Why We Love LincolnOuting Publishing Company, 1909 - 168 pages |
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Page 66
... slavery was to be abolished in the District of Columbia , and there was to be an effective Fugitive Slave Law . These were the prin- cipal points . Henry Clay , in his seventy - third year , spoke for two days in favor of compromise and ...
... slavery was to be abolished in the District of Columbia , and there was to be an effective Fugitive Slave Law . These were the prin- cipal points . Henry Clay , in his seventy - third year , spoke for two days in favor of compromise and ...
Page 67
James Creelman. basis of the Fugitive Slave Law . So fierce did the debate become that Senator Benton drew a pistol on Senator Foote . Yet in the end , the compromise was adopted and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed . Then , in 1854 ...
James Creelman. basis of the Fugitive Slave Law . So fierce did the debate become that Senator Benton drew a pistol on Senator Foote . Yet in the end , the compromise was adopted and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed . Then , in 1854 ...
Page 68
... act Douglas made himself one of the most con- spicuous men in the country . Hell seemed to break loose after Presi- dent Pierce signed this bill . It became im- possible to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law . The anti - slavery agitation ...
... act Douglas made himself one of the most con- spicuous men in the country . Hell seemed to break loose after Presi- dent Pierce signed this bill . It became im- possible to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law . The anti - slavery agitation ...
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