The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Including His Speeches, Messages, Inaugurals, Proclamations, Etc., Etc |
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... slaves applying for protection - He decides them to be " contraband of war " -His view indorsed by Government ... Slavery - Letter from the Secretary of War to General Butler - Confiscation Bill - Greeley's Letter to the President ...
... slaves applying for protection - He decides them to be " contraband of war " -His view indorsed by Government ... Slavery - Letter from the Secretary of War to General Butler - Confiscation Bill - Greeley's Letter to the President ...
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... slavery at that time prevalent in southern Indiana and Illinois , were not much diverse from those which were entertained in the communities from which these settlers had come . Slavery was regarded as an evil to be rid of ; and to make ...
... slavery at that time prevalent in southern Indiana and Illinois , were not much diverse from those which were entertained in the communities from which these settlers had come . Slavery was regarded as an evil to be rid of ; and to make ...
Page 77
... slavery character had been adopted by a Democratic majority of the Illinois Legislature , and the attempt , of course , was made to affix the stigma of Abolitionists to all those who refused assent to these extreme views . At that time ...
... slavery character had been adopted by a Democratic majority of the Illinois Legislature , and the attempt , of course , was made to affix the stigma of Abolitionists to all those who refused assent to these extreme views . At that time ...
Page 78
... slavery in the different States . " They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power , under the Constitution , to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia ; but that the power ought not to be ex- ercised , unless at ...
... slavery in the different States . " They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power , under the Constitution , to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia ; but that the power ought not to be ex- ercised , unless at ...
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... slavery in the District of Columbia , and against the slave trade . " On the question of abolishing slavery in the District , he took rather a prominent part . A Mr. Gott had introduced a resolution directing the committee for the ...
... slavery in the District of Columbia , and against the slave trade . " On the question of abolishing slavery in the District , he took rather a prominent part . A Mr. Gott had introduced a resolution directing the committee for the ...
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