth . The luxuriant and omnipres- ent forests were likewise the sources of cheap and ample supplies of fuel , whereby the severity of our northern winters was mitigated , and the warm ...
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... possessions steadily increase , and he becomes in time a feudal chieftain , ruling over vassals proud of his emi- nence and docile to his will . Thus it has been justly remarked that the condition of Slavery has ever preceded the laws ...
... possessions steadily increase , and he becomes in time a feudal chieftain , ruling over vassals proud of his emi- nence and docile to his will . Thus it has been justly remarked that the condition of Slavery has ever preceded the laws ...
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... possessions . Yet her native benevolence extended not to the Moors , whose valor had been punished by slavery , nor to the Africans ; and even her compassion for the New World was but a transient feeling , which relieves the miserable ...
... possessions . Yet her native benevolence extended not to the Moors , whose valor had been punished by slavery , nor to the Africans ; and even her compassion for the New World was but a transient feeling , which relieves the miserable ...
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... possessions . Mr. Dane's ordinance embodies many provisions originally drafted and reported by Mr. Jefferson in 1784 , but with some modifications . The act concludes with six unalterable Articles of Per- petual Compact between the ...
... possessions . Mr. Dane's ordinance embodies many provisions originally drafted and reported by Mr. Jefferson in 1784 , but with some modifications . The act concludes with six unalterable Articles of Per- petual Compact between the ...
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... possession until 1762 , when it was ceded to Spain . New Orleans gradually increased in trade and population , but the colony outside of that city was of slight im- who did little to develop its resour- ces , and were not popular with ...
... possession until 1762 , when it was ceded to Spain . New Orleans gradually increased in trade and population , but the colony outside of that city was of slight im- who did little to develop its resour- ces , and were not popular with ...
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