The History of Abraham Lincoln, and the Overthrow of SlaveryClarke & Company, 1867 - 720 strani |
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... secure universal liberty " throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof . " Gene- ral Washington in a letter to Robert Morris , written in 1786 , speaking of slavery , said : " There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely ...
... secure universal liberty " throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof . " Gene- ral Washington in a letter to Robert Morris , written in 1786 , speaking of slavery , said : " There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely ...
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... secure , " it will give a Gibraltar to slavery , " said one of them . The slave power pursued its purpose with sagacity and vigor , striking down and politically sacrificing every statesman who opposed its demands ; especially all who ...
... secure , " it will give a Gibraltar to slavery , " said one of them . The slave power pursued its purpose with sagacity and vigor , striking down and politically sacrificing every statesman who opposed its demands ; especially all who ...
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... secure by treaty , these acquisi- tions , in 1846 asked an appropriation of two millions with which to negotiate peace . To this appropriation David Wil- mot , member of Congress from Pennsylvania , offered a pro- viso , known in ...
... secure by treaty , these acquisi- tions , in 1846 asked an appropriation of two millions with which to negotiate peace . To this appropriation David Wil- mot , member of Congress from Pennsylvania , offered a pro- viso , known in ...
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... secure . But the struggle still continued . Fourteen free States adopted resolutions protesting against the enlargement of the area of slavery . The slaveholders deprecating the struggle in Con- gress attempted to forestall its action ...
... secure . But the struggle still continued . Fourteen free States adopted resolutions protesting against the enlargement of the area of slavery . The slaveholders deprecating the struggle in Con- gress attempted to forestall its action ...
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... secure the passage of the bill , at this time , the rules of the House were trampled under foot , parliamentary law was disregarded , and the rights of the minority were contemned . Still they resisted and struggled on , but to no ...
... secure the passage of the bill , at this time , the rules of the House were trampled under foot , parliamentary law was disregarded , and the rights of the minority were contemned . Still they resisted and struggled on , but to no ...
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