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Page 22
... Fugitive Slave Law passed in 1850. * This was , in fact , a compro- mise . The state of enmity between the North and South had become so virulent , that such men as Clay , Webster , & c . , saw that a disruption was inevi- table . They ...
... Fugitive Slave Law passed in 1850. * This was , in fact , a compro- mise . The state of enmity between the North and South had become so virulent , that such men as Clay , Webster , & c . , saw that a disruption was inevi- table . They ...
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... slave who had escaped from his master teen of them had passed laws in their State Legis- latures to that effect . To ... Fugitive Slave Act " was affirmed by a majority in four- the Senate and in Congress after a long and bitter C 4 REAL ...
... slave who had escaped from his master teen of them had passed laws in their State Legis- latures to that effect . To ... Fugitive Slave Act " was affirmed by a majority in four- the Senate and in Congress after a long and bitter C 4 REAL ...
Page 106
... Fugitive Slave Clause . Constitutionally the slave- owners had held this right from 1787 , but their at- tempts at reclamation had always been frustrated . " † " The Kansas Nebraska Act expressly declares * Ellison , p . 29 . † Ibid . p ...
... Fugitive Slave Clause . Constitutionally the slave- owners had held this right from 1787 , but their at- tempts at reclamation had always been frustrated . " † " The Kansas Nebraska Act expressly declares * Ellison , p . 29 . † Ibid . p ...
Page 121
... slave- owners ' property would be considerably lessened . There would be no fugitive slave law acknowledged by the North . The underground railroad , now only a secret association supported by a few anti - slavery enthusiasts , in ...
... slave- owners ' property would be considerably lessened . There would be no fugitive slave law acknowledged by the North . The underground railroad , now only a secret association supported by a few anti - slavery enthusiasts , in ...
Page 150
... slave . How far these words differ from words that have saluted your ears ... slavery ; and why should I have any sentiments in common with the South on that subject ? But when it is put to me as ... fugitive ? I say they have , 150 WEBSTER .
... slave . How far these words differ from words that have saluted your ears ... slavery ; and why should I have any sentiments in common with the South on that subject ? But when it is put to me as ... fugitive ? I say they have , 150 WEBSTER .
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