The Political Debates Between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the Senatorial Campaign of 1858 in Illinois, Together with Certain Preceding Speeches of Each at Chicago, Springfield, Etc |
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Page vii
... position of the Southern leaders , in which they had the substantial backing their constituents , was that slaves were property and that the Constitution , having guaranteed the protection of property to all the citizens of the ...
... position of the Southern leaders , in which they had the substantial backing their constituents , was that slaves were property and that the Constitution , having guaranteed the protection of property to all the citizens of the ...
Page xiii
... position , if unbroken , to control with prac- tical certainty the Presidential election of 1860 . , Douglas seemed to be the natural leader of the party . It was necessary for him , however , while retaining the support of the ...
... position , if unbroken , to control with prac- tical certainty the Presidential election of 1860 . , Douglas seemed to be the natural leader of the party . It was necessary for him , however , while retaining the support of the ...
Page xvii
... positions of the opponent . The men selected as leaders or speakers to enforce the contentions of the party , would have to possess some reasoning faculty as well as oratorical fluency . The voters , instead of being shut in with one ...
... positions of the opponent . The men selected as leaders or speakers to enforce the contentions of the party , would have to possess some reasoning faculty as well as oratorical fluency . The voters , instead of being shut in with one ...
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... position , question his motives , o do aught that can be personally offensive to him Whenever , if ever , he and we can come together o principle so that our cause may have assistance from his great ability , I hope to have interposed ...
... position , question his motives , o do aught that can be personally offensive to him Whenever , if ever , he and we can come together o principle so that our cause may have assistance from his great ability , I hope to have interposed ...
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... position upon thi principle many years ago . You all recollect that i 1850 , after the passage of the Compromise measure of that year , when I returned to my home there wa great dissatisfaction expressed at my course in sup porting ...
... position upon thi principle many years ago . You all recollect that i 1850 , after the passage of the Compromise measure of that year , when I returned to my home there wa great dissatisfaction expressed at my course in sup porting ...
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