Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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Page 127
... slavery in the District of Columbia . 5. - I do not stand pledged to the prohibition of the slave trade be- tween the different States . 6. I am impliedly , if not expressly , pledged to a belief in the right and duty of Congress to ...
... slavery in the District of Columbia . 5. - I do not stand pledged to the prohibition of the slave trade be- tween the different States . 6. I am impliedly , if not expressly , pledged to a belief in the right and duty of Congress to ...
Page 133
... slaves finds there is no law to protect him when he arrives there . He has no remedy if his slaves run away to another country ; there is no slave code or police regulations , and the absence of them excludes his slaves from the ...
... slaves finds there is no law to protect him when he arrives there . He has no remedy if his slaves run away to another country ; there is no slave code or police regulations , and the absence of them excludes his slaves from the ...
Page 157
... slave in the slave States . We do believe Congress has the power to prohibit slavery in the territories ; and whenever the occasion offers , whenever the proper time arrives , whenever the question arises , we are in favor of exercising ...
... slave in the slave States . We do believe Congress has the power to prohibit slavery in the territories ; and whenever the occasion offers , whenever the proper time arrives , whenever the question arises , we are in favor of exercising ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
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