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... question . And though in their creation , the skill and the polish of the workman may not be greatly admired , still the ma- terials out of which they are made , must be regarded of a choice and valuable kind . HORACE GREELEY can only ...
... question . And though in their creation , the skill and the polish of the workman may not be greatly admired , still the ma- terials out of which they are made , must be regarded of a choice and valuable kind . HORACE GREELEY can only ...
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... question of change of residence sug- gested itself , and was seriously considered . They yearned for a country where they would be free from the authority of a gov- ernment which sought to regulate the opinions as well as the acts of ...
... question of change of residence sug- gested itself , and was seriously considered . They yearned for a country where they would be free from the authority of a gov- ernment which sought to regulate the opinions as well as the acts of ...
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... questions was always active and sincere , and among the incidents of this early portion of his life which made the deepest impression upon him , was a fugitive slave - chase which occurred in Poultney . The act abolishing slavery in New ...
... questions was always active and sincere , and among the incidents of this early portion of his life which made the deepest impression upon him , was a fugitive slave - chase which occurred in Poultney . The act abolishing slavery in New ...
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... question of his extraordinary natural gifts , as well as that of his being truly representative of American energy and manhood , both in his character and his career . There is something strangely inter- esting in the spectacle of his ...
... question of his extraordinary natural gifts , as well as that of his being truly representative of American energy and manhood , both in his character and his career . There is something strangely inter- esting in the spectacle of his ...
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... question of Social Reform , particularly in refer- ence to the improvement of the condition of the laboring classes . The socialistic ideas of Charles Fourier lay at the ba- sis of Mr. GREELEY's ideas on the subject , but with certain ...
... question of Social Reform , particularly in refer- ence to the improvement of the condition of the laboring classes . The socialistic ideas of Charles Fourier lay at the ba- sis of Mr. GREELEY's ideas on the subject , but with certain ...
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Page 418 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Page 258 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 258 - If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them.
Page 407 - The state of slavery is of such a nature, that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law...
Page 164 - To whom it may concern : Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with an authority that can control the armies now at war against the United States...
Page 414 - States ; that the committee deem it highly dangerous and inexpedient to impair a provision wisely calculated to promote the happiness and prosperity of the northwestern country, and to give strength and security to that extensive frontier. In the salutary operation of this sagacious and benevolent restraint, it is believed that the inhabitants of Indiana will, at no very distant day, find ample remuneration for a temporary privation of labor and of emigration...
Page 494 - If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Page 575 - The civil service of the Government has become a mere instrument of partisan tyranny and personal ambition, and an object of selfish greed. It is a scandal and reproach upon free institutions, and breeds a demoralization dangerous to the perpetuity of republican government. We therefore regard a thorough reform of the civil service as one of the most pressing necessities of the hour...
Page 494 - And all that believed were together, and had all things common, and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need...
Page 465 - an endless significance lies in Work;" a man perfects himself by working. Foul jungles are cleared away, fair seedfields rise instead, and stately cities ; and withal the man himself first ceases to be a jungle and foul unwholesome desert thereby. Consider, how, even in the meanest sorts of...