Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 128
... Southern opposition . " The country was at once in a blaze . " The mere proposition of repeal seemed a sacrilege , and popular excitement rose to a pitch unprecedented even in 1850 . Douglas had not taken the momentous step until after ...
... Southern opposition . " The country was at once in a blaze . " The mere proposition of repeal seemed a sacrilege , and popular excitement rose to a pitch unprecedented even in 1850 . Douglas had not taken the momentous step until after ...
Page 133
... Southern men do free their slaves , go North , and become tip - top Abolitionists ; while some Northern ones go South , and become most cruel slave- masters . When the Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin ...
... Southern men do free their slaves , go North , and become tip - top Abolitionists ; while some Northern ones go South , and become most cruel slave- masters . When the Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin ...
Page 139
... Southern as well as Northern States . Its National Council met in secret session at Philadelphia in June of this year , and found itself hope- lessly divided on the prevailing subject of discord . A break - up occurred , further ...
... Southern as well as Northern States . Its National Council met in secret session at Philadelphia in June of this year , and found itself hope- lessly divided on the prevailing subject of discord . A break - up occurred , further ...
Page 152
... Southern support ; to abandon the majority there and help their enemies within and without was to stultify himself and to be ruined at home . In the spring of 1858 Lincoln appeared at Beards- town as counsel in a case which recalled the ...
... Southern support ; to abandon the majority there and help their enemies within and without was to stultify himself and to be ruined at home . In the spring of 1858 Lincoln appeared at Beards- town as counsel in a case which recalled the ...
Page 156
... Southern men - that the Lecompton con- stitution was an intolerable imposition . Douglas him- self could honestly have no other feeling . Still less could he be blind to the new dangers into which he was drifting . The case did not come ...
... Southern men - that the Lecompton con- stitution was an intolerable imposition . Douglas him- self could honestly have no other feeling . Still less could he be blind to the new dangers into which he was drifting . The case did not come ...
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