Great Debates in American History: State rights (1798-1861); slavery (1858-1861)Marion Mills Miller Current Literature Publishing Company, 1913 - Civil rights |
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... Territory were to be left " perfectly free , " " subject only to the Constitution . " Why mention a State ? They were legislating for Territories , and not for or about States . Certainly the people of a State are and ought to be ...
... Territory were to be left " perfectly free , " " subject only to the Constitution . " Why mention a State ? They were legislating for Territories , and not for or about States . Certainly the people of a State are and ought to be ...
Page 113
... Territory , they all omit to declare whether or not the same Constitution permits a State , or the people of a State ... Territories was left open in the Nebraska act . Put this and that together , and we have another nice little niche ...
... Territory , they all omit to declare whether or not the same Constitution permits a State , or the people of a State ... Territories was left open in the Nebraska act . Put this and that together , and we have another nice little niche ...
Page 114
... Territories . Can he possibly show that it is less a sacred right to buy them where they can be bought cheapest ? And unquestionably they can be bought cheaper in Africa than in Virginia . He has done all in his power to reduce the ...
... Territories . Can he possibly show that it is less a sacred right to buy them where they can be bought cheapest ? And unquestionably they can be bought cheaper in Africa than in Virginia . He has done all in his power to reduce the ...
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... Territories , they won't mix there . [ A voice : " Three cheers for Lincoln ! " The cheers were given with a hearty good will . ] I should say at least that that is a self - evi- dent truth . Now , sirs , for the purpose of squaring ...
... Territories , they won't mix there . [ A voice : " Three cheers for Lincoln ! " The cheers were given with a hearty good will . ] I should say at least that that is a self - evi- dent truth . Now , sirs , for the purpose of squaring ...
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... TERRITORIES DEBATES BETWEEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND SENATOR DOUGLAS First Debate - At Ottawa , August 21 , 1858 Senator Douglas opened with the charge that Lin- coln , a Whig , and Trumbull , a Democrat , had entered into a conspiracy in ...
... TERRITORIES DEBATES BETWEEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND SENATOR DOUGLAS First Debate - At Ottawa , August 21 , 1858 Senator Douglas opened with the charge that Lin- coln , a Whig , and Trumbull , a Democrat , had entered into a conspiracy in ...
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