Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861) |
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Speech of ABRAHAM LINCOLN ( Ill . ) at Cooper Union on " Slavery as the Fathers Viewed It . " Inaugural Address of JEFFERSON DAVIS ( Miss . ) as President of the Confederacy . Inaugural Address of ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS ( Ga . ) ...
Speech of ABRAHAM LINCOLN ( Ill . ) at Cooper Union on " Slavery as the Fathers Viewed It . " Inaugural Address of JEFFERSON DAVIS ( Miss . ) as President of the Confederacy . Inaugural Address of ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS ( Ga . ) ...
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These are among the principal objections against precipitate measures tending to disunite the States , and , when examined in connection with the farewell address of the Father of his Country , they must , it is believed , be deemed ...
These are among the principal objections against precipitate measures tending to disunite the States , and , when examined in connection with the farewell address of the Father of his Country , they must , it is believed , be deemed ...
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people of the South may almost be considered as strangers in the land of their fathers . The fruits of their industry have from the policy pursued by the Federal Government , for many years past been flowing to the North in a current as ...
people of the South may almost be considered as strangers in the land of their fathers . The fruits of their industry have from the policy pursued by the Federal Government , for many years past been flowing to the North in a current as ...
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Thus it will be seen , said Mr. H. , that the South Carolina doctrine is the Republican doctrine of '98 ; that it was first promulgated by the fathers of the faith ; that it was maintained by Virginia and Kentucky in the worst of times ...
Thus it will be seen , said Mr. H. , that the South Carolina doctrine is the Republican doctrine of '98 ; that it was first promulgated by the fathers of the faith ; that it was maintained by Virginia and Kentucky in the worst of times ...
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... beyond a doubt , that it was the first object of the great fathers of our Federal system to interpose effectual checks to prevent that over - action which is the besetting sin of all governments , and which has been the great enemy ...
... beyond a doubt , that it was the first object of the great fathers of our Federal system to interpose effectual checks to prevent that over - action which is the besetting sin of all governments , and which has been the great enemy ...
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