The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln ...: Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, and Proclamations, and the Closing Scenes Connected with His Life and DeathIncludes added anecdotes and personal reminiscences of President Lincoln, by F.B. Carpenter. |
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... slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly at its present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . 36 They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad ...
... slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly at its present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . 36 They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad ...
Page 39
... slavery in the District of Columbia , and against the slave - trade . On the question of abolishing slavery in the ... slaves , or now owned by any person or persons now resident within said District , shall remain such at the will of ...
... slavery in the District of Columbia , and against the slave - trade . On the question of abolishing slavery in the ... slaves , or now owned by any person or persons now resident within said District , shall remain such at the will of ...
Page 40
... slave shall be forthwith and forever free : And pro vided further , That the President of the United States , the Secretary of State , and the Secretary of the Treasury , shall be a board for determining the value such slaves as their ...
... slave shall be forthwith and forever free : And pro vided further , That the President of the United States , the Secretary of State , and the Secretary of the Treasury , shall be a board for determining the value such slaves as their ...
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... slavery question was before the House , was in the famous Pacheco case . This was a bill to reimburse the heirs of Antonio ... slaves were regarded as property by the Constitution , and when taken for public service should be paid for as ...
... slavery question was before the House , was in the famous Pacheco case . This was a bill to reimburse the heirs of Antonio ... slaves were regarded as property by the Constitution , and when taken for public service should be paid for as ...
Page 49
... slave , I must . necessarily want her for a wife . I need not have her for either . I can just leave her alone . In ... slavery for the possession of Kansas was at its height . A few days after his inauguration , the Su- preme Court ...
... slave , I must . necessarily want her for a wife . I need not have her for either . I can just leave her alone . In ... slavery for the possession of Kansas was at its height . A few days after his inauguration , the Su- preme Court ...
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