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... matter where he might be , who stood upon an American deck , was to be se- cured , at all hazards , in all the great rights guaranteed to him by the Constitution of his country - while this war was waging , and while the contest between ...
... matter where he might be , who stood upon an American deck , was to be se- cured , at all hazards , in all the great rights guaranteed to him by the Constitution of his country - while this war was waging , and while the contest between ...
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... of criminals but a small matter compared with the professional discomfiture of an attorney , to beware of the consequences of thus pandering to a contempt of the appointed officers of FIRST STRUGGLES IN ILLINOIS . 23.
... of criminals but a small matter compared with the professional discomfiture of an attorney , to beware of the consequences of thus pandering to a contempt of the appointed officers of FIRST STRUGGLES IN ILLINOIS . 23.
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... matter dropped for the present . That night , and the next day and evening , the legal frater- nity , including jurors , witnesses , and litigants , were made merry over jocular criticisms upon schoolmasters turned law- yers , upon ...
... matter dropped for the present . That night , and the next day and evening , the legal frater- nity , including jurors , witnesses , and litigants , were made merry over jocular criticisms upon schoolmasters turned law- yers , upon ...
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... matter so far as Mr. Douglas was concerned . He had resigned his office to enter the canvass in 1838 , and had , during the whole year , neglected his professional pursuits . He had nei- ther the time nor the means to expend in ...
... matter so far as Mr. Douglas was concerned . He had resigned his office to enter the canvass in 1838 , and had , during the whole year , neglected his professional pursuits . He had nei- ther the time nor the means to expend in ...
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... which other men , no matter what might be their mental gifts , would have been unable to withstand . From one end of the state to the other , the " Little Giant " was recognized and applauded as 42 LIFE OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS .
... which other men , no matter what might be their mental gifts , would have been unable to withstand . From one end of the state to the other , the " Little Giant " was recognized and applauded as 42 LIFE OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS .
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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...
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 484 - British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their right of representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity...
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 479 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever...
Page 183 - No person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws thereof escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on the claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due.
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 405 - ... Republicans of the nation mustered over thirteen hundred thousand strong. We did this under the single impulse of resistance to a common danger, with every external circumstance against us. Of strange, discordant, and even hostile elements, we gathered from the four winds, and formed and fought the battle through, under .the constant hot fire of a disciplined, proud and pampered enemy. Did we brave all then to falter now ? — now — when that same enemy is wavering, dissevered and belligerent?...
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.