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Page 97
... Congress decides that it will not continue the prohibition , and the Supreme Court decides that it could not if it would . In those days our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all , and thought to include all ; but now , to ...
... Congress decides that it will not continue the prohibition , and the Supreme Court decides that it could not if it would . In those days our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all , and thought to include all ; but now , to ...
Page 98
... Congress . Since then he has seen himself superseded in a presidential nomination by one indorsing the general doctrine of his measure , but at the same time standing clear of the odium of its untimely agitation and its gross breach of ...
... Congress . Since then he has seen himself superseded in a presidential nomination by one indorsing the general doctrine of his measure , but at the same time standing clear of the odium of its untimely agitation and its gross breach of ...
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... Congress . [ From a speech delivered before the Republican state con- vention at Springfield , Illinois , which had nominated Lincoln for United States senator 16 June 1858. ] Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention : If we could ...
... Congress . [ From a speech delivered before the Republican state con- vention at Springfield , Illinois , which had nominated Lincoln for United States senator 16 June 1858. ] Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention : If we could ...
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... Congress ? Why were all these acts ? I might enumerate more of these acts -but enough . What were they but a clear indication that the framers of the Constitution intended and expected the ultimate extinction of that institution ? And ...
... Congress ? Why were all these acts ? I might enumerate more of these acts -but enough . What were they but a clear indication that the framers of the Constitution intended and expected the ultimate extinction of that institution ? And ...
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... Congress to abolish the slave - trade at the end of twenty years . They also prohibited slavery in the Territories where it did not exist . They did what they could and yielded to necessity for the rest . I also yield to all which ...
... Congress to abolish the slave - trade at the end of twenty years . They also prohibited slavery in the Territories where it did not exist . They did what they could and yielded to necessity for the rest . I also yield to all which ...
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