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... question . He came from Maryland and has got Davis on the brain . " Lincoln supplemented his Mary- land views with a funny story uncomplimentary to that state . " It was very evident , " thought Weed , " that the selection of Montgomery ...
... question . He came from Maryland and has got Davis on the brain . " Lincoln supplemented his Mary- land views with a funny story uncomplimentary to that state . " It was very evident , " thought Weed , " that the selection of Montgomery ...
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... question , I am for fighting again — that is all . It is but repetition for me to say I am for an honest enforcement of the Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . ” 3 To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex ...
... question , I am for fighting again — that is all . It is but repetition for me to say I am for an honest enforcement of the Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . ” 3 To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex ...
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... question open as long as possible . " Then , from the Corwin Committee , came a proposal on which nearly everyone could agree , a proposed amendment 13 , denying to Congress power to interfere with slavery in the slave states . The ...
... question open as long as possible . " Then , from the Corwin Committee , came a proposal on which nearly everyone could agree , a proposed amendment 13 , denying to Congress power to interfere with slavery in the slave states . The ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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