Owen Lovejoy, Abolitionist in Congress, Volume 10Rutgers University Press, 1967 - 493 pages |
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Page 232
... House at last was able to begin its work of lawmaking . Sherman proclaimed a sense of relief and security in the land . Even Democrats seemed to acquiesce and settle down to business . But in the South fresh threats of secession were ...
... House at last was able to begin its work of lawmaking . Sherman proclaimed a sense of relief and security in the land . Even Democrats seemed to acquiesce and settle down to business . But in the South fresh threats of secession were ...
Page 233
... House in passing a homestead bill with- out debate . In the Senate , Democrats emasculated the bill and reframed its terms in a patchwork compromise . Grow refused to accept the Senate version and , with Lovejoy , persuaded the House to ...
... House in passing a homestead bill with- out debate . In the Senate , Democrats emasculated the bill and reframed its terms in a patchwork compromise . Grow refused to accept the Senate version and , with Lovejoy , persuaded the House to ...
Page 395
... House . Etheridge was Clerk of the House and , true to his Copperhead sympathies , had informed congressional Democrats he hoped to disqualify members whose certificates of election did not bear the exact wording required by an act ...
... House . Etheridge was Clerk of the House and , true to his Copperhead sympathies , had informed congressional Democrats he hoped to disqualify members whose certificates of election did not bear the exact wording required by an act ...
Contents
The Murder of Elijah P Lovejoy | 3 |
Was I to Bewray the Wanderer? | 25 |
Renovate the State1840 to 1844 | 52 |
Copyright | |
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