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... slaves and the leader in a war fought pri- marily over the issue of slavery is one of the great ironies of history . The whole matter of slavery was becoming more important every day . A change was taking place in the organization of ...
... slaves and the leader in a war fought pri- marily over the issue of slavery is one of the great ironies of history . The whole matter of slavery was becoming more important every day . A change was taking place in the organization of ...
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... slavery cause , or of voting for it without the slavery clause - in any case they must adopt the constitution as writ- ten , except for the one clause . It was quickly pointed out that the provisions covering free Negroes and fugitives ...
... slavery cause , or of voting for it without the slavery clause - in any case they must adopt the constitution as writ- ten , except for the one clause . It was quickly pointed out that the provisions covering free Negroes and fugitives ...
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... slavery . Everything that emanates from him or his coadjutors in their course of policy carefully excludes the thought that there is anything wrong in slavery . All their argu- ments , if you will consider them , will be seen to exclude ...
... slavery . Everything that emanates from him or his coadjutors in their course of policy carefully excludes the thought that there is anything wrong in slavery . All their argu- ments , if you will consider them , will be seen to exclude ...
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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