Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Containing His Early History and Political Career; Together with the Speeches, Messages, Proclamations and Other Official Documents Illustrative of His Eventful Administration |
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... Object of the War - Bull Run - Its Effect .......... ..... 117 CHAPTER IX . CLOSE OF 1861 . Election of the Rebels - Davis ' Boast - McClellan appointed Commander of Potomac Army -Proclamation of a National Fast - Intercourse with ...
... Object of the War - Bull Run - Its Effect .......... ..... 117 CHAPTER IX . CLOSE OF 1861 . Election of the Rebels - Davis ' Boast - McClellan appointed Commander of Potomac Army -Proclamation of a National Fast - Intercourse with ...
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... object , and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation . Under the operation of that policy , that agitation had not only not ceased , but has constantly aug- mented . In my opinion , it will not cease , until a crisis ...
... object , and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation . Under the operation of that policy , that agitation had not only not ceased , but has constantly aug- mented . In my opinion , it will not cease , until a crisis ...
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... object . That argument was incorporated into the Nebraska Bill itself , in the language which follows : ' It being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State , nor exclude it therefrom ...
... object . That argument was incorporated into the Nebraska Bill itself , in the language which follows : ' It being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State , nor exclude it therefrom ...
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... light on the latter , to go back and run the mind over the string of historical facts already stated . Several things will now appear less dark and Objects of the Movers . Singular Result . mysterious than 26 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... light on the latter , to go back and run the mind over the string of historical facts already stated . Several things will now appear less dark and Objects of the Movers . Singular Result . mysterious than 26 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... Objects of the Movers . Singular Result . mysterious than they did when they were transpiring . The people were to be left " perfectly free , " " subject only to the Constitution . " What the Constitution had to do with it , outsiders ...
... Objects of the Movers . Singular Result . mysterious than they did when they were transpiring . The people were to be left " perfectly free , " " subject only to the Constitution . " What the Constitution had to do with it , outsiders ...
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