Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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... the low and narrow cunning of fanaticism , it had grown up by indirec- tion , and aspired to the complete overthrow of the peculiar institution that had distinguished the people of the South from THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 15.
... the low and narrow cunning of fanaticism , it had grown up by indirec- tion , and aspired to the complete overthrow of the peculiar institution that had distinguished the people of the South from THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR . 15.
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... tion from all the slaveholding States to retire from the hall , and to meet in the room of the Committee on the District of Columbia . A large number of them did meet for consultation in the room designated . The meeting , however ...
... tion from all the slaveholding States to retire from the hall , and to meet in the room of the Committee on the District of Columbia . A large number of them did meet for consultation in the room designated . The meeting , however ...
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... tion . The bill , however , was reconsidered in each House , and passed by a two - thirds ' vote , and thus became a binding law in the Territory , despite the veto of the Governor . On the 20th of May , 1857 , Mr. F. P. Stanton ...
... tion . The bill , however , was reconsidered in each House , and passed by a two - thirds ' vote , and thus became a binding law in the Territory , despite the veto of the Governor . On the 20th of May , 1857 , Mr. F. P. Stanton ...
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... tion ; that the national fame abroad was compromised by the association of the South in the Union ; and that a New Eng- land traveller in Europe blushed to confess himself an Ameri- can , because half of the nation of that name were ...
... tion ; that the national fame abroad was compromised by the association of the South in the Union ; and that a New Eng- land traveller in Europe blushed to confess himself an Ameri- can , because half of the nation of that name were ...
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... tion of the territorial question , and a definition of those issues on which the contest of 1860 was to be conducted : Resolved , by the Democracy of the State of Alabama in Convention assem bled , That holding all issues and principles ...
... tion of the territorial question , and a definition of those issues on which the contest of 1860 was to be conducted : Resolved , by the Democracy of the State of Alabama in Convention assem bled , That holding all issues and principles ...
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