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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... interest may not un- frequently combine with passion and intrigue to plunge the na- tion into needless wars , and compel it to become a military , rather than a happy and flourishing , people . These considera- tions , which it would be ...
... interest may not un- frequently combine with passion and intrigue to plunge the na- tion into needless wars , and compel it to become a military , rather than a happy and flourishing , people . These considera- tions , which it would be ...
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... interest than will be promoted by making it glorious to himself , and beneficial to his country . But the hope of reƫlection is prolific of temptations , under which these magnanimous motives are deprived of their principal force . The ...
... interest than will be promoted by making it glorious to himself , and beneficial to his country . But the hope of reƫlection is prolific of temptations , under which these magnanimous motives are deprived of their principal force . The ...
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... interests , I should be the last man to deny their right to resort to any constitutional measures for redress . But , sir , in any view of the case , the time when and the cir- cumstances under which that convention assembled , as well ...
... interests , I should be the last man to deny their right to resort to any constitutional measures for redress . But , sir , in any view of the case , the time when and the cir- cumstances under which that convention assembled , as well ...
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... interests of any portion of the Union , not even to the interest which it was specially intended to subserve . Its object was to balance the burdens upon native industry imposed by the operation of foreign laws ; but not to aggravate ...
... interests of any portion of the Union , not even to the interest which it was specially intended to subserve . Its object was to balance the burdens upon native industry imposed by the operation of foreign laws ; but not to aggravate ...
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... interests and defended our rights . One trial , one fearful trial , yet remains to be made . It is one under the apprehension of which the bravest may tremble - which the wise and the good will anxiously endeavor to avoid . It is that ...
... interests and defended our rights . One trial , one fearful trial , yet remains to be made . It is one under the apprehension of which the bravest may tremble - which the wise and the good will anxiously endeavor to avoid . It is that ...
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