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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... never surrender . The pro- priety of resorting to it must , for the most part , be deter- mined by the circumstances of each case . In a popular government , however , republican or demo- cratical , whose form and structure have sprung ...
... never surrender . The pro- priety of resorting to it must , for the most part , be deter- mined by the circumstances of each case . In a popular government , however , republican or demo- cratical , whose form and structure have sprung ...
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... never has been any reasonable cause for such apprehension . Indeed , the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while exist- ed , and been open to their inspection . It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who ...
... never has been any reasonable cause for such apprehension . Indeed , the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while exist- ed , and been open to their inspection . It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who ...
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... never by any political party ) , until within a very recent period . The last instance in the series of Congressional prohibitory acts now referred to , occurred as late as the administration of James K. Polk , a Southern President ...
... never by any political party ) , until within a very recent period . The last instance in the series of Congressional prohibitory acts now referred to , occurred as late as the administration of James K. Polk , a Southern President ...
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... never interfere with the domestic insti- tutions of the States , including that of persons held to service . To avoid miscon- struction of what I have said , I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments , so far as to ...
... never interfere with the domestic insti- tutions of the States , including that of persons held to service . To avoid miscon- struction of what I have said , I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments , so far as to ...
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... never officially made public . It was charged by the New Orleans papers at the time as being largely against secession , and the officers of the Convention were challenged to proclaim the result . To this day that duty has never been ...
... never officially made public . It was charged by the New Orleans papers at the time as being largely against secession , and the officers of the Convention were challenged to proclaim the result . To this day that duty has never been ...
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