The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln ...: Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, and Proclamations, and the Closing Scenes Connected with His Life and Death |
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... existing here . They did not make it so , but they left it so , because they knew of no way to get rid of it at that time . When Judge Douglas undertakes to say that , as a matter of choice , the fathers of the Government made this ...
... existing here . They did not make it so , but they left it so , because they knew of no way to get rid of it at that time . When Judge Douglas undertakes to say that , as a matter of choice , the fathers of the Government made this ...
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... existing political parties , and who were alarmed at the probable results of a presidential election which promised to be substantially sectional in its character . They put forth , therefore , no opinions upon the leading points in ...
... existing political parties , and who were alarmed at the probable results of a presidential election which promised to be substantially sectional in its character . They put forth , therefore , no opinions upon the leading points in ...
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... existing articles relating to the representation of slaves and the surrender of fugitives . Besides these proposed amendments of the Constitution , Mr. Crittenden's resolutions embodied certain declara- tions in affirmance of the ...
... existing articles relating to the representation of slaves and the surrender of fugitives . Besides these proposed amendments of the Constitution , Mr. Crittenden's resolutions embodied certain declara- tions in affirmance of the ...
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... existing in fifteen of the United States by the usages and laws of those States ; and we recognize no authority , legally or otherwise , outside of a State where it so exists , to ! interfere with slaves or slavery in such States ...
... existing in fifteen of the United States by the usages and laws of those States ; and we recognize no authority , legally or otherwise , outside of a State where it so exists , to ! interfere with slaves or slavery in such States ...
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... existing in our national politics , and it is as well that I should also allude to it here . I think that there is no occasion for any excitement . The crisis , as it is called , is altogether an artificial crisis . there are ...
... existing in our national politics , and it is as well that I should also allude to it here . I think that there is no occasion for any excitement . The crisis , as it is called , is altogether an artificial crisis . there are ...
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