... Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2Houghton, Mifflin, 1899 |
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Page 11
... passed , when Henry Wilson , senator from Massachusetts , introduced a bill to emancipate the slaves in the District of Columbia , and to pay a moderate compensation to owners . The measure , rightly construed as the entering point of ...
... passed , when Henry Wilson , senator from Massachusetts , introduced a bill to emancipate the slaves in the District of Columbia , and to pay a moderate compensation to owners . The measure , rightly construed as the entering point of ...
Page 12
... passing notice as it went on its quick way to oblivion . The confused condition concerning the harbor- ing and rendition of fugitive slaves by military commanders , already mentioned , was also promptly taken in hand . Various bills and ...
... passing notice as it went on its quick way to oblivion . The confused condition concerning the harbor- ing and rendition of fugitive slaves by military commanders , already mentioned , was also promptly taken in hand . Various bills and ...
Page 14
... was patched up , which passed by 27 to 12 in the Senate and 82 to 42 in the House , and was approved by the President July 17. It was a very comprehensive measure ; so much so , that Mr. Blaine has 14 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... was patched up , which passed by 27 to 12 in the Senate and 82 to 42 in the House , and was approved by the President July 17. It was a very comprehensive measure ; so much so , that Mr. Blaine has 14 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Page 17
... passed and was signed by the President on July 17. Nevertheless , although it thus became law , the certainty that , by taking action under it , he would alienate great numbers of loyalists in the Border States induced him to go very ...
... passed and was signed by the President on July 17. Nevertheless , although it thus became law , the certainty that , by taking action under it , he would alienate great numbers of loyalists in the Border States induced him to go very ...
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... passing an act for appointing diplomatic representatives to Hayti and Liberia ; also further evidence by passing certain legislation against the slave trade . The recital of all these doings of the legislat- ors sufficiently indicates ...
... passing an act for appointing diplomatic representatives to Hayti and Liberia ; also further evidence by passing certain legislation against the slave trade . The recital of all these doings of the legislat- ors sufficiently indicates ...
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