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... Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . " To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex- pressed his views , in the light of Buchanan's stated position , on the right of a state to secede . " The very existence ...
... Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . " To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex- pressed his views , in the light of Buchanan's stated position , on the right of a state to secede . " The very existence ...
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... Constitution . If the Cotton States are not satisfied with this , as it appears they are not , and persist in their mad schemes of secession - the General Government will of course have to do its duty , and see that the Constitution and ...
... Constitution . If the Cotton States are not satisfied with this , as it appears they are not , and persist in their mad schemes of secession - the General Government will of course have to do its duty , and see that the Constitution and ...
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... constitution that Territories applying for admission into the Union shall be admitted with or without slavery , as the people of such Territory so applying shall determine ; and further , we are in favor of and earnestly recommend the ...
... constitution that Territories applying for admission into the Union shall be admitted with or without slavery , as the people of such Territory so applying shall determine ; and further , we are in favor of and earnestly recommend the ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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