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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... present routine , we have , in place of an assembly of voters representing the conflicting views of the two parties or of the several political groups , a homo- geneous audience of one way of thinking , and speakers who have no opponent ...
... present routine , we have , in place of an assembly of voters representing the conflicting views of the two parties or of the several political groups , a homo- geneous audience of one way of thinking , and speakers who have no opponent ...
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... present . ] MR . PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CON- VENTION : If we could first know where we are , and whither we are tending , we could better judge what to do , and how to do it . We are now far into the fifth year since a policy ...
... present . ] MR . PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CON- VENTION : If we could first know where we are , and whither we are tending , we could better judge what to do , and how to do it . We are now far into the fifth year since a policy ...
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... present state of advancement . This was the third point gained The working points of that machinery are : Firstly , That no negro slave , imported as such from Africa , and no descendant of such slave , car ever be a citizen of any ...
... present state of advancement . This was the third point gained The working points of that machinery are : Firstly , That no negro slave , imported as such from Africa , and no descendant of such slave , car ever be a citizen of any ...
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... present head of the dynasty , and that he has regularly voted with us on a single point , upon which he and we have never differed . They remind us that he is a great man , and that the largest of us are very small ones . Let this be ...
... present head of the dynasty , and that he has regularly voted with us on a single point , upon which he and we have never differed . They remind us that he is a great man , and that the largest of us are very small ones . Let this be ...
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... Present . ) Mr. DOUGLAS said , - MR . CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW - CITIZENS : I can find no language which can adequately express my pro found gratitude for the magnificent welcome which you have extended to me on this occasion . Thi vast sea ...
... Present . ) Mr. DOUGLAS said , - MR . CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW - CITIZENS : I can find no language which can adequately express my pro found gratitude for the magnificent welcome which you have extended to me on this occasion . Thi vast sea ...
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