Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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Page 53
... senators , members of 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 ...
... senators , members of 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 ...
Page 54
... Senator from Kentucky , was an ac- knowledged leader of the Whig party . A book had been pub- lished setting forth the political principles of Mr. Clay , which Abraham Lincoln read during the days when he could get nothing to do . He ...
... Senator from Kentucky , was an ac- knowledged leader of the Whig party . A book had been pub- lished setting forth the political principles of Mr. Clay , which Abraham Lincoln read during the days when he could get nothing to do . He ...
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... Senator , and also member of President John Quincy Adams's Cabinet . In 1829 a young man , George D. Prentice , who was born in Con- necticut , established a news- paper , the " New England Re- view , " at Hartford , in that State . He ...
... Senator , and also member of President John Quincy Adams's Cabinet . In 1829 a young man , George D. Prentice , who was born in Con- necticut , established a news- paper , the " New England Re- view , " at Hartford , in that State . He ...
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... Senator in Congress , pre- sided . It was not a meeting of ruffians , but of men who called them- selves gentlemen . Many of them , doubtless , thought they were doing right , and what would be for the welfare of the community , by ...
... Senator in Congress , pre- sided . It was not a meeting of ruffians , but of men who called them- selves gentlemen . Many of them , doubtless , thought they were doing right , and what would be for the welfare of the community , by ...
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... Senator from Illinois , meeting Daniel Webster , of Massachusetts ; John P. Hale , of New Hampshire ; John Adams Dix , of New York ; Lewis Cass , of Ohio ; Thomas R. Benton , of Missouri ; Simon Cameron , of Pennsylvania ; John J ...
... Senator from Illinois , meeting Daniel Webster , of Massachusetts ; John P. Hale , of New Hampshire ; John Adams Dix , of New York ; Lewis Cass , of Ohio ; Thomas R. Benton , of Missouri ; Simon Cameron , of Pennsylvania ; John J ...
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