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... Republicans were not abolitionists ) , and it distinctly accepted the theory that slaves are property . As to states ' rights , the Republican platform conceded , " The inviolable rights of each state to order and control its own ...
... Republicans were not abolitionists ) , and it distinctly accepted the theory that slaves are property . As to states ' rights , the Republican platform conceded , " The inviolable rights of each state to order and control its own ...
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... Republican stand- point , and considering the probability that the Southern dele- gations would be solidly Democratic . The Southern Democrats , combined with those of the North and a few liberal Republicans , might upset all the ...
... Republican stand- point , and considering the probability that the Southern dele- gations would be solidly Democratic . The Southern Democrats , combined with those of the North and a few liberal Republicans , might upset all the ...
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... Republican convention met at Cincinnati in May , 1872 , and nominated Horace Greeley for President . The vice- presidential nominee was B. Gratz Brown . The nomination of Greeley was a gigantic mistake . He had long passed his prime ...
... Republican convention met at Cincinnati in May , 1872 , and nominated Horace Greeley for President . The vice- presidential nominee was B. Gratz Brown . The nomination of Greeley was a gigantic mistake . He had long passed his prime ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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