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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... land , Virginia , North Carolina , South Carolina , composed of 96 delegates , representing the Georgia , Alabama , Louisiana , Mississippi , Ten- States of New - York , Massachusetts , Connecti - nessee , Kentucky , Ohio , Indiana and ...
... land , Virginia , North Carolina , South Carolina , composed of 96 delegates , representing the Georgia , Alabama , Louisiana , Mississippi , Ten- States of New - York , Massachusetts , Connecti - nessee , Kentucky , Ohio , Indiana and ...
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... land of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation , have ever been cardinal principles in the Demo ... Lands - a single term for the Presidency - a re- form of executive usurpations - and generally such an ad- ministration ...
... land of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation , have ever been cardinal principles in the Demo ... Lands - a single term for the Presidency - a re- form of executive usurpations - and generally such an ad- ministration ...
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... Lands ought to be sacredly applied to the National objects specified in the Constitution ; and that we are opposed to any law for the distribution of such proceeds among the States as alike inexpedient in policy and repugnant to the ...
... Lands ought to be sacredly applied to the National objects specified in the Constitution ; and that we are opposed to any law for the distribution of such proceeds among the States as alike inexpedient in policy and repugnant to the ...
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... Land Proceeds from the common treasury of the Union for local purposes , in protecting the Currency and Labor of the country from ruinous fluctuations ; and guarding the money of the country for the use of the people by the ...
... Land Proceeds from the common treasury of the Union for local purposes , in protecting the Currency and Labor of the country from ruinous fluctuations ; and guarding the money of the country for the use of the people by the ...
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