Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... slavery and Abolitionism . Those who refused or hesitated to take this extreme ground were in danger of being called Abolitionists , and that was an opprobrium which few politicians felt able to bear . There was then little anti - slavery ...
... slavery and Abolitionism . Those who refused or hesitated to take this extreme ground were in danger of being called Abolitionists , and that was an opprobrium which few politicians felt able to bear . There was then little anti - slavery ...
Page 56
... slavery in Illinois was settled . * He sometimes defended an alleged fugitive slave , but did not refuse to act as counsel for a Kentuckian seeking to reclaim certain slaves he had voluntarily brought into Illinois for temporary ...
... slavery in Illinois was settled . * He sometimes defended an alleged fugitive slave , but did not refuse to act as counsel for a Kentuckian seeking to reclaim certain slaves he had voluntarily brought into Illinois for temporary ...
Page 66
... slaves , gently mentioned to one of a family in which slavery in its mildest form still had place , made a lasting impression on his mind . The young lady , with no recognized defect but a tendency to melancholy , was the intended wife ...
... slaves , gently mentioned to one of a family in which slavery in its mildest form still had place , made a lasting impression on his mind . The young lady , with no recognized defect but a tendency to melancholy , was the intended wife ...
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... slavery , Cart- wright could hardly claim greater conservatism than Lincoln , unless by virtue of his connection with the Democratic party . The preacher had many warm friends , and would naturally find some favor in his own ...
... slavery , Cart- wright could hardly claim greater conservatism than Lincoln , unless by virtue of his connection with the Democratic party . The preacher had many warm friends , and would naturally find some favor in his own ...
Page 89
... slavery as a motive for the war , not a word is spoken . At one point , indeed , a hint of this kind seems almost to have been on his tongue , only to vanish inarticulate . There was no lack of listeners to the new orator from the West ...
... slavery as a motive for the war , not a word is spoken . At one point , indeed , a hint of this kind seems almost to have been on his tongue , only to vanish inarticulate . There was no lack of listeners to the new orator from the West ...
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