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Page 108
... slavery , " he declared ... and in these words Southerners heard the undertone of Seward's voice . Did the Northern people at that period really object to slavery in the Southern states - and if so , why ? Or was it merely talk ? If we ...
... slavery , " he declared ... and in these words Southerners heard the undertone of Seward's voice . Did the Northern people at that period really object to slavery in the Southern states - and if so , why ? Or was it merely talk ? If we ...
Page 111
... slavery party would have got New Mexico and Arizona , but not much else . Strange to say , this solution , despite its practicality , did not appeal to either the North or the South . The die - hards among the slavery party , led by the ...
... slavery party would have got New Mexico and Arizona , but not much else . Strange to say , this solution , despite its practicality , did not appeal to either the North or the South . The die - hards among the slavery party , led by the ...
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... slavery . One of the historic results of this agitation was to bring slavery forward as the chief na- tional issue , and to obscure the underlying financial and eco- nomic problems . In other words , the slavery question was swiftly ...
... slavery . One of the historic results of this agitation was to bring slavery forward as the chief na- tional issue , and to obscure the underlying financial and eco- nomic problems . In other words , the slavery question was swiftly ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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