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... Congress introduced him into the arena of national questions - he gave himself up to law and politics . In spite of his soaring ambition , his two years in Congress gave him no premoni- tion of the great destiny that awaited him , and ...
... Congress introduced him into the arena of national questions - he gave himself up to law and politics . In spite of his soaring ambition , his two years in Congress gave him no premoni- tion of the great destiny that awaited him , and ...
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... Territory - was ruthlessly repealed in 1854 , by a Congress elected in the interests of the slave power , the intent being to force slavery into that vast territory which had so long been dedicated to freedom 17 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... Territory - was ruthlessly repealed in 1854 , by a Congress elected in the interests of the slave power , the intent being to force slavery into that vast territory which had so long been dedicated to freedom 17 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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... Congress , he brought in a Bill for gradual abolition in the District of Columbia , with com- pensation to the owners - for until they raised treasonable hands against the life of the nation , he always maintained that the property of ...
... Congress , he brought in a Bill for gradual abolition in the District of Columbia , with com- pensation to the owners - for until they raised treasonable hands against the life of the nation , he always maintained that the property of ...
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... Congress and sub- mitted to the States for ratification . The mighty scourge of war did speedily pass away , for it was given him to witness the surrender of the Rebel army and the fall of their capital , and the starry flag that he ...
... Congress and sub- mitted to the States for ratification . The mighty scourge of war did speedily pass away , for it was given him to witness the surrender of the Rebel army and the fall of their capital , and the starry flag that he ...
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... Congress , where he was one of the Committee of five appointed by the Congress to prepare the famous Declaration of Independ- ence , the other four members being Jefferson , John Adams , Sherman , and Livingston . The declaration drawn ...
... Congress , where he was one of the Committee of five appointed by the Congress to prepare the famous Declaration of Independ- ence , the other four members being Jefferson , John Adams , Sherman , and Livingston . The declaration drawn ...
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Page 92 - I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: That God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that 'except the Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it.
Page 233 - That hangs his head, and a' that! The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The Man's the gowd for a
Page 193 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 53 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 142 - By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And Time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward creeps. On this green bank, by this soft stream, We set to-day a votive stone; That memory may their deed redeem, When...
Page 33 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 92 - I have lived, sir, a long time ; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that GOD governs in the affairs of men. And, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 34 - I add, too, that all the protection which, consistently with the Constitution and the laws, can be given will be cheerfully given to all the States when lawfully demanded, for whatever cause, as cheerfully to one section as to another.
Page 290 - After God had carried us safe to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of the next things we longed for and looked after was to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity; dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when our present ministers shall lie in the dust.
Page 19 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push...