America, Its Realities and Resources: Comprising Important Details Connected with the Present Social, Political, Agricultural, Commercial, and Financial State of the Country, Its Laws and Customs, Together with a Review of the Policy of the United States that Led to the War of 1812, and Peace of 1814--the "right of Search," the Texas and Oregon Questions, Etc. Etc, Volume 2 |
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... purpose , even at the sacrifice of the most valued privileges of the citizen - the right conceded to the people to petition Congress for the redress of any assumed or positive grievance . * To this end , and in order to preclude all ...
... purpose , even at the sacrifice of the most valued privileges of the citizen - the right conceded to the people to petition Congress for the redress of any assumed or positive grievance . * To this end , and in order to preclude all ...
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... purpose . Mr. Dawson of Georgia , ( another slave state ) begged him to desist as a man , and a lover of his country ; but all was of no avail . Mr. Slade , who was calm and collected , refused to yield , and continued his remarks ...
... purpose . Mr. Dawson of Georgia , ( another slave state ) begged him to desist as a man , and a lover of his country ; but all was of no avail . Mr. Slade , who was calm and collected , refused to yield , and continued his remarks ...
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... purpose . All discussion within the walls of Congress had now ceased on this nervous and exciting topic— these worthy representatives of popular freedom having betrayed the obligations of their sacred trust , proclaimed their want of ...
... purpose . All discussion within the walls of Congress had now ceased on this nervous and exciting topic— these worthy representatives of popular freedom having betrayed the obligations of their sacred trust , proclaimed their want of ...
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... purpose of sustaining the every day crimes of the United States . We really think not ; but that his proposition sought a very different ob- ject - contemplated a widely opposite meaning , and was rather put forward for the forward for ...
... purpose of sustaining the every day crimes of the United States . We really think not ; but that his proposition sought a very different ob- ject - contemplated a widely opposite meaning , and was rather put forward for the forward for ...
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... purpose he is also and especially assisted by the many oppres- sive laws to be found on the statute book of almost every one of the slave States . Miserably clad , and worse fed - dragging with him through life , a wretched and ...
... purpose he is also and especially assisted by the many oppres- sive laws to be found on the statute book of almost every one of the slave States . Miserably clad , and worse fed - dragging with him through life , a wretched and ...
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