The Abridgment ... Containing the Annual Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress ... with Reports of Departments and Selections from Accompanying Papers |
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Its petty tribes would then be constantly engaged in predatory wars against each other for the purpose of seizing slaves to supply the American market . All hopes of African civilization would thus be ended .
Its petty tribes would then be constantly engaged in predatory wars against each other for the purpose of seizing slaves to supply the American market . All hopes of African civilization would thus be ended .
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He found upon it twenty - five American residents , with their families , and also an establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company , for the purpose of raising sheep . A short time before his arrival , one of these resi- dents had shot an ...
He found upon it twenty - five American residents , with their families , and also an establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company , for the purpose of raising sheep . A short time before his arrival , one of these resi- dents had shot an ...
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The American seized his rifle and told Mr. Dalles if any such attempt was made he would kill him upon the spot . The affair then ended . " " " Under these circumstances , the American settlers presented a peti- tion to the general ...
The American seized his rifle and told Mr. Dalles if any such attempt was made he would kill him upon the spot . The affair then ended . " " " Under these circumstances , the American settlers presented a peti- tion to the general ...
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Peaceful American residents , occupying their rightful possessions , have been suddenly expelled the country , in defiance of treaties , and by the mere force of arbitrary power . Even the course of justice has not been safe from ...
Peaceful American residents , occupying their rightful possessions , have been suddenly expelled the country , in defiance of treaties , and by the mere force of arbitrary power . Even the course of justice has not been safe from ...
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The wholesale massacre of Crabbe and his asso- ciates , without trial , in Sonora , as well as the seizure and murder of four sick Americans who had taken shelter in the house of an American , upon the soil of the United States ...
The wholesale massacre of Crabbe and his asso- ciates , without trial , in Sonora , as well as the seizure and murder of four sick Americans who had taken shelter in the house of an American , upon the soil of the United States ...
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| Title | The Abridgment ... Containing the Annual Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress ... with Reports of Departments and Selections from Accompanying Papers |
| Author | United States. President |
| Published | 1860 |
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