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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... the existing slave would , if possible , be still more deplorable . At present , he is treated with kindness and humanity . He is well fed , well clothed , and not overworked . His condition is incomparably better than that of the ...
... the existing slave would , if possible , be still more deplorable . At present , he is treated with kindness and humanity . He is well fed , well clothed , and not overworked . His condition is incomparably better than that of the ...
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In my last annual message I presented a statement of the unsatis- factory condition of our relations with Spain ; and I regret to say that this has not materially improved . Without special reference to other claims , even the " Cuban ...
In my last annual message I presented a statement of the unsatis- factory condition of our relations with Spain ; and I regret to say that this has not materially improved . Without special reference to other claims , even the " Cuban ...
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It would have been a great calamity for both nations had they been precipitated into acts of hostility , not on the question of title to the island , but merely concerning what should be its condition during the intervening period ...
It would have been a great calamity for both nations had they been precipitated into acts of hostility , not on the question of title to the island , but merely concerning what should be its condition during the intervening period ...
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... would have been quite justifiable , and , indeed , necessary . But the country was a prey to civil war , and it was hoped that the success of the constitutional president might lead to a condition ANNUAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT . 13.
... would have been quite justifiable , and , indeed , necessary . But the country was a prey to civil war , and it was hoped that the success of the constitutional president might lead to a condition ANNUAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT . 13.
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success of the constitutional president might lead to a condition of things less injurious to the United States . This success became so probable that , in January last , I employed a reliable agent to visit Mexico and report to me the ...
success of the constitutional president might lead to a condition of things less injurious to the United States . This success became so probable that , in January last , I employed a reliable agent to visit Mexico and report to me the ...
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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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