The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: Its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Especially 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"A history of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially 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 "--T.p. |
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... person setting foot in Eng- land thereby became free . American planters , on their visits to England , seem to have been annoyed by claims of freedom set up on this ground , and that , also , of baptism . To relieve their ...
... person setting foot in Eng- land thereby became free . American planters , on their visits to England , seem to have been annoyed by claims of freedom set up on this ground , and that , also , of baptism . To relieve their ...
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... persons , property , and territory , they shall be subject to the gov- ernment of the United States , in Congress ... person to be a citizen who holds an he- reditary title . " 5. That after the year 1800 of the Chris- tian era , there ...
... persons , property , and territory , they shall be subject to the gov- ernment of the United States , in Congress ... person to be a citizen who holds an he- reditary title . " 5. That after the year 1800 of the Chris- tian era , there ...
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... person demeaning himself in a peaceable , orderly manner , shall ever be mo- lested on account of his mode of worship ... persons shall be bailable , unless for capital offenses , where the proof shall be evident or the presumption great ...
... person demeaning himself in a peaceable , orderly manner , shall ever be mo- lested on account of his mode of worship ... persons shall be bailable , unless for capital offenses , where the proof shall be evident or the presumption great ...
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... person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States , such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed , and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor , or ser- vice , as ...
... person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States , such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed , and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor , or ser- vice , as ...
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... persons , ignorant , humble , and powerless , like themselves ? If , on the other hand , you consider them prop erty - mere chattels personal , why oppression of their European brethren . " - The Federalist , vol . i . , p . 276 . The ...
... persons , ignorant , humble , and powerless , like themselves ? If , on the other hand , you consider them prop erty - mere chattels personal , why oppression of their European brethren . " - The Federalist , vol . i . , p . 276 . The ...
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