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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... concerned in initiating and impelling it forward . These lie upon the sur- face of observation and are patent to all men . Time can throw no light upon them which will essen- tially change their character . Believing that the Church of ...
... concerned in initiating and impelling it forward . These lie upon the sur- face of observation and are patent to all men . Time can throw no light upon them which will essen- tially change their character . Believing that the Church of ...
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... concerned , that underlies all other causes , and gives the vital and essential force to carry these desires and aspirations into execution in the form of open rebellion . 3 CHAPTER II . CAUSE OF THE REBELLION . It is.
... concerned , that underlies all other causes , and gives the vital and essential force to carry these desires and aspirations into execution in the form of open rebellion . 3 CHAPTER II . CAUSE OF THE REBELLION . It is.
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... concern- ing the reasons which have prompted the rebellion now in progress against the Government of the United States . But if we may judge from the speeches of public men in Congress , in State Legislatures , upon the stump , from the ...
... concern- ing the reasons which have prompted the rebellion now in progress against the Government of the United States . But if we may judge from the speeches of public men in Congress , in State Legislatures , upon the stump , from the ...
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... concerned with the reasons which he gives for it , but rather with the question of its correctness . But before adducing the proof for a contrary position , we will state some of the obvious dis- criminations which should be borne in ...
... concerned with the reasons which he gives for it , but rather with the question of its correctness . But before adducing the proof for a contrary position , we will state some of the obvious dis- criminations which should be borne in ...
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... concern is with only one of these " assumptions , " which he states thus : " It is assumed that the effect of the erection of new Slave States , is to increase the amount of slavery in the country . " He then proceeds " to state the ...
... concern is with only one of these " assumptions , " which he states thus : " It is assumed that the effect of the erection of new Slave States , is to increase the amount of slavery in the country . " He then proceeds " to state the ...
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