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... slaveholding representative of South Carolina , the organization of the Republican party , its almost successful con- test in 1856 , and its triumph in the presidential election of 1860 , and by the admission of Kansas into the Union a ...
... slaveholding representative of South Carolina , the organization of the Republican party , its almost successful con- test in 1856 , and its triumph in the presidential election of 1860 , and by the admission of Kansas into the Union a ...
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... slave- holding states . As soon as the house was organized , the southern party demanded the establishment of the new territories , without any condition as to the introduction of slavery . Howell Cobb of Georgia . He received 102 votes ...
... slave- holding states . As soon as the house was organized , the southern party demanded the establishment of the new territories , without any condition as to the introduction of slavery . Howell Cobb of Georgia . He received 102 votes ...
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... slaveholding party indulged in such violent and inflammatory language as to threaten the derangement of public business and even the disorganization of congress . This party was sustained by the Nashville convention - a body of southern ...
... slaveholding party indulged in such violent and inflammatory language as to threaten the derangement of public business and even the disorganization of congress . This party was sustained by the Nashville convention - a body of southern ...
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... slaveholding states . It was feared that if he was elected to the presidency Mr. Seward would be called to the office of secretary of state , and thus exert a leading influence on the adminis- tration . General Scott lost no time in ...
... slaveholding states . It was feared that if he was elected to the presidency Mr. Seward would be called to the office of secretary of state , and thus exert a leading influence on the adminis- tration . General Scott lost no time in ...
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... slaveholding states , the republicans were not allowed to maintain an organization . Individuals expressing sentiments in favor of the republican party were driven from their homes , and became exiles in the free north . A few ...
... slaveholding states , the republicans were not allowed to maintain an organization . Individuals expressing sentiments in favor of the republican party were driven from their homes , and became exiles in the free north . A few ...
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