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 in the District of Columbia - General Hunter's Emancipa- tion Order , and its revocation by the President ...
... slaves applying for protection - He decides them to be " contraband of war " -His view indorsed by Government ... Slavery in the District of Columbia - General Hunter's Emancipa- tion Order , and its revocation by the President ...
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 ...
Page 94
... slavery in the District of Columbia , and against the slave trade . " On the question of abolishing slavery in the ... slaves should thereupon be free ; and it provided , also , for the sub- mission of the act to the people of the ...
... slavery in the District of Columbia , and against the slave trade . " On the question of abolishing slavery in the ... slaves should thereupon be free ; and it provided , also , for the sub- mission of the act to the people of the ...
Page 95
... slavery question was before the House , was in the famous Pacheco case . The ground taken by the majority , was that slaves were regarded as property by the Constitution , and , when taken for public service , should be paid for as ...
... slavery question was before the House , was in the famous Pacheco case . The ground taken by the majority , was that slaves were regarded as property by the Constitution , and , when taken for public service , should be paid for as ...
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... slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia , which produced some temporary excitement , but resulted in no serious commotion . With the termination of the thirtieth Congress , by constitutional limitation , on the fourth of ...
... slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia , which produced some temporary excitement , but resulted in no serious commotion . With the termination of the thirtieth Congress , by constitutional limitation , on the fourth of ...
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