The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery |
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... Declaration of Independence , upon which they intended to base our institutions . They believed that it was in the course of gradual extinction . It is clear that they never in- tended it should be a permanent institution , much less ...
... Declaration of Independence , upon which they intended to base our institutions . They believed that it was in the course of gradual extinction . It is clear that they never in- tended it should be a permanent institution , much less ...
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... declared all men are born free and equal . " Indeed as early as 1770 , a case was made up by the negroes to test the ... Declaration of Independ- ence . However that may be , he says it was clearly abolished by the first article of her ...
... declared all men are born free and equal . " Indeed as early as 1770 , a case was made up by the negroes to test the ... Declaration of Independ- ence . However that may be , he says it was clearly abolished by the first article of her ...
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... declared that Texas would make slavery secure , " it will give a Gibralter to slavery , " said one of them . The slave power pursued its purpose with sagacity and vigor , striking down and politically sacrificing every statesman who ...
... declared that Texas would make slavery secure , " it will give a Gibralter to slavery , " said one of them . The slave power pursued its purpose with sagacity and vigor , striking down and politically sacrificing every statesman who ...
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... declare war , sent to that Republic the unscrupulous and wily Slidell , ( late the emissary of the insurgents to ... declaring that " California , ( then a Mexican province , ) now belongs to the United States . " The war against Mexico ...
... declare war , sent to that Republic the unscrupulous and wily Slidell , ( late the emissary of the insurgents to ... declaring that " California , ( then a Mexican province , ) now belongs to the United States . " The war against Mexico ...
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... declared that petitions on the subject of slavery should neither be received , read , nor considered by Congress . The right of petition on this subject was suppressed in the American Congress from 1836 to 1845 . John Quincy Adams was ...
... declared that petitions on the subject of slavery should neither be received , read , nor considered by Congress . The right of petition on this subject was suppressed in the American Congress from 1836 to 1845 . John Quincy Adams was ...
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