The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, and Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine |
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... Chase and Mace sought to get such declaration , in behalf of the people of a territory , into the Nebraska bill ; - I ask , who can be quite sure that it would not have been voted down in the one case as it had been in the other ? The ...
... Chase and Mace sought to get such declaration , in behalf of the people of a territory , into the Nebraska bill ; - I ask , who can be quite sure that it would not have been voted down in the one case as it had been in the other ? The ...
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... Chase , of Ohio , introduced an amendment , in which he made the law - if the amendment were adopted - expressly de- clare that the people of the territory should have the power to exclude slavery if they saw fit . I have asked ...
... Chase , of Ohio , introduced an amendment , in which he made the law - if the amendment were adopted - expressly de- clare that the people of the territory should have the power to exclude slavery if they saw fit . I have asked ...
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... Chase's amendment is wholly inexplicable . It is a puzzle , -a riddle . But I have said that with men who did look forward to such a decision , or who had it in contemplation , that such a decision of the Supreme Court would or might be ...
... Chase's amendment is wholly inexplicable . It is a puzzle , -a riddle . But I have said that with men who did look forward to such a decision , or who had it in contemplation , that such a decision of the Supreme Court would or might be ...
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... Chase to add to his proposed amendment a provision that the people might introduce slavery if they wanted to . They very well knew Chase would do no such thing , that Mr. Chase was one of the men differing from them on the broad ...
... Chase to add to his proposed amendment a provision that the people might introduce slavery if they wanted to . They very well knew Chase would do no such thing , that Mr. Chase was one of the men differing from them on the broad ...
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... Chase's amendment being merged , put it in the shape they wanted . They did not choose to do so , but they went into a quibble with Chase to get him to add what they knew he would not add , and because he would not , they stand upon ...
... Chase's amendment being merged , put it in the shape they wanted . They did not choose to do so , but they went into a quibble with Chase to get him to add what they knew he would not add , and because he would not , they stand upon ...
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