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Page viii
... independence appears to them incredible . I hope I shall be able to convince some who hold those opinions , that this success , and the separation of the South from the North , are not only natural , but desirable ; and that true ...
... independence appears to them incredible . I hope I shall be able to convince some who hold those opinions , that this success , and the separation of the South from the North , are not only natural , but desirable ; and that true ...
Page 69
... independence . " “ Very true ; and were the wealthiest and most respected man in this city decidedly to insult , to give what an English or French gentleman would consider an insult from an equal — a man such as that journeyman ...
... independence . " “ Very true ; and were the wealthiest and most respected man in this city decidedly to insult , to give what an English or French gentleman would consider an insult from an equal — a man such as that journeyman ...
Page 107
... the States , their true independence , their self - govern- ment , self - development , and , above all , their respective constitutions , as opposed to a vast national democracy ? All these were disregarded in the hope of building up.
... the States , their true independence , their self - govern- ment , self - development , and , above all , their respective constitutions , as opposed to a vast national democracy ? All these were disregarded in the hope of building up.
Page 118
... independence ; but if she does not , it is because she does not anticipate rejection . Will you say that California could not aggrandize herself by separation ? Will you say that California has no ability to become independent ? Try not ...
... independence ; but if she does not , it is because she does not anticipate rejection . Will you say that California could not aggrandize herself by separation ? Will you say that California has no ability to become independent ? Try not ...
Page 123
... independence . Strikingly has the truth been illustrated , that no country can long flourish without great men in their proper places . Equally worthy and capable men are still to be found in every State of America ; but they are almost ...
... independence . Strikingly has the truth been illustrated , that no country can long flourish without great men in their proper places . Equally worthy and capable men are still to be found in every State of America ; but they are almost ...
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