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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... tion - attack on Fort Sumter , 114 ; The unavoidable issue , 115 ; Gen. McClellan's opinion , 116 ; Southern assumptions vs. " Northern aggressions , " 117 ; Diplo- matists from South Carolina , 118 ; Their demand insolent , 120 ; What ...
... tion - attack on Fort Sumter , 114 ; The unavoidable issue , 115 ; Gen. McClellan's opinion , 116 ; Southern assumptions vs. " Northern aggressions , " 117 ; Diplo- matists from South Carolina , 118 ; Their demand insolent , 120 ; What ...
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... tion the rebels , through the party with which they had generally acted , had almost uniformly controlled , from the origin of the Government to the time of their revolt , and every branch of which was still in their possession . This ...
... tion the rebels , through the party with which they had generally acted , had almost uniformly controlled , from the origin of the Government to the time of their revolt , and every branch of which was still in their possession . This ...
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... tion . The policy of Mr. Van Buren's administration was as intensely Southern as that of any one he claims . It was not till several years after his retirement from public life that he gave expression to those views which rendered him ...
... tion . The policy of Mr. Van Buren's administration was as intensely Southern as that of any one he claims . It was not till several years after his retirement from public life that he gave expression to those views which rendered him ...
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... tion of slavery in the States where it exists . ' I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so . Those who nominated and elected me , did so with the full knowledge that I had made this , and made ...
... tion of slavery in the States where it exists . ' I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so . Those who nominated and elected me , did so with the full knowledge that I had made this , and made ...
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... tion was deemed a solemn judgment by the people that the Territories then free should remain free . This was simply in accordance with a principle which Congress had recognized several times in our history , by prohibiting sla- very in ...
... tion was deemed a solemn judgment by the people that the Territories then free should remain free . This was simply in accordance with a principle which Congress had recognized several times in our history , by prohibiting sla- very in ...
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