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... opinion was that he ought to be put to death. They were in the field for the purpose of killing Indians, and to spare the slaughter of one that Providence had delivered into their hands was something of which these honest pioneers could ...
... opinion was that he ought to be put to death. They were in the field for the purpose of killing Indians, and to spare the slaughter of one that Providence had delivered into their hands was something of which these honest pioneers could ...
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... opinion, no such movement was necessary to the defense or protection of Texas."-Congressional Globe, vol. xviii, 1st session, 30th Congress, page 64. Mr. Polk had represented that the Mexicans were the first aggressors in the existing ...
... opinion, no such movement was necessary to the defense or protection of Texas."-Congressional Globe, vol. xviii, 1st session, 30th Congress, page 64. Mr. Polk had represented that the Mexicans were the first aggressors in the existing ...
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... opinion. The impression that his Congressional speeches give you, is the same left by all others that he has made. You feel that he has not argued to gain a point, but to show the truth; that it is not Lincoln he wishes to sustain, but ...
... opinion. The impression that his Congressional speeches give you, is the same left by all others that he has made. You feel that he has not argued to gain a point, but to show the truth; that it is not Lincoln he wishes to sustain, but ...
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... opinion must be consulted the opinion that the Whig party had survived its usefulness, and that all which was good in it has now entered upon a higher and purer state of existence in the Republican organization. Doubtless it would be ...
... opinion must be consulted the opinion that the Whig party had survived its usefulness, and that all which was good in it has now entered upon a higher and purer state of existence in the Republican organization. Doubtless it would be ...
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... opinion of the latter, demoralized before the election in which they suffered so total an overthrow, though they continued steadfast in their devotion to the Whig name until 1854, when the first organization of the Republicans took ...
... opinion of the latter, demoralized before the election in which they suffered so total an overthrow, though they continued steadfast in their devotion to the Whig name until 1854, when the first organization of the Republicans took ...
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LIVES & SPEECHES OF ABRAHAM LI William Dean 1837-1920 Howells,John Lord 1812-1887 Hayes,Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln No preview available - 2016 |
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