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... passed , in 1854 , " Henceforth there can be no political connection with the whigs of the South . An impassable gulf separates us . The North must pass under the yoke again . But not for long . No man can see the consequence of the ...
... passed , in 1854 , " Henceforth there can be no political connection with the whigs of the South . An impassable gulf separates us . The North must pass under the yoke again . But not for long . No man can see the consequence of the ...
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... the proceedings of the Electoral Government in support of my proposition . Has there been any act of the legislature passed to define the relative positions of the two contending sections ? Not one . 6 THE RIGHT TO SECEDE .
... the proceedings of the Electoral Government in support of my proposition . Has there been any act of the legislature passed to define the relative positions of the two contending sections ? Not one . 6 THE RIGHT TO SECEDE .
Page 7
... of authority legally con- * The Congress of 1861 begins by recognising this in passing an Act to legalise the present proceedings up to the date of July . stituted and judicially exercised . It is , in fact B 4 THE RIGHT TO FORCE . 7.
... of authority legally con- * The Congress of 1861 begins by recognising this in passing an Act to legalise the present proceedings up to the date of July . stituted and judicially exercised . It is , in fact B 4 THE RIGHT TO FORCE . 7.
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... passing as one of the early causes of dissension . It has been uniformly felt by the South that in this , as in other cases , they had been unfairly dealt with by the legislature . In fact , since the compromise , the admission of every ...
... passing as one of the early causes of dissension . It has been uniformly felt by the South that in this , as in other cases , they had been unfairly dealt with by the legislature . In fact , since the compromise , the admission of every ...
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... 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 knew that ...
... 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 knew that ...
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