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... Court's decision , unless , of course , he already knew that the Court would uphold the slave status of Dred Scott . The Chicago Times had predicted several months before that the decision would go against the poor Negro whose name has ...
... Court's decision , unless , of course , he already knew that the Court would uphold the slave status of Dred Scott . The Chicago Times had predicted several months before that the decision would go against the poor Negro whose name has ...
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... Court had decided that a territorial legislature cannot exclude slavery . Precisely what the judge would say upon the subject - whether he would say definitely that he does not understand they have so decided , or whether he would say ...
... Court had decided that a territorial legislature cannot exclude slavery . Precisely what the judge would say upon the subject - whether he would say definitely that he does not understand they have so decided , or whether he would say ...
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... court held that they had no jurisdiction in the case between the parties , because of want of capacity of one party to maintain a suit in that court . I want , if I have sufficient time , to show that the court did pass its opinion ...
... court held that they had no jurisdiction in the case between the parties , because of want of capacity of one party to maintain a suit in that court . I want , if I have sufficient time , to show that the court did pass its opinion ...
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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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