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... Republic , Detroit , October 2 , 1856 , 253 - The Political Parties of the Day , Auburn , October 21 , 1856 , 276 - The Irrepressible Conflict , Rochester , October 25,1858 , 289 - The National Divergence and Return , Detroit ...
... Republic , Detroit , October 2 , 1856 , 253 - The Political Parties of the Day , Auburn , October 21 , 1856 , 276 - The Irrepressible Conflict , Rochester , October 25,1858 , 289 - The National Divergence and Return , Detroit ...
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... Republic of which we are all citizens — although in that senate chamber I am authorized with one other representative to pronounce the will of the leading member of that confederacy . I should not despair of vindicating this preference ...
... Republic of which we are all citizens — although in that senate chamber I am authorized with one other representative to pronounce the will of the leading member of that confederacy . I should not despair of vindicating this preference ...
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... republic agree with us thus far . But with many this is rather a speculation than a vital faith , and so they hesitate to allow full acti- vity to the principles thus acknowledged , through fear of disturb- ing the harmony of society ...
... republic agree with us thus far . But with many this is rather a speculation than a vital faith , and so they hesitate to allow full acti- vity to the principles thus acknowledged , through fear of disturb- ing the harmony of society ...
Page 139
... republic under the circumstances in which it was organized . Those circum- stances are passing away , and we are entering a career of wealth , power , and expansion . In that career , it is manifest that we shall need higher ...
... republic under the circumstances in which it was organized . Those circum- stances are passing away , and we are entering a career of wealth , power , and expansion . In that career , it is manifest that we shall need higher ...
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... Republic . I may not attempt to specify at large what the university ought to teach or how it ought to impart its instructions . That has been con- fided to abler and more practical hands . But I may venture to insist on the necessity ...
... Republic . I may not attempt to specify at large what the university ought to teach or how it ought to impart its instructions . That has been con- fided to abler and more practical hands . But I may venture to insist on the necessity ...
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