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Some thought the churches ought not to be harshly criticized for taking a moderate view of slaveholders , since ... In 1840 , a handful of " political abolitionists " offered as their Presidential candidate a former slaveholder and dis- ...
Some thought the churches ought not to be harshly criticized for taking a moderate view of slaveholders , since ... In 1840 , a handful of " political abolitionists " offered as their Presidential candidate a former slaveholder and dis- ...
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You remember Mr. Clay letting it drop out accidentally , in de- bate , that the slaveholders had always closely watched the Cab- inet , and kept a majority there , in order to preserve the ascend- ency of slavery .
You remember Mr. Clay letting it drop out accidentally , in de- bate , that the slaveholders had always closely watched the Cab- inet , and kept a majority there , in order to preserve the ascend- ency of slavery .
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I would claim of Congress - in the exact language of Adams , of the " government " -a solemn act abolishing slavery through- out the Union , securing compensation to loyal slaveholders . As the Constitution forbids the States ...
I would claim of Congress - in the exact language of Adams , of the " government " -a solemn act abolishing slavery through- out the Union , securing compensation to loyal slaveholders . As the Constitution forbids the States ...
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| Title | Wendell Phillips on Civil Rights and Freedom |
| Author | Wendell Phillips |
| Editor | Louis Filler |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | University Press of America, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Sep 2006 |
| ISBN | 0819127930, 9780819127938 |
| Length | 221 pages |
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