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... slaveholders ' rebellion subdued , he will be amply rewarded for the labor bestowed . In regard to the truthfulness and impartiality of the work , the author will only say that , while acknowledging frankly that all his convictions and ...
... slaveholders ' rebellion subdued , he will be amply rewarded for the labor bestowed . In regard to the truthfulness and impartiality of the work , the author will only say that , while acknowledging frankly that all his convictions and ...
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... slaveholders ' rebellion , a most wonderful success . The settlement , growth , advance , union , independence and consolidation of the United States ; the establishment , by the people , of a represeu- tative national government , and ...
... slaveholders ' rebellion , a most wonderful success . The settlement , growth , advance , union , independence and consolidation of the United States ; the establishment , by the people , of a represeu- tative national government , and ...
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... by its benefits , fix upon their hearts the guilt of all the sufferings of this war . The great slaveholders , having long ruled under the forms of the constitution , when they saw that their power was likely to depart 22 INTRODUCTION .
... by its benefits , fix upon their hearts the guilt of all the sufferings of this war . The great slaveholders , having long ruled under the forms of the constitution , when they saw that their power was likely to depart 22 INTRODUCTION .
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... slaveholders , but for the introduction of new elements . The most important of these was the invention by Whitney , of the cotton - gin , and the vast addition of new and virgin territory adapted to the growth of cotton by negro labor ...
... slaveholders , but for the introduction of new elements . The most important of these was the invention by Whitney , of the cotton - gin , and the vast addition of new and virgin territory adapted to the growth of cotton by negro labor ...
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... slaveholders to uphold slavery . The fugitive slave law of 1793 , was passed to enable the master to follow the fugitive , seeking freedom ; a law which in the light of to - day would be held by the Supreme Court of the United States a ...
... slaveholders to uphold slavery . The fugitive slave law of 1793 , was passed to enable the master to follow the fugitive , seeking freedom ; a law which in the light of to - day would be held by the Supreme Court of the United States a ...
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