Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Volume 1Century Company, 1902 - United States |
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Page 10
... reason- ing in regard to the burning of the negro at St. Louis . He had forfeited his life by the perpetration of an outrageous murder upon one of the most worthy and respectable citizens of the 10 ADDRESSES AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... reason- ing in regard to the burning of the negro at St. Louis . He had forfeited his life by the perpetration of an outrageous murder upon one of the most worthy and respectable citizens of the 10 ADDRESSES AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Page 108
... negro slaves , or indentured persons , of whatever denomination , that may have been captured by any portion of the Mexican army , or may have taken refuge in the said army , since the commencement of the late invasion , shall be ...
... negro slaves , or indentured persons , of whatever denomination , that may have been captured by any portion of the Mexican army , or may have taken refuge in the said army , since the commencement of the late invasion , shall be ...
Page 172
... negro slavery . When our Federal Constitution was adopted , we owned no territory beyond the limits or ownership of the States , except the territory northwest of the River Ohio and east of the Mississippi . What has since been formed ...
... negro slavery . When our Federal Constitution was adopted , we owned no territory beyond the limits or ownership of the States , except the territory northwest of the River Ohio and east of the Mississippi . What has since been formed ...
Page 185
... negro livery - stable , where droves of negroes were collected , temporarily kept , and finally taken to Southern markets , precisely like droves of horses , had been openly maintained for fifty years . Utah and New Mexico needed ...
... negro livery - stable , where droves of negroes were collected , temporarily kept , and finally taken to Southern markets , precisely like droves of horses , had been openly maintained for fifty years . Utah and New Mexico needed ...
Page 193
... negro that he is free ? Who will take him before court to test the question of his freedom ? In ignorance of his legal emancipation he is kept chopping , splitting , and plowing . Others are brought , and move on in the same track . At ...
... negro that he is free ? Who will take him before court to test the question of his freedom ? In ignorance of his legal emancipation he is kept chopping , splitting , and plowing . Others are brought , and move on in the same track . At ...
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