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... Constitution . The Radicals ' answer was that the North was fighting to create a new and better Union , and to hell with the Constitution . Lincoln's answer to the second question was that , under the Constitution , neither he nor ...
... Constitution . The Radicals ' answer was that the North was fighting to create a new and better Union , and to hell with the Constitution . Lincoln's answer to the second question was that , under the Constitution , neither he nor ...
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... constitution , although framed by Radicals , restricted the suffrage to white citizens . Bringing to bear the full force of his oratory , Sumner argued that the convention setting up Colorado's constitution had been illegal , that to ...
... constitution , although framed by Radicals , restricted the suffrage to white citizens . Bringing to bear the full force of his oratory , Sumner argued that the convention setting up Colorado's constitution had been illegal , that to ...
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... Constitution . In this connection he said to me , " When the amendment to the Constitution , abolishing slavery , is adopted by three - fourths of the States , I shall be pretty nearly done , or indeed quite done with amending the ...
... Constitution . In this connection he said to me , " When the amendment to the Constitution , abolishing slavery , is adopted by three - fourths of the States , I shall be pretty nearly done , or indeed quite done with amending the ...
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THE VICE PRESIDENT | 3 |
THE RADICALS | 35 |
OF HOPES DEFERRED | 49 |
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