The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, with a Portrait on Steel |
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... tion . The store " winked out . " Nothing daunted by this turn of ill - luck , he directed his attention to law , and borrowing a few books from a neighbor , which he took from the office in the even- ing and returned in the morning ...
... tion . The store " winked out . " Nothing daunted by this turn of ill - luck , he directed his attention to law , and borrowing a few books from a neighbor , which he took from the office in the even- ing and returned in the morning ...
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... tion in the House , reporting certain alleged outrages against a colored man in the District , and calling upon the Speaker to appoint a select committee to inquire into the expediency of repealing such acts of Congress as sustained or ...
... tion in the House , reporting certain alleged outrages against a colored man in the District , and calling upon the Speaker to appoint a select committee to inquire into the expediency of repealing such acts of Congress as sustained or ...
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... tion was adopted , nobody looked for any new acquisi- tion of territory to be formed into slaveholding States 2d That the principles of the Constitution prohibited , and 38 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
... tion was adopted , nobody looked for any new acquisi- tion of territory to be formed into slaveholding States 2d That the principles of the Constitution prohibited , and 38 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
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... tion . This was on the 28th of July , and after a scene of great confusion and excitement . The motion to lay on the table was agreed to - ayes , 114 ; nays , 96 . Among the ayes was Stephens , of Georgia , who made the motion ...
... tion . This was on the 28th of July , and after a scene of great confusion and excitement . The motion to lay on the table was agreed to - ayes , 114 ; nays , 96 . Among the ayes was Stephens , of Georgia , who made the motion ...
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... tion , that the Committee on the Territories be in- structed to report to this House , with as little delay as practicable , a bill or bills , providing a territorial gov- ernment for each of the territories of New - Mexico and ...
... tion , that the Committee on the Territories be in- structed to report to this House , with as little delay as practicable , a bill or bills , providing a territorial gov- ernment for each of the territories of New - Mexico and ...
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