The History of Abraham Lincoln, and the Overthrow of Slavery |
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... question , he was a sound , honest , and practi- cal legislator . In the rebel Senate , he was a tower of strength ... questions between freedom and slavery shall be decided , as they ought to be , on their merits . " Among the negatives ...
... question , he was a sound , honest , and practi- cal legislator . In the rebel Senate , he was a tower of strength ... questions between freedom and slavery shall be decided , as they ought to be , on their merits . " Among the negatives ...
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... question , and gag the measure through . Flushed with their recent success , strong in numbers , in talent , and above all , in the righteousness of their cause , the anti - Nebraska members were ready and even eager for the contest ...
... question , and gag the measure through . Flushed with their recent success , strong in numbers , in talent , and above all , in the righteousness of their cause , the anti - Nebraska members were ready and even eager for the contest ...
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... question , came into the House on the following Monday , with a modified proposition , looking to closing debate after four days ' discussion . That was finally adopted after a parliamentary struggle of six hours . This was a most ...
... question , came into the House on the following Monday , with a modified proposition , looking to closing debate after four days ' discussion . That was finally adopted after a parliamentary struggle of six hours . This was a most ...
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... question . It was like the great civil war of which it was the type and prophetic prelude , a contest between barbarism and civilization . Whenever anything like a fair vote of the actual settlers could be obtained , the free State men ...
... question . It was like the great civil war of which it was the type and prophetic prelude , a contest between barbarism and civilization . Whenever anything like a fair vote of the actual settlers could be obtained , the free State men ...
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... question of law , Pope was quite able to hold his own with his superior in rank . On the bench of the Supreme Court of the State , among the most prominent men were William Wilson , Chief Justice , Samuel D. Lockwood , Thomas Ford ...
... question of law , Pope was quite able to hold his own with his superior in rank . On the bench of the Supreme Court of the State , among the most prominent men were William Wilson , Chief Justice , Samuel D. Lockwood , Thomas Ford ...
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