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... laws . As such representative , duly elected ... , he will at once rally around him , not only the entire North , but the entire conservative strength of the South . . . . His speeches , his political record , the platform . . . , all ...
... laws . As such representative , duly elected ... , he will at once rally around him , not only the entire North , but the entire conservative strength of the South . . . . His speeches , his political record , the platform . . . , all ...
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... law or the constitution that Territories applying for admission into the Union shall be admitted with or without slavery ... laws ; we are in favor of any compromise that does not yield to slavery the right to go into free Territories ...
... law or the constitution that Territories applying for admission into the Union shall be admitted with or without slavery ... laws ; we are in favor of any compromise that does not yield to slavery the right to go into free Territories ...
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... laws ; then he " would willingly concede almost anything , not involv- ing principle . " 1 Why , then , this late program of concession ? The border states provided the motive . As of February 1 , when Texas acted , seven states had ...
... laws ; then he " would willingly concede almost anything , not involv- ing principle . " 1 Why , then , this late program of concession ? The border states provided the motive . As of February 1 , when Texas acted , seven states had ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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