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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... hold that the many were created for the few ; but the ablest writers acknowledge these rights as belonging primarily to the people , and of which they cannot be justly divested . In regard to changing the government which exists over a ...
... hold that the many were created for the few ; but the ablest writers acknowledge these rights as belonging primarily to the people , and of which they cannot be justly divested . In regard to changing the government which exists over a ...
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... hold the institution , as such , to this responsibility . It has been made the occasion . Nor does this exhaust the proper distinctions of the case . It has been made the occasion only in the hands of wicked and designing men . Many ...
... hold the institution , as such , to this responsibility . It has been made the occasion . Nor does this exhaust the proper distinctions of the case . It has been made the occasion only in the hands of wicked and designing men . Many ...
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... hold the insti- tution of slavery , as such , -embracing , of consequence , all slaveholders , -responsible , either for the rebellion or the war . What is true is this : that ambitious men , fearing with- out just cause that the ...
... hold the insti- tution of slavery , as such , -embracing , of consequence , all slaveholders , -responsible , either for the rebellion or the war . What is true is this : that ambitious men , fearing with- out just cause that the ...
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... hold and gave laws to the State . It influenced all their systems of education and made a tenet in their religion . The mechanic and the day - laborer , the gentleman of leis- ure and the man of business , the lawyer and the physician ...
... hold and gave laws to the State . It influenced all their systems of education and made a tenet in their religion . The mechanic and the day - laborer , the gentleman of leis- ure and the man of business , the lawyer and the physician ...
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... before the Lord as penitents . The people whom we hold in bondage are the occasion of all our troubles . We have been provoked by bitter and furious assailants to deal harshly with them , and it becomes us this day to review our history.
... before the Lord as penitents . The people whom we hold in bondage are the occasion of all our troubles . We have been provoked by bitter and furious assailants to deal harshly with them , and it becomes us this day to review our history.
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