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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... taken regarding the exercise of the veto power . This speech is , perhaps , more strongly marked by Mr. Lincoln's peculiarities than any other of his Congressional utterances . The keen sarcasm with which he exposed the inconsistencies ...
... taken regarding the exercise of the veto power . This speech is , perhaps , more strongly marked by Mr. Lincoln's peculiarities than any other of his Congressional utterances . The keen sarcasm with which he exposed the inconsistencies ...
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... taken by the majority was , that slaves were regarded as property by the Constitution , and when taken for public service should be paid for as property . The principle involved in the bill , therefore , was the same one which the ...
... taken by the majority was , that slaves were regarded as property by the Constitution , and when taken for public service should be paid for as property . The principle involved in the bill , therefore , was the same one which the ...
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... taken him first into a free State and then into a Territory cov- ered by the Congressional prohibition , and held him as a slave for a long time in each , was passing through the United States Circuit Court for the District of Missouri ...
... taken him first into a free State and then into a Territory cov- ered by the Congressional prohibition , and held him as a slave for a long time in each , was passing through the United States Circuit Court for the District of Missouri ...
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... taken by our friend , the Judge , in regard to his support of it , when he declares the last years of his life have been , and all the future years of his life shall be , devoted to this matter of popular sovereignty . What is it ? Why ...
... taken by our friend , the Judge , in regard to his support of it , when he declares the last years of his life have been , and all the future years of his life shall be , devoted to this matter of popular sovereignty . What is it ? Why ...
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... taken at the time he was speaking . He also brought out in strong relief the evasive character of Douglas's answers to the questions which he had proposed , especially the subterfuge of friendly legislation , " which he had set forth as ...
... taken at the time he was speaking . He also brought out in strong relief the evasive character of Douglas's answers to the questions which he had proposed , especially the subterfuge of friendly legislation , " which he had set forth as ...
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