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... laws . As such representative , duly elected . . . , he will at once rally around him , not only the entire North , but the entire conservative strength of the South . . . . His speeches , his political record , the platform ... , all ...
... laws . As such representative , duly elected . . . , he will at once rally around him , not only the entire North , but the entire conservative strength of the South . . . . His speeches , his political record , the platform ... , all ...
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... law or the constitution that Territories applying for admission into the Union shall be admitted with or without slavery ... laws ; we are in favor of any compromise that does not yield to slavery the right to go into free Territories ...
... law or the constitution that Territories applying for admission into the Union shall be admitted with or without slavery ... laws ; we are in favor of any compromise that does not yield to slavery the right to go into free Territories ...
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... laws . I fully believe that such an adjustment can be offered , and that when offered by the Administration having the power and the will to make . . . the laws . . . something more than meaningless words on the statute book it will be ...
... laws . I fully believe that such an adjustment can be offered , and that when offered by the Administration having the power and the will to make . . . the laws . . . something more than meaningless words on the statute book it will be ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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