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... FORCES VIII . THE MEXICAN WAR IX . HOW TO DEAL WITH THE TERRITORIES X. THE COMPROMISE OF 1850 XI . A LULL AND A RETROSPECT XII . SLAVERY AS IT WAS XIII . THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS XIV . " FREMONT AND FREEDOM XV . THREE TYPICAL SOUTHERNERS ...
... FORCES VIII . THE MEXICAN WAR IX . HOW TO DEAL WITH THE TERRITORIES X. THE COMPROMISE OF 1850 XI . A LULL AND A RETROSPECT XII . SLAVERY AS IT WAS XIII . THE STRUGGLE FOR KANSAS XIV . " FREMONT AND FREEDOM XV . THREE TYPICAL SOUTHERNERS ...
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... forces for its abolition . By com- plex and partly obscure causes , personal slavery - the out- right ownership of man - was abolished throughout Christendom . Less inhuman in theory , less heartless in practice , though inhuman and ...
... forces for its abolition . By com- plex and partly obscure causes , personal slavery - the out- right ownership of man - was abolished throughout Christendom . Less inhuman in theory , less heartless in practice , though inhuman and ...
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... forces . An instance of the subtle power of the institution was given in a little - marked incident of Adams's generally creditable administration . By three men as high- minded as President Adams , Secretary Clay , and Minister ...
... forces . An instance of the subtle power of the institution was given in a little - marked incident of Adams's generally creditable administration . By three men as high- minded as President Adams , Secretary Clay , and Minister ...
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... force , and the like ; " the force bill , " it was called . But the " tariff of abominations " was not the most satisfactory or promising ground on which to assert the national sovereignty . And Jackson was hardly a desirable man to ...
... force , and the like ; " the force bill , " it was called . But the " tariff of abominations " was not the most satisfactory or promising ground on which to assert the national sovereignty . And Jackson was hardly a desirable man to ...
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... force bill were passed together , and signed the same day . Confronted by the government with the sword in one hand and the olive branch in the other , South Carolina re- tracted - it was not a capitulation - and repealed the ordi ...
... force bill were passed together , and signed the same day . Confronted by the government with the sword in one hand and the olive branch in the other , South Carolina re- tracted - it was not a capitulation - and repealed the ordi ...
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