A House Dividing: Lincoln as President Elect |
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... cause will be given for such a course , & I can hardly suppose a state will undertake to secede without a cause . If one does . . . she must take the conse- quences . " A few days later Gideon Welles gave his views on the crisis . " We ...
... cause will be given for such a course , & I can hardly suppose a state will undertake to secede without a cause . If one does . . . she must take the conse- quences . " A few days later Gideon Welles gave his views on the crisis . " We ...
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... cause of all this excitement , when know that it is false . " Another accused Cushing of being in- terested only in his own advancement , even if he had to cause disunion to serve his personal ends.1 · you Had it been possible for a ...
... cause of all this excitement , when know that it is false . " Another accused Cushing of being in- terested only in his own advancement , even if he had to cause disunion to serve his personal ends.1 · you Had it been possible for a ...
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... cause of the Union and the Constitution , and not with one man . . . . In a community like this , whose appearance testifies to their intelligence , I am con- vinced that the cause of liberty and Union can never be in danger . " In ...
... cause of the Union and the Constitution , and not with one man . . . . In a community like this , whose appearance testifies to their intelligence , I am con- vinced that the cause of liberty and Union can never be in danger . " In ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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