Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... Congress had passed a law reducing the price of land to $ 1.25 per acre . With whiskey costing only 15 cents a gallon , we need not wonder that men drank more than was good for them . Abraham Lincoln did not drink intoxicating liquor ...
... Congress had passed a law reducing the price of land to $ 1.25 per acre . With whiskey costing only 15 cents a gallon , we need not wonder that men drank more than was good for them . Abraham Lincoln did not drink intoxicating liquor ...
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... Congress passed a law imposing a duty on cotton goods manufactured in other countries . The law was opposed by the slave - holders of South Carolina . They regarded it as damaging to their interests , for England manufactured far more ...
... Congress passed a law imposing a duty on cotton goods manufactured in other countries . The law was opposed by the slave - holders of South Carolina . They regarded it as damaging to their interests , for England manufactured far more ...
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... Congress - men hon- ored and respected , saw no moral wrong in holding negroes as slaves . There always had been slaves . In Bible times , Moses , who gave laws to the children of Israel , established statutes relating to bondmen ...
... Congress - men hon- ored and respected , saw no moral wrong in holding negroes as slaves . There always had been slaves . In Bible times , Moses , who gave laws to the children of Israel , established statutes relating to bondmen ...
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... Congress had jurisdiction . So it came about that at the time when Nancy Miller was making a pair of jean trousers , and Abraham Lincoln was splitting rails to pay for them , William Lloyd Garrison was issuing the first number of his ...
... Congress had jurisdiction . So it came about that at the time when Nancy Miller was making a pair of jean trousers , and Abraham Lincoln was splitting rails to pay for them , William Lloyd Garrison was issuing the first number of his ...
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... Congress , and dictates as to the affairs of government and the election of Presi- dents . Is there the remotest probability that he will ever be able to strike a blow at such an institution ? Why does he speak the words ? Why lift his ...
... Congress , and dictates as to the affairs of government and the election of Presi- dents . Is there the remotest probability that he will ever be able to strike a blow at such an institution ? Why does he speak the words ? Why lift his ...
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