Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 140
... slavery himself , he could neither foresee nor understand the depths of Northern resentment . Douglas's attitude toward slavery was utterly materialistic . He had little humanitarian sympathy for the Negro . " Whenever a territory has a ...
... slavery himself , he could neither foresee nor understand the depths of Northern resentment . Douglas's attitude toward slavery was utterly materialistic . He had little humanitarian sympathy for the Negro . " Whenever a territory has a ...
Page 141
... slavery as they chose , they had adopted a principle of general application . But Lincoln knew that this claim did not square with the facts . When the people of the North accepted the Compromise of 1850 , they thought the popular ...
... slavery as they chose , they had adopted a principle of general application . But Lincoln knew that this claim did not square with the facts . When the people of the North accepted the Compromise of 1850 , they thought the popular ...
Page 149
... slavery in course of ultimate extinction , had excluded it from the national domain and assured the cutting off of the source of supply by providing for the eventual abolition of the slave trade . Then , as the nation acquired new land ...
... slavery in course of ultimate extinction , had excluded it from the national domain and assured the cutting off of the source of supply by providing for the eventual abolition of the slave trade . Then , as the nation acquired new land ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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