Owen Lovejoy, Abolitionist in Congress, Volume 10Rutgers University Press, 1967 - 493 pages |
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Page 174
... never voted and never will ? " he demanded in alluding to the proslavery state constitution adopted at a convention in Lecompton , Kansas , in November . Less than a quorum of the sixty delegates decided to make Kansas a slave state ...
... never voted and never will ? " he demanded in alluding to the proslavery state constitution adopted at a convention in Lecompton , Kansas , in November . Less than a quorum of the sixty delegates decided to make Kansas a slave state ...
Page 308
... never shared in the traditionary hostility of many of my countrymen against England . " He meant to bequeath his hatred for the British government as a legacy to his children when he died and would charge his sons with the duty to ...
... never shared in the traditionary hostility of many of my countrymen against England . " He meant to bequeath his hatred for the British government as a legacy to his children when he died and would charge his sons with the duty to ...
Page 407
... against it . " The man per- sisted and offered Lovejoy two thousand dollars . The irate con- gressman turned on the promoter and said , “ When I said no , I meant no ! I never took a bribe . I 407 " Such Men Should Never Die "
... against it . " The man per- sisted and offered Lovejoy two thousand dollars . The irate con- gressman turned on the promoter and said , “ When I said no , I meant no ! I never took a bribe . I 407 " Such Men Should Never Die "
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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