The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... votes herself a slave State she must be admitted , or the Union must be dissolved . But how if she votes herself a slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang men ? Must she still be admitted , or ...
... votes herself a slave State she must be admitted , or the Union must be dissolved . But how if she votes herself a slave State unfairly , that is , by the very means for which you say you would hang men ? Must she still be admitted , or ...
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... votes herself a free State , as a Christian you will rejoice at it . All de- cent slaveholders talk that way , and I ... vote for no man for Congress who would say the same thing publicly . No such man could be elected from any district ...
... votes herself a free State , as a Christian you will rejoice at it . All de- cent slaveholders talk that way , and I ... vote for no man for Congress who would say the same thing publicly . No such man could be elected from any district ...
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... vote for the exact type and representative of Stringfellow . The slave - breeders and slave- traders are a small ... voted for the Wil- mot proviso as good as forty times ; and I never heard of any one attempting to unwhig me for that ...
... vote for the exact type and representative of Stringfellow . The slave - breeders and slave- traders are a small ... voted for the Wil- mot proviso as good as forty times ; and I never heard of any one attempting to unwhig me for that ...
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