History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... present course . Mr. Douglas had always claimed to have voted for the repeal of the Missouri Compromise because he sus- tained the “ great principle " of Popular Sovereignty , and desired that the inhabitants of Kansas and Ne- braska ...
... present course . Mr. Douglas had always claimed to have voted for the repeal of the Missouri Compromise because he sus- tained the “ great principle " of Popular Sovereignty , and desired that the inhabitants of Kansas and Ne- braska ...
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... present limits ; " did not propose to decide that Dred Scott was free , but did not believe that the decision in that case was a po- litical rule binding the voters , the Congress , or the Presi- dent , and proposed " so resisting it as ...
... present limits ; " did not propose to decide that Dred Scott was free , but did not believe that the decision in that case was a po- litical rule binding the voters , the Congress , or the Presi- dent , and proposed " so resisting it as ...
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... the third ballot was being taken . In a few moments came across the wires the announcement of the result . The Superintendent of the Telegraph Company , who was present , wrote on a scrap of paper , " Mr. Lincoln : You.
... the third ballot was being taken . In a few moments came across the wires the announcement of the result . The Superintendent of the Telegraph Company , who was present , wrote on a scrap of paper , " Mr. Lincoln : You.
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... present - a Committee appointed by the Re- publican Convention recently assembled at Chicago- to discharge a most pleasant duty . We have come , sir , under a vote of instructions to that Committee , to noti- fy you that you have been ...
... present - a Committee appointed by the Re- publican Convention recently assembled at Chicago- to discharge a most pleasant duty . We have come , sir , under a vote of instructions to that Committee , to noti- fy you that you have been ...
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... present . They decided , by resolutions , that each of the Southern States should secede from the Union as soon as possible ; that a Convention of seceding States should be held at Montgomery , Alabama , not later than the 15th of ...
... present . They decided , by resolutions , that each of the Southern States should secede from the Union as soon as possible ; that a Convention of seceding States should be held at Montgomery , Alabama , not later than the 15th of ...
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