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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... meet at Rich- mond June 11 ; They finally adopt Breckin- ridge and Lane ; The adjourned Convention at timore ; Gen. Cushing's opening Speech . Mr. Howard , of Tennessee , moves admission of original Delegates ; Mr. Kavanagh , of Minne ...
... meet at Rich- mond June 11 ; They finally adopt Breckin- ridge and Lane ; The adjourned Convention at timore ; Gen. Cushing's opening Speech . Mr. Howard , of Tennessee , moves admission of original Delegates ; Mr. Kavanagh , of Minne ...
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... meet at Baltimore in May , 1832 , to nominate a candi- date for the second office . Delegates appeared U. S. ANTI - MASONIC CONVENTION - 1830 . and took their seats from the States of The first political National Convention in this ...
... meet at Baltimore in May , 1832 , to nominate a candi- date for the second office . Delegates appeared U. S. ANTI - MASONIC CONVENTION - 1830 . and took their seats from the States of The first political National Convention in this ...
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... meet the issue on which a sectional party , subsisting exclusively Slavery agitation , now relies to test the fidelity of the people , North and South , to the Constitution and the Union- 1. Resolved , That claiming fellowship with and ...
... meet the issue on which a sectional party , subsisting exclusively Slavery agitation , now relies to test the fidelity of the people , North and South , to the Constitution and the Union- 1. Resolved , That claiming fellowship with and ...
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... meet and clear away all obstacles to a full enjoyment of this right in the Territories , we re - affirm the principle of the 9th resolution of the Plat- form adopted in Convention by the Democracy of this State , on the 14th of February ...
... meet and clear away all obstacles to a full enjoyment of this right in the Territories , we re - affirm the principle of the 9th resolution of the Plat- form adopted in Convention by the Democracy of this State , on the 14th of February ...
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... meet the Black Republicans with their abominable doctrines boldly ; and if our friends , the Democrats from the Free States , cannot join us and fight with us , we must fight our own battle . We are ready to meet the issue made by the ...
... meet the Black Republicans with their abominable doctrines boldly ; and if our friends , the Democrats from the Free States , cannot join us and fight with us , we must fight our own battle . We are ready to meet the issue made by the ...
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