The Confederate SecessionWilliam Schomberg Robert KERR (Marquis of Lothian.), William Schomberg Robert Kerr Marquess of Lothian W. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 226 páginas |
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... possible ) , forced down their throats , not only without consulting them , but
also in the teeth of their most vehement protestations . Viewed in this light , surely
she is more deserving of pity than of condemnation , THE RIGHT OF
SECESSION .
... possible ) , forced down their throats , not only without consulting them , but
also in the teeth of their most vehement protestations . Viewed in this light , surely
she is more deserving of pity than of condemnation , THE RIGHT OF
SECESSION .
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... their votes must be bought ; and it may be possible to carry the process still
further , and to purchase the votes even of some of the Southern States , who
may have some points in which their interests are not identical with those of the
rest .
... their votes must be bought ; and it may be possible to carry the process still
further , and to purchase the votes even of some of the Southern States , who
may have some points in which their interests are not identical with those of the
rest .
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I suppose it would not have seemed to them possible that any objection could
have been raised to their doing so . But they appear still to have clung to the
Union . That great Federation which was first called into existence by
Southerners ( for ...
I suppose it would not have seemed to them possible that any objection could
have been raised to their doing so . But they appear still to have clung to the
Union . That great Federation which was first called into existence by
Southerners ( for ...
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They had gone as near as possible to imploring mercy where no mercy was to be
found . The only result was , that a more severely protective tariff than ever was
passed through both Houses of Congress , by the sheer force of the numerical ...
They had gone as near as possible to imploring mercy where no mercy was to be
found . The only result was , that a more severely protective tariff than ever was
passed through both Houses of Congress , by the sheer force of the numerical ...
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To do so would be to reduce their country to a jungle , and themselves to paupers
. I wish as far as possible to keep clear of the question of slavery in the abstract ;
and I have only been induced to write on it at all , because there has been so ...
To do so would be to reduce their country to a jungle , and themselves to paupers
. I wish as far as possible to keep clear of the question of slavery in the abstract ;
and I have only been induced to write on it at all , because there has been so ...
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