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... believe of the masses North and South . Doubtless there are individuals , on both sides , who would not hold slaves under any circumstances ; and others who would gladly introduce slavery anew if it were out of existence . We know that ...
... believe of the masses North and South . Doubtless there are individuals , on both sides , who would not hold slaves under any circumstances ; and others who would gladly introduce slavery anew if it were out of existence . We know that ...
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... believe this truth to be self - evident , that when parties become subversive of the ends for which they are established , or incapable of restoring the Government to the true principles of the Constitution , it is the right and duty of ...
... believe this truth to be self - evident , that when parties become subversive of the ends for which they are established , or incapable of restoring the Government to the true principles of the Constitution , it is the right and duty of ...
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... believe this government can- not endure permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved ; I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing or ...
... believe this government can- not endure permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved ; I do not expect the house to fall ; but I do expect it will cease to be divided . It will become all one thing or ...
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... believe that Stephen , and Franklin , and Roger , and James , all understood one another from the beginning , and all worked upon a common plan or draft drawn up before the first blow was struck . - ----- It should not be overlooked ...
... believe that Stephen , and Franklin , and Roger , and James , all understood one another from the beginning , and all worked upon a common plan or draft drawn up before the first blow was struck . - ----- It should not be overlooked ...
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... believe an effort to revive that trade is approaching ? He has not said so . Does he really think so ? But if it is , how can he resist it ? For years he has labored to prove it a sacred right of white men to take negro slaves into the ...
... believe an effort to revive that trade is approaching ? He has not said so . Does he really think so ? But if it is , how can he resist it ? For years he has labored to prove it a sacred right of white men to take negro slaves into the ...
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