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... question , I am for fighting again — that is all . It is but repetition for me to say I am for an honest enforcement of the Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . ” 3 To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex ...
... question , I am for fighting again — that is all . It is but repetition for me to say I am for an honest enforcement of the Constitution - fugitive slave clause included . ” 3 To his intimates at this juncture ( December 13 ) Lincoln ex ...
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... question . ' When the letters came from Trumbull , Lincoln was aston- ished to find they contained nothing bearing on the " vexed question . " Then , before leaving for his trip to Coles County , 3 he set down his views in regard to the ...
... question . ' When the letters came from Trumbull , Lincoln was aston- ished to find they contained nothing bearing on the " vexed question . " Then , before leaving for his trip to Coles County , 3 he set down his views in regard to the ...
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... question whether the federal laws should be enforced , and the outrages already perpetrated upon them by the rebellious states repelled and punished , or the right of secession individually acknowledged , and the formation of an ...
... question whether the federal laws should be enforced , and the outrages already perpetrated upon them by the rebellious states repelled and punished , or the right of secession individually acknowledged , and the formation of an ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
Copyright | |
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