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Page 356
... favor as four to one . There is nothing in precedent , therefore , which if its authority were admitted , ought to weigh in favor of the act before me . ” I drop the quotations merely to remark that all there ever was , in the way of ...
... favor as four to one . There is nothing in precedent , therefore , which if its authority were admitted , ought to weigh in favor of the act before me . ” I drop the quotations merely to remark that all there ever was , in the way of ...
Page 392
... favor of making war by the North upon the South for the extinction of slavery ; that I am also in favor of inviting , as he expresses it , the South to a war upon the North for the pur- pose of nationalizing slavery . Now , it is ...
... favor of making war by the North upon the South for the extinction of slavery ; that I am also in favor of inviting , as he expresses it , the South to a war upon the North for the pur- pose of nationalizing slavery . Now , it is ...
Page 795
... favor of making other people slaves . I am in favor of giving an opportunity to such white men to try it on for themselves . I will say one thing in regard to the negro being employed to fight for them . I do know he cannot fight and ...
... favor of making other people slaves . I am in favor of giving an opportunity to such white men to try it on for themselves . I will say one thing in regard to the negro being employed to fight for them . I do know he cannot fight and ...
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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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