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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Page 116
... slavery was in course of ultimate extinction . They had reason so to believe . Here Lincoln discussed the opinions of the Fathers of the country on the question . I have said a hundred times , and I have 116 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
... slavery was in course of ultimate extinction . They had reason so to believe . Here Lincoln discussed the opinions of the Fathers of the country on the question . I have said a hundred times , and I have 116 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
Page 119
... from the mouth of men of one race as a reason for enslaving the men of another race , it is all the same old serpent , and I hold if that ยท course of argumentation that is made for the purpose LINCOLN - DOUGLAS DEBATES 119.
... from the mouth of men of one race as a reason for enslaving the men of another race , it is all the same old serpent , and I hold if that ยท course of argumentation that is made for the purpose LINCOLN - DOUGLAS DEBATES 119.
Page 126
... reason that , he says , it deprives the negro of the rights and privileges of citizenship . That is the first and main reason which he assigns for his warfare on the Supreme Court of the United States and its decision . I ask you , are ...
... reason that , he says , it deprives the negro of the rights and privileges of citizenship . That is the first and main reason which he assigns for his warfare on the Supreme Court of the United States and its decision . I ask you , are ...
Page 130
... reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Inde- pendence the right to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happi- I hold that he is as much entitled to these as the white ...
... reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Inde- pendence the right to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happi- I hold that he is as much entitled to these as the white ...
Page 133
... reason for doing so . They know what that reason was . It looks to us , since we have seen the Dred Scott decision pro- nounced , holding that , " under the Constitution , " the people cannot exclude slavery - I say it looks to ...
... reason for doing so . They know what that reason was . It looks to us , since we have seen the Dred Scott decision pro- nounced , holding that , " under the Constitution , " the people cannot exclude slavery - I say it looks to ...
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Abraham Lincoln admit adopted Alfred Iverson amendment appeal attempt authority believe bill Black Republican Charleston citizens compact Confederacy Congress constitutional right convention declare delegated Democratic party deny doctrine Dred Scott decision duty election equal evil exclude slavery execution existence fathers who framed favor Federal Government force Fugitive Slave Fugitive Slave Law gentleman Harper's Ferry honorable Senator Illinois institutions Jefferson Jefferson Davis John Brown Judge Douglas Kentucky Lecompton constitution legislation legislature liberty Lincoln means ment Mississippi Missouri Missouri compromise nation negro never non-intervention North Northern opinion peace platform political popular sovereignty President principle prohibition proper proposition protection purpose question Republican party resistance resolutions secede secession Senator Douglas sentiment slaveholding slavery South Carolina Southern sovereign sovereignty speech stand stitution suppose Supreme Court tariff Territories thing tion unconstitutional Union United violation Virginia vote whole