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... tion , and sarcasm was insufficient . Then came Lincoln's ques- tion : " Can the people of a United States Territory . . . exclude slavery from its limits . . . ? " Asked and answered earlier with- out the preparation , it could never ...
... tion , and sarcasm was insufficient . Then came Lincoln's ques- tion : " Can the people of a United States Territory . . . exclude slavery from its limits . . . ? " Asked and answered earlier with- out the preparation , it could never ...
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... tion by Congress over this matter ; and I am in favor of leaving the people of any territory which may be hereafter acquired the right to regulate it themselves , under the general principles of the Constitution . Because , " 1. I do ...
... tion by Congress over this matter ; and I am in favor of leaving the people of any territory which may be hereafter acquired the right to regulate it themselves , under the general principles of the Constitution . Because , " 1. I do ...
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... tion for the whole State , practically applies the Proclamation to the part previously excepted . It does not adopt apprenticeship for freed - people ; and it is silent , as it could not well be otherwise , about the admission of ...
... tion for the whole State , practically applies the Proclamation to the part previously excepted . It does not adopt apprenticeship for freed - people ; and it is silent , as it could not well be otherwise , about the admission of ...
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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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