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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... Sovereignty of the majority . " " The moral power of the majority is founded upon yet another principle , which is , that the interests of the many are to be preferred to those of the few . " In a speech at Washington , Georgia , June 8.
... Sovereignty of the majority . " " The moral power of the majority is founded upon yet another principle , which is , that the interests of the many are to be preferred to those of the few . " In a speech at Washington , Georgia , June 8.
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... interest of slavery , to supplant the Gov- ernment and dismember the Union , the whole case was changed ; and as , on the one hand , the rebels did not enter upon the war to prove their prediction true , so , on the other , the ...
... interest of slavery , to supplant the Gov- ernment and dismember the Union , the whole case was changed ; and as , on the one hand , the rebels did not enter upon the war to prove their prediction true , so , on the other , the ...
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... interest . As the result of its deliberations , this Convention pre- sented to Congress the recommendation of an article for ́an amendment to the Constitution , consisting of seven sections . As the questions which divided the country ...
... interest . As the result of its deliberations , this Convention pre- sented to Congress the recommendation of an article for ́an amendment to the Constitution , consisting of seven sections . As the questions which divided the country ...
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... interest has been secure , and no right sacred . Law and order no longer exist among you . * * The vicious and depraved , the mur- derers and ruffians of the country , are banded together in secret socie- ties , known as " Sons of the ...
... interest has been secure , and no right sacred . Law and order no longer exist among you . * * The vicious and depraved , the mur- derers and ruffians of the country , are banded together in secret socie- ties , known as " Sons of the ...
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... , and have been steadily intent upon establishing and expanding a system of free labor . They have , therefore , very little in common , either of sentiment or interest , with the governing power of the State . When ,
... , and have been steadily intent upon establishing and expanding a system of free labor . They have , therefore , very little in common , either of sentiment or interest , with the governing power of the State . When ,
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