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The true solution is certainly to be found in the personality of John Breckinridge , the mover , his active interest in the matter itself , and the probability that he initiated the whole plan of campaign .
The true solution is certainly to be found in the personality of John Breckinridge , the mover , his active interest in the matter itself , and the probability that he initiated the whole plan of campaign .
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This has rendered the history of the genesis of the movement , the authorship of the resolutions , and the responsibility for the doctrines put forth of the highest interest , III The genesis of any great movement must always be 4 GREAT ...
This has rendered the history of the genesis of the movement , the authorship of the resolutions , and the responsibility for the doctrines put forth of the highest interest , III The genesis of any great movement must always be 4 GREAT ...
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... or the confusion of the times ; but they may be traced to implacable combinations of individuals , or of States , to monopolize power and office , and to trample without remorse upon the rights and interests of ...
... or the confusion of the times ; but they may be traced to implacable combinations of individuals , or of States , to monopolize power and office , and to trample without remorse upon the rights and interests of ...
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With this view they suggest an arrangement , which may at once be consistent with the honor and interest of the National Government , and the security of these States . This it will not be difficult to conclude , if that Government ...
With this view they suggest an arrangement , which may at once be consistent with the honor and interest of the National Government , and the security of these States . This it will not be difficult to conclude , if that Government ...
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The admission of new States into the Union , formed at pleasure in the Western region , has destroyed the balance of power which existed among the original States , and deeply affected their interest . - Seventhly .
The admission of new States into the Union , formed at pleasure in the Western region , has destroyed the balance of power which existed among the original States , and deeply affected their interest . - Seventhly .
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| Title | Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861) Volume 5 of Great Debates in American History: From the Debates in the British Parliament on the Colonial Stamp Act (1764-1765) to the Debates in Congress at the Close of the Taft Administration (1912-1913), Marion Mills Miller |
| Editor | Marion Mills Miller |
| Contributors | United States. Congress, Great Britain. Parliament |
| Publisher | Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2010 |
| ISBN | 0810803860, 9780810803862 |
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