Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 100
... organization . Military chieftains " he could not abide , and so fixed his choice on Van Buren in preference to Taylor or Cass . Even Daniel Webster had said the Whig nomination was one " not fit to be made . " It was very late in the ...
... organization . Military chieftains " he could not abide , and so fixed his choice on Van Buren in preference to Taylor or Cass . Even Daniel Webster had said the Whig nomination was one " not fit to be made . " It was very late in the ...
Page 124
... organization of New Mexico as a Territory , Congress was petitioned to create a territo- rial government for this so - called " Platte country . " In December , 1852 , a bill responsive to this prayer was introduced in the House , and ...
... organization of New Mexico as a Territory , Congress was petitioned to create a territo- rial government for this so - called " Platte country . " In December , 1852 , a bill responsive to this prayer was introduced in the House , and ...
Page 126
... organization of the Platte territory . He and his colleague alone among Southern Senators voted for present action ... organized on the west of Mis- souri , was he not as yet quite innocent of even a tran- sient thought that it would be ...
... organization of the Platte territory . He and his colleague alone among Southern Senators voted for present action ... organized on the west of Mis- souri , was he not as yet quite innocent of even a tran- sient thought that it would be ...
Page 127
... organization of the Territory of Nebraska , similar in terms to that of the previous session . Douglas reported it back from his committee - this time with amendments on the 4th of January ( 1854 ) . A question had arisen in 1850 , said ...
... organization of the Territory of Nebraska , similar in terms to that of the previous session . Douglas reported it back from his committee - this time with amendments on the 4th of January ( 1854 ) . A question had arisen in 1850 , said ...
Page 139
... Organized - Fremont Beaten by Buchanan - Dred Scott Decision - Utah Rebellion Cases in Court . - The Anti - Nebraska ... organization was kept up for some years longer at the South , but in the North it soon dwindled and died . The ...
... Organized - Fremont Beaten by Buchanan - Dred Scott Decision - Utah Rebellion Cases in Court . - The Anti - Nebraska ... organization was kept up for some years longer at the South , but in the North it soon dwindled and died . The ...
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