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Page 399
... Union . Gentlemen , it will require a decided majority to pass such an act . We , the majority , being able constitutionally to do all that we purpose , would have no desire to dissolve the Union . Do you say that such restriction of ...
... Union . Gentlemen , it will require a decided majority to pass such an act . We , the majority , being able constitutionally to do all that we purpose , would have no desire to dissolve the Union . Do you say that such restriction of ...
Page 650
... Union is perpetual confirmed by the history of the Union itself . The Union is much older than the Constitution . It was formed , in fact , by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of ...
... Union is perpetual confirmed by the history of the Union itself . The Union is much older than the Constitution . It was formed , in fact , by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of ...
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... Union cause . Such alone can meet and cover all cavils . Now the unconditional Union men , North and South , perceive its importance and embrace it . In the joint names of Liberty and Union , let us labor to give it legal form and ...
... Union cause . Such alone can meet and cover all cavils . Now the unconditional Union men , North and South , perceive its importance and embrace it . In the joint names of Liberty and Union , let us labor to give it legal form and ...
Contents
Reply to a Committee of Religious Denominations Asking | 145 |
Chronology | 193 |
Address to the People of Sangamon County Illinois March | 221 |
Copyright | |
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