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... principle . The support of the Wilmot Proviso , is the first fact mentioned , to prove that the Missouri restriction was repudiated in principle , and the second is , the refusal to extend the Missouri line over the country acquired ...
... principle . The support of the Wilmot Proviso , is the first fact mentioned , to prove that the Missouri restriction was repudiated in principle , and the second is , the refusal to extend the Missouri line over the country acquired ...
Page 440
... principle of popular sovereignty , recognizing the right of each State to do as it pleased . Under that principle , we have grown from a nation of three or four millions to a nation of about thirty millions of people ; we have crossed ...
... principle of popular sovereignty , recognizing the right of each State to do as it pleased . Under that principle , we have grown from a nation of three or four millions to a nation of about thirty millions of people ; we have crossed ...
Page 527
... principle , begin to get votes in your section , we should thereby cease to be sectional . You cannot escape this ... principle or practice . If we do repel you by any wrong principle or practice , the fault is ours ; but this brings you ...
... principle , begin to get votes in your section , we should thereby cease to be sectional . You cannot escape this ... principle or practice . If we do repel you by any wrong principle or practice , the fault is ours ; but this brings you ...
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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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