Prologue to Sumter: The Beginnings of the Civil War from the John Brown Raid to the Surrender of Fort Sumter, Woven Into a Continuous Narrative |
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... Union formed under the Constitution was a Union of consent and not of force ; that the original states were not the creatures but the creators of the Union ; that these states had gained their independence , their freedom , and their ...
... Union formed under the Constitution was a Union of consent and not of force ; that the original states were not the creatures but the creators of the Union ; that these states had gained their independence , their freedom , and their ...
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... Union , because of Lincoln's election . Very well : they have a right to meditate , and medita- tion is a profitable employment of leisure . We have a chronic , invincible disbelief in disunion as a remedy for either North- ern or ...
... Union , because of Lincoln's election . Very well : they have a right to meditate , and medita- tion is a profitable employment of leisure . We have a chronic , invincible disbelief in disunion as a remedy for either North- ern or ...
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... Union we never differed - in this we are one- this Union must and shall not be destroyed . Now I am here tonight to say to you in the presence of our mutual friend Pollock that should any attempt be made by the advocates of secession ...
... Union we never differed - in this we are one- this Union must and shall not be destroyed . Now I am here tonight to say to you in the presence of our mutual friend Pollock that should any attempt be made by the advocates of secession ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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