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Page 456
... Union to the Lecompton Constitution . It was in these words : - " KANSAS AND HER CONSTITUTION . - The vexed question is settled . The problem is solved . The dead point of danger is passed . All serious trouble to Kansas affairs is over ...
... Union to the Lecompton Constitution . It was in these words : - " KANSAS AND HER CONSTITUTION . - The vexed question is settled . The problem is solved . The dead point of danger is passed . All serious trouble to Kansas affairs is over ...
Page 582
... Union , heretofore only menaced , is now formidably attempted . I hold , that in contemplation of universal law , and of the Constitution , the Union of these States is perpetual . Perpetuity is implied , if not expressed , in the ...
... Union , heretofore only menaced , is now formidably attempted . I hold , that in contemplation of universal law , and of the Constitution , the Union of these States is perpetual . Perpetuity is implied , if not expressed , in the ...
Page 786
... Union , was never more firm , nor more nearly unanimous , than now . The ex- traordinary calmness and good order with which the millions of voters met and mingled at the polls , give strong assurance of this . Not only all those who ...
... Union , was never more firm , nor more nearly unanimous , than now . The ex- traordinary calmness and good order with which the millions of voters met and mingled at the polls , give strong assurance of this . Not only all those who ...
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LINCOLNS DEVELOPMENT AS A WRITER | 1 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
of the House of Representatives at Springfield Illinois | 90 |
Copyright | |
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