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ON THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL-United States Senate,

FEBRUARY 3, 1854.

ON THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL-UNITED STATES SENATE,

FEBRUARY 8, 1854.

STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUGLAS.

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ON THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA BILL-UNITED STATES SENATE,

MARCH 3, 1854.

ON THE CRIME against KaNSAS-UNITED STATES SENATE,

MAY 19-20, 1856.

PRESTON S. BROOKS

ON THE SUMNER ASSAULT-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

JULY 14, 1856.

ON THE PROPERTY DOCTRINE AND SLAVERY IN THE TERRI-

TORIES-UNITED States SENATE, MARCH 11, 1858.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

On the DRED SCOTT DECISION-Springfield, ILLS., JUNE 26,

ON HIS NOMINATION TO THE United States SENATE—at the

Republican State Convention, Springfield, Ills.. June

16, 1859.

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THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS Debate.

DOUGLAS IN REPLY TO LINCOLn-Freeport, ILLS., August
27, 1858.

ON THE IRREpressible ConFLICT-ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTO-

BER 25, 1858.

ON SECESSION; MODERATE REPUBLICAN OPINION-UNITED

STATES SENATE, DECEMBER 5, 1860.

ALFRED IVERSON

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ON SECESSION; SECESSIONIST OPINION-UNITED STATES

SENATE, DECEMBER 5, 1860.

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BENJAMIN Wade.

ON SECESSION, and the State of the Union; RADICAL RE-

PUBLICAN OPINION-UNITED STATES SENATE, DECEMBER

17, 1860.

JOHN JORDON CRITTENDEN

ON THE CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE; BORDER STATE UNIONIST

OPINION-UNITED STATES SENATE, DECEMBER 18, 1860.

ROBERT TOOMBS.

ON SECESSION; SECESSIONIST OPINION-UNITED STATES

SENATE, JANUARY 7, 1861.

SAMUEL SULLIVAN COX

ON SECESSION; DOUGLAS DEMOCRATIC OPINION-HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, January 14, 1861.

ON WITHDRAWAL FROM THe Union; SecESSIONIST OPINION-

UNITED STATES SENATE, JANUARY 21, 1861.

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From a painting by GILBERT Stuart.

THOMAS JEFFERSON

From a painting by GILBERT Stuart.

JOHN RANDOLPH

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