Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861)Marion Mills Miller Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 - Civil rights |
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... SLAVERY ( 1858-1861 ) With an Introduction by ETHELBERT D. WARFIELD , LL.D. President of Lafayette College CURRENT LITERATURE PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK COPYRIGHT , 1913 , BY CURRENT LITERATURE PUBLISHING COMPANY Press GREAT DEBATES IN.
... SLAVERY ( 1858-1861 ) With an Introduction by ETHELBERT D. WARFIELD , LL.D. President of Lafayette College CURRENT LITERATURE PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK COPYRIGHT , 1913 , BY CURRENT LITERATURE PUBLISHING COMPANY Press GREAT DEBATES IN.
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... slavery . It was soon seen , however , indeed it had been foreseen before their accomplishment , that the triumph would prove a merely formal one , empty of all prac- tical benefit . Accordingly , from this time onward , Southern ...
... slavery . It was soon seen , however , indeed it had been foreseen before their accomplishment , that the triumph would prove a merely formal one , empty of all prac- tical benefit . Accordingly , from this time onward , Southern ...
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... slaves , or should commit any other gross violation of our constitutional rights , will any gentleman contend that the decision of every branch of the Federal Government , in favor of such laws , could prevent the States from declaring ...
... slaves , or should commit any other gross violation of our constitutional rights , will any gentleman contend that the decision of every branch of the Federal Government , in favor of such laws , could prevent the States from declaring ...
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