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... . About one sixth of the whole population of the United States are slaves . The owners of the slaves con- sider them property . The effect upon the minds of the owners is that of property , and nothing 2 [ Mar. 9 Abraham Lincoln.
... . About one sixth of the whole population of the United States are slaves . The owners of the slaves con- sider them property . The effect upon the minds of the owners is that of property , and nothing 2 [ Mar. 9 Abraham Lincoln.
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... United States , is a dangerous politi- cal heresy , at variance with the explicit provisions of that instrument itself , with contemporaneous expo- sition , and with legislative and judicial precedent ; is revolutionary in its tendency ...
... United States , is a dangerous politi- cal heresy , at variance with the explicit provisions of that instrument itself , with contemporaneous expo- sition , and with legislative and judicial precedent ; is revolutionary in its tendency ...
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... United States . 9. That we brand the recent reopening of the Afri- can slave - trade , under the cover of our national flag , aided by perversions of judicial power , as a crime against humanity and a burning shame to our country and ...
... United States . 9. That we brand the recent reopening of the Afri- can slave - trade , under the cover of our national flag , aided by perversions of judicial power , as a crime against humanity and a burning shame to our country and ...
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... rather to increase than abate its evils . They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power under the Constitution to inter- fere with the institution of slavery in the different States 1860 ] 33 Autobiography.
... rather to increase than abate its evils . They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power under the Constitution to inter- fere with the institution of slavery in the different States 1860 ] 33 Autobiography.
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... United States . This is the language of Mr. Ashmun's amendment , for which Mr. Lincoln and nearly or quite all other Whigs of the House of Representatives voted . Mr. Lincoln's reasons for the opinion ex- pressed by this vote were ...
... United States . This is the language of Mr. Ashmun's amendment , for which Mr. Lincoln and nearly or quite all other Whigs of the House of Representatives voted . Mr. Lincoln's reasons for the opinion ex- pressed by this vote were ...
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Página 165 - I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Página 216 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Página 150 - Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States that by the accession of a Republican Administration their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension.
Página 17 - That the normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom ; that as our Republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that " no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law...
Página 84 - You think slavery is right and ought to be extended, while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted. That. I suppose, is the rub. It certainly is the only substantial difference between us.
Página 299 - Great honor is due to those officers who remained true despite the example of their treacherous associates; but the greatest honor and most important fact of all is the unanimous firmness of the common soldiers and common sailors. To the last man, so far as known, they have successfully resisted the traitorous efforts of those whose commands but an hour before they obeyed as absolute law. This is the patriotic instinct of plain people. They understand without an argument that the destroying the Government...
Página 17 - That the new dogma that the Constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into any or all of the Territories of the United States...
Página 110 - Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail. Trusting in him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To his care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.
Página 337 - Kentucky gone, we cannot hold Missouri, nor, as I think, Maryland. These all against us, and the job on our hands is too large for us. We would as well consent to separation at once, including the surrender of this capital.
Página 277 - The policy chosen looked to the exhaustion of all peaceful measures before a resort to any stronger ones. It sought only to hold the public places and property not already wrested from the Government, and to collect the revenue, relying for the rest on time, discussion, and the ballot-box.