Representative American Orations, to Illustrate American Political HistoryAlexander Johnston |
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... GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION : If we could first know where we are , and whither we are tending , we could better judge what to do , and how to do it . We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed ...
... GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION : If we could first know where we are , and whither we are tending , we could better judge what to do , and how to do it . We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed ...
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... GENTLEMEN : I am glad that at last I have brought Mr. Lincoln to the conclusion that he had better define his position on certain political questions to which I called his attention at Ottawa . * * * In a few moments I will proceed to ...
... GENTLEMEN : I am glad that at last I have brought Mr. Lincoln to the conclusion that he had better define his position on certain political questions to which I called his attention at Ottawa . * * * In a few moments I will proceed to ...
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... gentlemen in the Legislature asking my opinion in reference to the Dred Scott decision , in reference to Territorial sovereignty and the power of Congress to protect the property of citizens within the Territories . I received that ...
... gentlemen in the Legislature asking my opinion in reference to the Dred Scott decision , in reference to Territorial sovereignty and the power of Congress to protect the property of citizens within the Territories . I received that ...
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... gentlemen from the South , took the opposite view of the case . Our object was , if possible , to withdraw that question from the halls of Congress , and place it where it could no longer risk the public welfare and the public in- There ...
... gentlemen from the South , took the opposite view of the case . Our object was , if possible , to withdraw that question from the halls of Congress , and place it where it could no longer risk the public welfare and the public in- There ...
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... gentlemen waiting for overt acts . Why , sir , if the fugitive - slave law had been repealed without these occur- rences it could not have produced half the ex- citement in the country . Men would have said : 68 ON SECESSION; BORDER ...
... gentlemen waiting for overt acts . Why , sir , if the fugitive - slave law had been repealed without these occur- rences it could not have produced half the ex- citement in the country . Men would have said : 68 ON SECESSION; BORDER ...
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