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Debate in the House on the Conciliation Bill ( general account ) . Farewell Address of JEFFERSON DAVIS to the Senate . PAGE 323 t 1 ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME FIVE Daniel Webster Photogravure The CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIVE V.
Debate in the House on the Conciliation Bill ( general account ) . Farewell Address of JEFFERSON DAVIS to the Senate . PAGE 323 t 1 ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME FIVE Daniel Webster Photogravure The CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIVE V.
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Mr. Breckinridge , the Representative from Fayette county , was appointed chairman of the committee of three to consider the address and make a report to the House . He gave notice that on the next day he proposed to move that the House ...
Mr. Breckinridge , the Representative from Fayette county , was appointed chairman of the committee of three to consider the address and make a report to the House . He gave notice that on the next day he proposed to move that the House ...
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The House of Representatives in Pennsylvania were , indeed , in hearty sympathy with the movement , but they did not dare submit the resolution they had adopted to the Senate , because of its well - known antagonism to the principles ...
The House of Representatives in Pennsylvania were , indeed , in hearty sympathy with the movement , but they did not dare submit the resolution they had adopted to the Senate , because of its well - known antagonism to the principles ...
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PROTEST OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Senate and House of Representatives of South Carolina do solemnly protest against the system of protecting duties lately adopted by the Federal Government , for the following reasons : 1.
PROTEST OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Senate and House of Representatives of South Carolina do solemnly protest against the system of protecting duties lately adopted by the Federal Government , for the following reasons : 1.
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The House of Representatives was early deserted ; an adjournment would have hardly made it emptier . The Speaker , it is true , retained his chair , but no business of moment was or could be attended to ; members all rushed in to hear ...
The House of Representatives was early deserted ; an adjournment would have hardly made it emptier . The Speaker , it is true , retained his chair , but no business of moment was or could be attended to ; members all rushed in to hear ...
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