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... never occurred to him that his uncle's marriage a year previous , and the very recent birth of an heir to his estate , had in the least changed their respective relations ; nor had he seen in these events that cloud which was to darken ...
... never occurred to him that his uncle's marriage a year previous , and the very recent birth of an heir to his estate , had in the least changed their respective relations ; nor had he seen in these events that cloud which was to darken ...
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... never thought of taking the back track and becoming a dependent upon his friends at home , but he de- termined to leave Cleveland by a forward movement , by a fur- ther step into the great West , resolved never , never to return until ...
... never thought of taking the back track and becoming a dependent upon his friends at home , but he de- termined to leave Cleveland by a forward movement , by a fur- ther step into the great West , resolved never , never to return until ...
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... never ceased to acknowledge , was the loan of some old law - books and copies of the statutes of the state . These books were indispensable to him , and he had not the means to purchase them . While teaching school , he devoted his ...
... never ceased to acknowledge , was the loan of some old law - books and copies of the statutes of the state . These books were indispensable to him , and he had not the means to purchase them . While teaching school , he devoted his ...
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... never resumed pay- ment ; the stock sunk very low ; their paper depreciated as low at times as fifty or forty cents on the dollar ; the state lost all , or nearly all that it had subscribed ; and , after five or six years , the charters ...
... never resumed pay- ment ; the stock sunk very low ; their paper depreciated as low at times as fifty or forty cents on the dollar ; the state lost all , or nearly all that it had subscribed ; and , after five or six years , the charters ...
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... never returned , and finally went over to the Opposition . The governor of the state , elected as a Democrat , renewed the assaults upon Mr. Van Buren which at the previous session he had made upon General Jackson . Members of the ...
... never returned , and finally went over to the Opposition . The governor of the state , elected as a Democrat , renewed the assaults upon Mr. Van Buren which at the previous session he had made upon General Jackson . Members of the ...
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Page 401 - Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Page 305 - Territories, as recognized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the compromise measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void— it being the true Intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude It therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic Institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States...
Page 305 - That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians...
Page 508 - It is an irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces, and it means that the United States must and will, sooner or later, become either entirely a slaveholding nation, or entirely a free-labor nation.
Page 405 - Judge Douglas, if not a dead lion, for this work, is at least a caged and toothless one. How can he oppose the advances of slavery ? He don't care anything about it. His avowed mission is impressing the " public heart
Page 305 - That the legislative power of the Territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act...
Page 337 - That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness.
Page 504 - The United States shall guaranty to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 485 - There is certainly no power given by the Constitution to the Federal Government to establish or maintain colonies bordering on the United States or at a distance, to be ruled and governed at its own pleasure; nor to enlarge its territorial limits in any way, except by the admission of new States. That power is plainly given ; and if a new State is admitted, it needs no further legislation by Congress, because the Constitution itself defines the relative rights and powers, and duties of the State,...
Page 478 - ... and that the States so formed shall be distinct republican States, and admitted members of the Federal Union, having the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence as the other States...