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... North was determined , the South de- fiant ; Douglas had been re - elected Senator from Illinois in spite of " my Lord Cardinal ; " Broderick had been killed in the previous September ; Reeder , who had been removed by Presi- dent ...
... North was determined , the South de- fiant ; Douglas had been re - elected Senator from Illinois in spite of " my Lord Cardinal ; " Broderick had been killed in the previous September ; Reeder , who had been removed by Presi- dent ...
Page 40
... North , just as many a Radical would have been a Confederate if he had lived in the South . Howell Cobb was one of the best types of this idea . There was an under- current of anti - slavery , or rather a profound devotion to the Union ...
... North , just as many a Radical would have been a Confederate if he had lived in the South . Howell Cobb was one of the best types of this idea . There was an under- current of anti - slavery , or rather a profound devotion to the Union ...
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... North- west will develop themselves . You have two confederacies now . Fight twelve months , and you will have three ; twelve months longer , and you will have four . " Baker , in reply , made the following prediction , which he did not ...
... North- west will develop themselves . You have two confederacies now . Fight twelve months , and you will have three ; twelve months longer , and you will have four . " Baker , in reply , made the following prediction , which he did not ...
Page 49
... North Carolina , Linn Boyd , of Kentucky , Cave Johnson , of Tennessee , S. F. Vinton and Joshua Giddings , of Ohio , all gathered to their fathers . And there also were many yet living , like Andrew Johnson , of Ten- nessee , Stevens ...
... North Carolina , Linn Boyd , of Kentucky , Cave Johnson , of Tennessee , S. F. Vinton and Joshua Giddings , of Ohio , all gathered to their fathers . And there also were many yet living , like Andrew Johnson , of Ten- nessee , Stevens ...
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... North . The agitation was in- tense- the peril imminent . At this moment Mr. McDowell rose to address the House . His tall form , graceful gestures , and commanding voice revived the expectations created by his fame as a Virginia orator ...
... North . The agitation was in- tense- the peril imminent . At this moment Mr. McDowell rose to address the House . His tall form , graceful gestures , and commanding voice revived the expectations created by his fame as a Virginia orator ...
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