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Page 8
... equal to the average value of the North ; but land in the North is worth $ 28.07 an acre , and in the South , only $ 5.34 ; therefore , as there 331,000,000 acres held by non - slaveholders in the South , their land is depreciated ...
... equal to the average value of the North ; but land in the North is worth $ 28.07 an acre , and in the South , only $ 5.34 ; therefore , as there 331,000,000 acres held by non - slaveholders in the South , their land is depreciated ...
Page 11
... equal gangs of licensed robbers , slaveowners , thieves , and mur- derers , society , we feel assured , would suffer less from their atrocities than it does now . " * " But , sirs , knights of bludgeons , chevaliers of bowie - knives ...
... equal gangs of licensed robbers , slaveowners , thieves , and mur- derers , society , we feel assured , would suffer less from their atrocities than it does now . " * " But , sirs , knights of bludgeons , chevaliers of bowie - knives ...
Page 24
... equals in the Con- federated Union . It was the injustice felt to be so done , and the right according to law which the South undoubtedly had , that swayed the nation in 1852 , in their choice of Peirce - a New Hampshire candidate , who ...
... equals in the Con- federated Union . It was the injustice felt to be so done , and the right according to law which the South undoubtedly had , that swayed the nation in 1852 , in their choice of Peirce - a New Hampshire candidate , who ...
Page 51
... equal that of France , it will be 1,440,000,000 lbs . , equal to 2,880,000 bales , of 500 lbs . each , per annum . The hand labour of India and As much science is required and employed in the cotton culture as in any branch of ...
... equal that of France , it will be 1,440,000,000 lbs . , equal to 2,880,000 bales , of 500 lbs . each , per annum . The hand labour of India and As much science is required and employed in the cotton culture as in any branch of ...
Page 59
... equal , scarcely a bag of Surat would be em- ployed . When the price of American cotton rises , owing to an inadequate supply , that of East India cotton follows it at a considerable interval - the usual ratio being two to three - and ...
... equal , scarcely a bag of Surat would be em- ployed . When the price of American cotton rises , owing to an inadequate supply , that of East India cotton follows it at a considerable interval - the usual ratio being two to three - and ...
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