The Church and the Rebellion: A Consideration of the Rebellion Against the Government of the United States; and the Agency of the Church, North and South, in Relation Thereto |
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... says : - It has been our pride that out of the seventy - two years of the ex- istence of the Government under the Constitution , it has been for sixty under the control of Southern statesmen . This has secured whatever of prosperity and ...
... says : - It has been our pride that out of the seventy - two years of the ex- istence of the Government under the Constitution , it has been for sixty under the control of Southern statesmen . This has secured whatever of prosperity and ...
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... says : " The Hon . John Brown Young fol- lowed in a speech unsurpassed in power and brilliancy . This gifted young orator rehearsed the history of the last Congress , the efforts for compromise , the surrender by the Republicans of the ...
... says : " The Hon . John Brown Young fol- lowed in a speech unsurpassed in power and brilliancy . This gifted young orator rehearsed the history of the last Congress , the efforts for compromise , the surrender by the Republicans of the ...
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... says : " When a free , enlightened , and Christian people , -and such are our Southern brethren , -are induced to peril all , to rend the ties which have hitherto held them , or even to hesitate upon venturing the fearful experiment of ...
... says : " When a free , enlightened , and Christian people , -and such are our Southern brethren , -are induced to peril all , to rend the ties which have hitherto held them , or even to hesitate upon venturing the fearful experiment of ...
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... says : " When you were forced , by a minority , into rebellion , you were in the enjoyment of every blessing ever conferred by civil govern- ment upon men . " Virginia , Tennessee , and North Carolina , were carried into secession by ...
... says : " When you were forced , by a minority , into rebellion , you were in the enjoyment of every blessing ever conferred by civil govern- ment upon men . " Virginia , Tennessee , and North Carolina , were carried into secession by ...
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... says : " The ordinance of secession withdrew the State of Virginia from the Union , with all the consequences resulting from the separation . It annulled the Constitution and the laws of the United States within the limits of this State ...
... says : " The ordinance of secession withdrew the State of Virginia from the Union , with all the consequences resulting from the separation . It annulled the Constitution and the laws of the United States within the limits of this State ...
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