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Page 26
... necessary that it should go back to the senate to be again considered and voted upon . On the 24th of May , two days after it passed the house , the senate , on motion of Mr. Douglas , proceeded to act upon the bill . Mr. Pearce of ...
... necessary that it should go back to the senate to be again considered and voted upon . On the 24th of May , two days after it passed the house , the senate , on motion of Mr. Douglas , proceeded to act upon the bill . Mr. Pearce of ...
Page 45
... necessary bill . With the generous aid of others , northern representa- tives , and the indispensable aid of the late Thomas J. Rusk , a senator from Texas , that bill , after a severe contest , was carried through the senate of the ...
... necessary bill . With the generous aid of others , northern representa- tives , and the indispensable aid of the late Thomas J. Rusk , a senator from Texas , that bill , after a severe contest , was carried through the senate of the ...
Page 77
... necessary to a choice , 233 . 1734 102 48 50 12 49 3 14 1 10 1 1 The following table exhibits the vote of each state on the first ballot : STATES . Maine , New Hampshire ,. Vermont , Massachusetts , Rhode Island ,. Connecticut ,. New ...
... necessary to a choice , 233 . 1734 102 48 50 12 49 3 14 1 10 1 1 The following table exhibits the vote of each state on the first ballot : STATES . Maine , New Hampshire ,. Vermont , Massachusetts , Rhode Island ,. Connecticut ,. New ...
Page 79
... necessary by a recent fire . The same reason determines me also to decline your kind invitation to attend the meeting in which you propose some demonstrations of respect to myself , while so justly considering the nominations which have ...
... necessary by a recent fire . The same reason determines me also to decline your kind invitation to attend the meeting in which you propose some demonstrations of respect to myself , while so justly considering the nominations which have ...
Page 87
... necessary by increasing the area of human bondage ? " How simple , then , and yet how wise and how felicitous , is the policy of the republican party . All it proposes is that all future states shall be just such free , enlightened ...
... necessary by increasing the area of human bondage ? " How simple , then , and yet how wise and how felicitous , is the policy of the republican party . All it proposes is that all future states shall be just such free , enlightened ...
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