Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 2Century Company, 1894 - United States |
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... require all to lawfully rescind it ? Descending from these general principles , we find the proposition that , in legal contemplation the Union is perpetual confirmed by the history of the Union itself . The Union is much older than the ...
... require all to lawfully rescind it ? Descending from these general principles , we find the proposition that , in legal contemplation the Union is perpetual confirmed by the history of the Union itself . The Union is much older than the ...
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... dismemberment , with its consequent evils , or whether patriotism and hu- manity require that it shall be prevented . As a LETTERS AND STATE PAPERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 11 March 15, 1861.- NOTE ASKING CABINET OPINIONS ON ...
... dismemberment , with its consequent evils , or whether patriotism and hu- manity require that it shall be prevented . As a LETTERS AND STATE PAPERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 11 March 15, 1861.- NOTE ASKING CABINET OPINIONS ON ...
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... require that it shall be prevented . As a citizen , my own decision on this subject was promptly made - namely , that the Union is inestimable and even indispensable to the welfare and happiness of the whole coun- try , and to the best ...
... require that it shall be prevented . As a citizen , my own decision on this subject was promptly made - namely , that the Union is inestimable and even indispensable to the welfare and happiness of the whole coun- try , and to the best ...
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... require from six to eight months . As a practical mili- tary question , the time for succoring Fort Sumter with any means at hand had passed away nearly a month ago . Since then , a surrender under assault or from starvation has been ...
... require from six to eight months . As a practical mili- tary question , the time for succoring Fort Sumter with any means at hand had passed away nearly a month ago . Since then , a surrender under assault or from starvation has been ...
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... requires duties to be uniform throughout the United States : And whereas a combination of persons engaged in such ... requiring the persons engaged in these disorderly proceedings to desist therefrom , calling out a militia force for the ...
... requires duties to be uniform throughout the United States : And whereas a combination of persons engaged in such ... requiring the persons engaged in these disorderly proceedings to desist therefrom , calling out a militia force for the ...
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