Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... question as to 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 ...
... question as to 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 ...
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... question now whether these men should be allowed to vote ; but that they should refuse honest voters access to the ballot - box was not to be borne with resignation . With true Berserker rage he hurried to the scene , faced the ...
... question now whether these men should be allowed to vote ; but that they should refuse honest voters access to the ballot - box was not to be borne with resignation . With true Berserker rage he hurried to the scene , faced the ...
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... burning appetites . . . Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by a total ban- ishment from it of all intoxicating drinks seems to me • not now an open question . Three - fourths of 72 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
... burning appetites . . . Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by a total ban- ishment from it of all intoxicating drinks seems to me • not now an open question . Three - fourths of 72 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
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Joseph Hartwell Barrett. not now an open question . Three - fourths of mankind . confess the affirmative with their tongues , and I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts . " Lincoln's former relations with Mary Todd , inter ...
Joseph Hartwell Barrett. not now an open question . Three - fourths of mankind . confess the affirmative with their tongues , and I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts . " Lincoln's former relations with Mary Todd , inter ...
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Joseph Hartwell Barrett. and make new ones . As to the country now in question , we bought it of France in 1803 , and sold it to Spain in 1819 , according to the President's statement . After this , all Mex- ico , including Texas ...
Joseph Hartwell Barrett. and make new ones . As to the country now in question , we bought it of France in 1803 , and sold it to Spain in 1819 , according to the President's statement . After this , all Mex- ico , including Texas ...
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