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Page 207
... slavery in all terri- tories south of that line , placing the institution of slavery beyond the restrictive powers of either Congress or territorial legislatures . This the Republicans of the committee would not swallow , defeating the ...
... slavery in all terri- tories south of that line , placing the institution of slavery beyond the restrictive powers of either Congress or territorial legislatures . This the Republicans of the committee would not swallow , defeating the ...
Page 228
... slavery will satisfy the South , the Republican party stands ready to yield it . This point they cannot yield with honor . They will never yield it at all . If the Southern people are afraid that the Republican party intends to ...
... slavery will satisfy the South , the Republican party stands ready to yield it . This point they cannot yield with honor . They will never yield it at all . If the Southern people are afraid that the Republican party intends to ...
Page 355
... slavery in Territories , 228- 229 ; position on compromise , 232 ff , 316 ff ; belligerency , 235 ff ; fears In- augural violence , 263-264 . Rives , W. C. , 14 , 53 , 64 , 306-307 , 315 , 318 . Sanderson , J. P. , visits Lincoln , 126 ...
... slavery in Territories , 228- 229 ; position on compromise , 232 ff , 316 ff ; belligerency , 235 ff ; fears In- augural violence , 263-264 . Rives , W. C. , 14 , 53 , 64 , 306-307 , 315 , 318 . Sanderson , J. P. , visits Lincoln , 126 ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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