Abraham Lincoln's SpeechesDodd, Mead and Company, 1896 - 371 pages |
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... , would fill several large volumes . Upon what principle or by what rule shall they be compressed into a duodecimo of three or four hundred pages , which will hold the interest of the reader , and enable him to form I INTRODUCTION.
... , would fill several large volumes . Upon what principle or by what rule shall they be compressed into a duodecimo of three or four hundred pages , which will hold the interest of the reader , and enable him to form I INTRODUCTION.
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... hold slaves in the free States , demand the revival of the slave- trade , and demand a treaty with Great Britain by which fugitive slaves may be reclaimed from Canada . As yet they are but few on either side . It is a grave question for ...
... hold slaves in the free States , demand the revival of the slave- trade , and demand a treaty with Great Britain by which fugitive slaves may be reclaimed from Canada . As yet they are but few on either side . It is a grave question for ...
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... holds to the one must despise the other . " Our Republican robe is soiled and trailed in the dust . Let us purify it . Let us turn and wash it white in the spirit if not the blood of the Revolution . Let us turn slavery from its claims ...
... holds to the one must despise the other . " Our Republican robe is soiled and trailed in the dust . Let us purify it . Let us turn and wash it white in the spirit if not the blood of the Revolution . Let us turn slavery from its claims ...
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... hold of some man in the North whose position and ability are such that he can make the sup- port of your measure , whatever it may be , a Democratic - party necessity , and the thing is done . Apropos of this , let me tell you an anec ...
... hold of some man in the North whose position and ability are such that he can make the sup- port of your measure , whatever it may be , a Democratic - party necessity , and the thing is done . Apropos of this , let me tell you an anec ...
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... hold that power from the legislatures . In those days , by common consent , the spread of the black man's bondage to the new countries was prohibited ; but now Congress decides that it will not continue the prohibition , and the Supreme ...
... hold that power from the legislatures . In those days , by common consent , the spread of the black man's bondage to the new countries was prohibited ; but now Congress decides that it will not continue the prohibition , and the Supreme ...
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Abraham Lincoln's Speeches Abraham Lincoln,L. E. (Lucius Eugene) 1824- Chittenden No preview available - 2016 |
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