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... Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . " To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex- pressed his views , in the light of Buchanan's stated position , on the right of a state to secede . The very existence ...
... Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . " To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex- pressed his views , in the light of Buchanan's stated position , on the right of a state to secede . The very existence ...
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... Constitution . If discussion were re- placed by obeying the Constitution and enforcing the laws , would that work , he asked . It would , replied George W. Summers of western Virginia , whose name was being mentioned in cabinet gossip ...
... Constitution . If discussion were re- placed by obeying the Constitution and enforcing the laws , would that work , he asked . It would , replied George W. Summers of western Virginia , whose name was being mentioned in cabinet gossip ...
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... Constitution or even narrowly to split hairs with you in regard to these rights [ prolonged applause , ] but are determined to give you , as far as lies in our hands , all your rights under the Constitution - not grudgingly , but fully ...
... Constitution or even narrowly to split hairs with you in regard to these rights [ prolonged applause , ] but are determined to give you , as far as lies in our hands , all your rights under the Constitution - not grudgingly , but fully ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE Battle of FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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