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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... votes , by which the contest must be decided , were inclined to the latter . There , for in- stance , was the Bates vote , 35 ; the McLean vote , 8 ; the Dayton vote , 10 - all impending for Lincoln - and 42 Chase votes , the greater ...
... votes , by which the contest must be decided , were inclined to the latter . There , for in- stance , was the Bates vote , 35 ; the McLean vote , 8 ; the Dayton vote , 10 - all impending for Lincoln - and 42 Chase votes , the greater ...
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... vote and the electoral vote , this discrepancy being truly amazing in the case of Douglas , whose electoral vote was less than one - third that of Bell , through his popular vote was far more than twice the Bell total . Or , taking ...
... vote and the electoral vote , this discrepancy being truly amazing in the case of Douglas , whose electoral vote was less than one - third that of Bell , through his popular vote was far more than twice the Bell total . Or , taking ...
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... voting except in Virginia ; even there most of his vote came from the panhandle , which was not to be a part of the Confederate South . The popular vote for Breckinridge was much less sectional than Lincoln's ; in the North , not count ...
... voting except in Virginia ; even there most of his vote came from the panhandle , which was not to be a part of the Confederate South . The popular vote for Breckinridge was much less sectional than Lincoln's ; in the North , not count ...
Contents
Contents | 17 |
Echoes from Harpers Ferry | 29 |
The Trial of John Brown | 39 |
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