American Orations: V. The anti-slavery struggle (continued) VI. Secession

admitted agitation amendment American anti-slavery argument asserted believe Benjamin charge Chase colonies committee compact compromise measures compromise of 1850 Congress Congressional Constitution Convention Crittenden Crittenden Compromise debate declared Democratic denounced doctrine Douglas Dred Scott decision election equal Everett exclude slavery Federal Government friends Fugitive Slave Fugitive Slave Law G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS gentlemen House institutions January Kansas Kansas-Nebraska bill Kentucky labor Lecompton Lecompton Constitution legislation Legislature Lincoln March ment Mexico Missouri compromise Missouri prohibition Nebraska bill negro never North Northern opinion party passage peace political President principle prohibit slavery proposed proposition provision question recognized referred repeal Republican revolution Rhodes says secede secession Senator from Illinois sentiment Seward sion slave power slavery South Carolina Southern sovereignty speech stitution Sumner Supreme Court Territories tion Toombs Union United States Senator Utah vote Wade Whig