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... passed in the Convention which framed the Constitu- tion of 1788 - that it was founded on a petition from the State of Pennsylvania - that it was approved by Washington - and that it was passed without a single dissentient voice ...
... passed in the Convention which framed the Constitu- tion of 1788 - that it was founded on a petition from the State of Pennsylvania - that it was approved by Washington - and that it was passed without a single dissentient voice ...
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... passed through both Houses of Congress , by the sheer force of the numerical pre- ponderance of the delegates for the Northern wire- pullers . This was too much . Ever since , or nearly ever since , the beginning of the Republic's ...
... passed through both Houses of Congress , by the sheer force of the numerical pre- ponderance of the delegates for the Northern wire- pullers . This was too much . Ever since , or nearly ever since , the beginning of the Republic's ...
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... passed , in her own State Assembly , the celebrated " Nullifica- tion Act , " which nearly set the whole of the Union on fire . By this Act the recently - imposed protective duties were set aside , as far as she was concerned , and ...
... passed , in her own State Assembly , the celebrated " Nullifica- tion Act , " which nearly set the whole of the Union on fire . By this Act the recently - imposed protective duties were set aside , as far as she was concerned , and ...
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... chief of a party . And unlike Clay , his life had been one long success . The two had passed their days in a bitter life - long contest , not for a tangible issue , like that between Massachusetts and South 72 THE BATTLE OF THE TARIFFS :
... chief of a party . And unlike Clay , his life had been one long success . The two had passed their days in a bitter life - long contest , not for a tangible issue , like that between Massachusetts and South 72 THE BATTLE OF THE TARIFFS :
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... passed his life in fruitless struggles for the Presidency . The prize was constantly being placed almost within his grasp , and snatched away just as he stretched forth his hand to take it . On one occasion he was foiled by the decision ...
... passed his life in fruitless struggles for the Presidency . The prize was constantly being placed almost within his grasp , and snatched away just as he stretched forth his hand to take it . On one occasion he was foiled by the decision ...
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The Confederate Secession William Schomberg Robert Kerr Marquess of Lothian Visualização integral - 1864 |
The Confederate Secession William Schomberg Robert Kerr Marquess of Lothian Visualização integral - 1864 |
The Confederate Secession William Schomberg Robert Kerr Marquess of Lothian Visualização integral - 1864 |
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