The North American Review, Volume 120Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1968 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 51
... Slavery , if anything , was the wedge which was to split the Union asunder . When the Constitution was formed , in 1787 , the slaveholders , by dint of great effort , succeeded in getting the little end of the wedge inserted . It was ...
... Slavery , if anything , was the wedge which was to split the Union asunder . When the Constitution was formed , in 1787 , the slaveholders , by dint of great effort , succeeded in getting the little end of the wedge inserted . It was ...
Page 52
... slavery , and had readily admitted it to be a political evil , now demanded as a right the privilege of carrying slaves into Mis- souri . They threatened to dissolve the Union , talked of a fire only to be extinguished by seas of blood ...
... slavery , and had readily admitted it to be a political evil , now demanded as a right the privilege of carrying slaves into Mis- souri . They threatened to dissolve the Union , talked of a fire only to be extinguished by seas of blood ...
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... slavery , resting on such a foundation of enormous pecuniary interest , buttressed by such powerful supports , fell in the life of a single generation before the unaided power of truth , why should we ever despair ? Henceforth ...
... slavery , resting on such a foundation of enormous pecuniary interest , buttressed by such powerful supports , fell in the life of a single generation before the unaided power of truth , why should we ever despair ? Henceforth ...
Contents
ART PAGE | 1 |
THE NATIVE RACES OF THE PACIFIC STATES | 34 |
RISE AND FALL OF THE SLAVE POWER IN AMERICA | 47 |
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