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... , Springfield , Feb. 14 , 1860 J. R. FULLENWIDER & U. F. CORRELL ENTLEMEN : GE Your letter in which , among other things , you ask what I meant when I said this " Union could not stand half slave and half free [ 74 ]
... , Springfield , Feb. 14 , 1860 J. R. FULLENWIDER & U. F. CORRELL ENTLEMEN : GE Your letter in which , among other things , you ask what I meant when I said this " Union could not stand half slave and half free [ 74 ]
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... half slave , and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or all the other . Either the opponents of slavery ...
... half slave , and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved : I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing , or all the other . Either the opponents of slavery ...
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... half slave and half free , would you understand it any better than you do ? Endure permanently and last always have exactly the same meaning . If you , or [ sic ] if you will state to me some meaning which you suppose I had , I can and ...
... half slave and half free , would you understand it any better than you do ? Endure permanently and last always have exactly the same meaning . If you , or [ sic ] if you will state to me some meaning which you suppose I had , I can and ...
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