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... Vote . - Political Condition of the North . - Secession of South Carolina . - Events in Charleston Harbor . -Disagreements in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet . - The Secession Movement in Progress . -Peace Measures in Congress . - The Crittenden ...
... Vote . - Political Condition of the North . - Secession of South Carolina . - Events in Charleston Harbor . -Disagreements in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet . - The Secession Movement in Progress . -Peace Measures in Congress . - The Crittenden ...
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... Vote . - Political Condition of the North . - Secession of South Carolina . - Events in Charleston Harbor . -Disagreements in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet . - The Secession Movement in Progress . -Peace Measures in Congress . - The Crittenden ...
... Vote . - Political Condition of the North . - Secession of South Carolina . - Events in Charleston Harbor . -Disagreements in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet . - The Secession Movement in Progress . -Peace Measures in Congress . - The Crittenden ...
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... vote of 117 yeas to 68 nays . A majority of the Northern members voted against the resolution , although there was then scarcely an avowed Aboli- 16 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR .
... vote of 117 yeas to 68 nays . A majority of the Northern members voted against the resolution , although there was then scarcely an avowed Aboli- 16 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR .
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... vote of 122 to 74 . In the month of January , 1840 , the House of Representa- tives , on motion of Mr. W. Cost Johnson , of Maryland , adopted what was known as the " Twenty - first Rule , " which prohibited the reception of all ...
... vote of 122 to 74 . In the month of January , 1840 , the House of Representa- tives , on motion of Mr. W. Cost Johnson , of Maryland , adopted what was known as the " Twenty - first Rule , " which prohibited the reception of all ...
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... vote of a single State , and but 175,296 of the popular vote of the Union . The triumphant election of Pierce , who was a favorite of the State Rights Democracy of the South , was hailed by the sanguine friends of the Union as a fair ...
... vote of a single State , and but 175,296 of the popular vote of the Union . The triumphant election of Pierce , who was a favorite of the State Rights Democracy of the South , was hailed by the sanguine friends of the Union as a fair ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
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