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Page 281
... slavery in or exclude it therefrom , the territory . Sec . 14. That the constitution , and all the laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable , shall have the same force and effect within said territory of Nebraska as ...
... slavery in or exclude it therefrom , the territory . Sec . 14. That the constitution , and all the laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable , shall have the same force and effect within said territory of Nebraska as ...
Page 299
... slavery . Now , this , to my mind , is manifestly unjust . After an angry and dangerous controversy , the parties made friends by dividing the bone of contention . The one party first appropriates her own share , beyond all power to be ...
... slavery . Now , this , to my mind , is manifestly unjust . After an angry and dangerous controversy , the parties made friends by dividing the bone of contention . The one party first appropriates her own share , beyond all power to be ...
Page 535
... slavery is wrong , whether made in politics , in presses , in pulpits , or in private . We must arrest and return their fugitive slaves with greedy pleasure . We must pull down our Free State constitutions . The whole atmosphere must be ...
... slavery is wrong , whether made in politics , in presses , in pulpits , or in private . We must arrest and return their fugitive slaves with greedy pleasure . We must pull down our Free State constitutions . The whole atmosphere must be ...
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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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