Modern Eloquence, Volume 12Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1903 |
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Page 466
... object . While those who are least opposed and hostile regard it as a blot and a stain on the character of what they call a nation , and feel themselves accordingly bound to give it no countenance or support . On the contrary , the ...
... object . While those who are least opposed and hostile regard it as a blot and a stain on the character of what they call a nation , and feel themselves accordingly bound to give it no countenance or support . On the contrary , the ...
Page 467
... object was to abolish slavery , not only in the District of Columbia , but in the states and throughout the Union . At this period the number engaged in the agitation was small , and it possessed little or no per- sonal influence ...
... object was to abolish slavery , not only in the District of Columbia , but in the states and throughout the Union . At this period the number engaged in the agitation was small , and it possessed little or no per- sonal influence ...
Page 468
... , and with that , to be- come an object of courtship of both of the great parties . The necessary consequence was a further increase of power , and a gradual tainting of the opinions of both of 468 JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN.
... , and with that , to be- come an object of courtship of both of the great parties . The necessary consequence was a further increase of power , and a gradual tainting of the opinions of both of 468 JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN.
Page 469
... object , from the beginning of the agitation until the present time , and yet the great body of both parties of the North , with the full knowledge of the fact , although disowning the Abolitionists , have cooperated with them in almost ...
... object , from the beginning of the agitation until the present time , and yet the great body of both parties of the North , with the full knowledge of the fact , although disowning the Abolitionists , have cooperated with them in almost ...
Page 470
... object at which it aims - the abolition of slavery in the South - is consummated ? Is it , then , not certain that , if something decisive is not now done to arrest it , the South will be forced to choose between abolition or secession ...
... object at which it aims - the abolition of slavery in the South - is consummated ? Is it , then , not certain that , if something decisive is not now done to arrest it , the South will be forced to choose between abolition or secession ...
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