The Church and the Rebellion: A Consideration of the Rebellion Against the Government of the United States; and the Agency of the Church, North and South, in Relation Thereto |
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... Constitution and laws , as those who have revolted admit ; an election in which they , equally with the rest of the nation , freely embarked , and by the results of which they were there- fore solemnly bound . This is the charge which ...
... Constitution and laws , as those who have revolted admit ; an election in which they , equally with the rest of the nation , freely embarked , and by the results of which they were there- fore solemnly bound . This is the charge which ...
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... Constitution , it has been for sixty under the control of Southern statesmen . This has secured whatever of prosperity and greatness , growth and development , has marked the country's career during its past history . The Northern ...
... Constitution , it has been for sixty under the control of Southern statesmen . This has secured whatever of prosperity and greatness , growth and development , has marked the country's career during its past history . The Northern ...
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... Constitution , and saved the land . from a deluge of blood . But the instigators of this rebel- lion wantonly threw away the power which they possessed , to grasp a shadow which their ambition had pictured . FALSE CHARGES BY THE SOUTH ...
... Constitution , and saved the land . from a deluge of blood . But the instigators of this rebel- lion wantonly threw away the power which they possessed , to grasp a shadow which their ambition had pictured . FALSE CHARGES BY THE SOUTH ...
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... Constitution from the Committee of Thirty - Three of the House of Representatives ; and the organization of the Territories . The Peace Convention met in Washington in January , 1861 , and continued in session several weeks . It was con ...
... Constitution from the Committee of Thirty - Three of the House of Representatives ; and the organization of the Territories . The Peace Convention met in Washington in January , 1861 , and continued in session several weeks . It was con ...
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... Constitution of each State should provide . It pro- hibited such a construction of the Constitution as would give to Congress any power whatever over slavery in any of the States ; or to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia ...
... Constitution of each State should provide . It pro- hibited such a construction of the Constitution as would give to Congress any power whatever over slavery in any of the States ; or to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia ...
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