A Political Text-book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential Nominations and Elections, Including All the National Platforms Ever Yet Adopted: Also a History of the Struggle Respecting Slavery in the Territories, and of the Action of Congress as to the Freedom of the Public Lands, with the Most Notable Speeches and Letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass, Seward, Everett, Breckinridge, H. V. Johnson, Etc., Etc., Touching the Questions of the Day; and Returns of All Presidential Elections Since 1836 |
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... condition that he will accept the nomination as the candidate of the Whig Party , and adhere to its great fundamental principles - no exten- sion of slave territory - no acquisition of foreign terri- tory by conquest - protection to ...
... condition that he will accept the nomination as the candidate of the Whig Party , and adhere to its great fundamental principles - no exten- sion of slave territory - no acquisition of foreign terri- tory by conquest - protection to ...
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... condition of popular institutions in the old world , a high and sacred duty is devolved with increased responsibility upon the Demo- cracy of this country , as the party of the people , to up- hold and maintain the rights of every State ...
... condition of popular institutions in the old world , a high and sacred duty is devolved with increased responsibility upon the Demo- cracy of this country , as the party of the people , to up- hold and maintain the rights of every State ...
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... condition of exercising the right of suffrage and holding office - the right of an accused person to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury has been denied - the right of the people to be secure in their persons , houses ...
... condition of exercising the right of suffrage and holding office - the right of an accused person to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury has been denied - the right of the people to be secure in their persons , houses ...
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... condition of popular institutions in the Old World ( and the danger- ous tendencies of sectional agitation , combined with the attempt to enforce civil and religious disabilities against the rights of acquiring and enjoying citizenship ...
... condition of popular institutions in the Old World ( and the danger- ous tendencies of sectional agitation , combined with the attempt to enforce civil and religious disabilities against the rights of acquiring and enjoying citizenship ...
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... condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom : That as our Republican fathers , when they had abolished Slavery in all our na- tional territory , ordained that " no person should be de- prived of life , liberty ...
... condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom : That as our Republican fathers , when they had abolished Slavery in all our na- tional territory , ordained that " no person should be de- prived of life , liberty ...
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