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... Union strength of the South , and cause it to rally round Mr. Lincoln as the representative of the Consti- tution and the Union .... " A comparison of this view with that which Lincoln presently stated in the Trumbull speech , indi ...
... Union strength of the South , and cause it to rally round Mr. Lincoln as the representative of the Consti- tution and the Union .... " A comparison of this view with that which Lincoln presently stated in the Trumbull speech , indi ...
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... union- These men are not of the Breckenridge & Yancy [ sic ] school , but quiet peaceloving conservative citizens . . . . Dis- union is inevitable unless something is done by the North . ” The writer offered no specific suggestions ...
... union- These men are not of the Breckenridge & Yancy [ sic ] school , but quiet peaceloving conservative citizens . . . . Dis- union is inevitable unless something is done by the North . ” The writer offered no specific suggestions ...
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... Union would reopen the foreign slave trade and ruin the lucrative business of slave- breeding in the border states . We are of the opinion , therefore , that it will be entirely safe for the Free States , who are perfectly united in ...
... Union would reopen the foreign slave trade and ruin the lucrative business of slave- breeding in the border states . We are of the opinion , therefore , that it will be entirely safe for the Free States , who are perfectly united in ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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