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Clay , in 1839 , makes a speech for the Presidency , in which he says that to discuss the subject of slavery is moral treason , and that no man has a right to introduce the subject into Congress . Mr. Benton , in 1844 , laid down his ...
Clay , in 1839 , makes a speech for the Presidency , in which he says that to discuss the subject of slavery is moral treason , and that no man has a right to introduce the subject into Congress . Mr. Benton , in 1844 , laid down his ...
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Ever since it ex- isted , its friends have confessed that , to save the Union , it was necessary and proper to crush free speech . Witness John Adams's sedition laws . Witness mobs of well - dressed merchants in every Northern city now ...
Ever since it ex- isted , its friends have confessed that , to save the Union , it was necessary and proper to crush free speech . Witness John Adams's sedition laws . Witness mobs of well - dressed merchants in every Northern city now ...
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South Carolina said to Massachusetts in 1835 , when Edward Everett was Governor , " Abolish free speech - it is a nuisance . " She is right - from her standpoint it is . [ Laughter . ] That is , it is not possible to preserve the quiet ...
South Carolina said to Massachusetts in 1835 , when Edward Everett was Governor , " Abolish free speech - it is a nuisance . " She is right - from her standpoint it is . [ Laughter . ] That is , it is not possible to preserve the quiet ...
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