Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... force , but the titles of land which had been granted by Virginia to in- dividuals before Kentucky became a State were not always clear . Set- tlers , after building their houses and improving the land , frequently found they were not ...
... force , but the titles of land which had been granted by Virginia to in- dividuals before Kentucky became a State were not always clear . Set- tlers , after building their houses and improving the land , frequently found they were not ...
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... as the initial of a new era - the beginning of the development of material forces and a corresponding advancement of moral ideas . The Erie Canal , connecting the Hudson River with the great lakes , had 4 A CITIZEN OF ILLINOIS . 49.
... as the initial of a new era - the beginning of the development of material forces and a corresponding advancement of moral ideas . The Erie Canal , connecting the Hudson River with the great lakes , had 4 A CITIZEN OF ILLINOIS . 49.
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... force , recognized by the Constitu- tion of the United States ; it enters into the organization of Congress , and dictates as to the affairs of government and the election of Presi- dents . Is there the remotest probability that he will ...
... force , recognized by the Constitu- tion of the United States ; it enters into the organization of Congress , and dictates as to the affairs of government and the election of Presi- dents . Is there the remotest probability that he will ...
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... forces that are shaping the future of the country . He speaks of the action of the mob which a few weeks before had burned a negro in St. Louis , and of the peril of the country . What sentences are these ! " There is no grievance that ...
... forces that are shaping the future of the country . He speaks of the action of the mob which a few weeks before had burned a negro in St. Louis , and of the peril of the country . What sentences are these ! " There is no grievance that ...
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... force ; that it was wicked and cruel , and threatened to subvert the liberties of the people . Several men who mainly had acted with the Democratic Party , but who were opposed to the further extension of slavery , met at Buffalo ...
... force ; that it was wicked and cruel , and threatened to subvert the liberties of the people . Several men who mainly had acted with the Democratic Party , but who were opposed to the further extension of slavery , met at Buffalo ...
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