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 86
... be considered as incapable , then , of perceiving that which must have been apparent to every man of common understanding , or as imposing upon your confi- dence and endeavoring to mislead you now . In either 86 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
... be considered as incapable , then , of perceiving that which must have been apparent to every man of common understanding , or as imposing upon your confi- dence and endeavoring to mislead you now . In either 86 GREAT AMERICAN DEBATES.
Page 110
... understand his declaration that he cares not whether slavery be voted down or voted up to be intended by him other than as an apt definition of the policy he would im- press upon the public mind - the principle for which he declares he ...
... understand his declaration that he cares not whether slavery be voted down or voted up to be intended by him other than as an apt definition of the policy he would im- press upon the public mind - the principle for which he declares he ...
Page 119
... understanding is that I need not have her for either ; but , as God made us separate , we can leave one another alone , and do one another much good thereby . There are white men enough to marry all the white women , and enough black ...
... understanding is that I need not have her for either ; but , as God made us separate , we can leave one another alone , and do one another much good thereby . There are white men enough to marry all the white women , and enough black ...
Page 132
... understanding is that popular sovereignty , as now applied to the question of slavery , does allow the people of a ... understand the Dred Scott decision , if any one man wants slaves , all the rest have no way of keeping that one man ...
... understanding is that popular sovereignty , as now applied to the question of slavery , does allow the people of a ... understand the Dred Scott decision , if any one man wants slaves , all the rest have no way of keeping that one man ...
Page 133
... understanding without talking as with it ? I am not disposed to stand upon my legal advantage . I am disposed to take his denial as being like an answer in chancery , and he neither had any knowledge , in- formation , nor belief in the ...
... understanding without talking as with it ? I am not disposed to stand upon my legal advantage . I am disposed to take his denial as being like an answer in chancery , and he neither had any knowledge , in- formation , nor belief in the ...
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