Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Containing His Early History and Political Career; Together with the Speeches, Messages, Proclamations and Other Official Documents Illustrative of His Eventful Administration |
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... decision . " Why was the court decision held up ? Why even a Senator's individual opinion withheld till after the Presi- dential election ? Plainly enough now ; the speaking out then would have damaged the " perfectly free " argument ...
... decision . " Why was the court decision held up ? Why even a Senator's individual opinion withheld till after the Presi- dential election ? Plainly enough now ; the speaking out then would have damaged the " perfectly free " argument ...
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... decision can be maintained when made . " ' Such a decision is all that slavery now lacks of being alike lawful in all the States . Welcome or unwelcome , such decision is probably coming , and will soon be upon us , unless the power of ...
... decision can be maintained when made . " ' Such a decision is all that slavery now lacks of being alike lawful in all the States . Welcome or unwelcome , such decision is probably coming , and will soon be upon us , unless the power of ...
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... decision , the Courts have decided the question for you in a sort of way . The Courts have substantially said , it is your Consti- tutional right to take slaves into the Federal Territories , and to hold them there as property . Speech ...
... decision , the Courts have decided the question for you in a sort of way . The Courts have substantially said , it is your Consti- tutional right to take slaves into the Federal Territories , and to hold them there as property . Speech ...
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... decision was made in a sort of way , I mean it was made in a divided Court by a bare majority of the Judges , and they not quite agreeing with one another in the reasons for making it ; that it is so made as that its avowed supporters ...
... decision was made in a sort of way , I mean it was made in a divided Court by a bare majority of the Judges , and they not quite agreeing with one another in the reasons for making it ; that it is so made as that its avowed supporters ...
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... decision ; without divi- sion among themselves about the meaning of it after it was made , and so far as any evidence is left , without basing it upon any mistaken statement of facts . " Under all these circumstances , do you really ...
... decision ; without divi- sion among themselves about the meaning of it after it was made , and so far as any evidence is left , without basing it upon any mistaken statement of facts . " Under all these circumstances , do you really ...
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