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... tion of the more than mildly reluctant Governor Theodore Roo- sevelt . Platt shared Hanna's outspoken disapproval of the inde- pendent governor but gambled that Roosevelt could be drafted and , if signs of unanimity were convincing ...
... tion of the more than mildly reluctant Governor Theodore Roo- sevelt . Platt shared Hanna's outspoken disapproval of the inde- pendent governor but gambled that Roosevelt could be drafted and , if signs of unanimity were convincing ...
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... tion as a conclusion from their former proposition that the Con- stitution of the United States expressly recognizes property in slaves , and from that other constitutional provision that no per- son shall be deprived of property ...
... tion as a conclusion from their former proposition that the Con- stitution of the United States expressly recognizes property in slaves , and from that other constitutional provision that no per- son shall be deprived of property ...
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... tion to enforce it . And although it is distasteful to me , I have sworn to support the Constitution , and having so sworn I cannot conceive that I do support it if I withheld from that right any necessary legislation to make it ...
... tion to enforce it . And although it is distasteful to me , I have sworn to support the Constitution , and having so sworn I cannot conceive that I do support it if I withheld from that right any necessary legislation to make it ...
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Crisis and a New Party | 7 |
1856 | 15 |
The Rise of Lincoln | 23 |
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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America Thomas G. Mitchell No preview available - 2007 |