1825–1860
Fragment on Slavery
Suppose it is true, that the negro is inferior to the white, in the gifts of nature; is it not the exact reverse justice that the white should, for that
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Suppose it is true, that the negro is inferior to the white, in the gifts of nature; is it not the exact reverse justice that the white should, for that
Mr. Ford:— I see in your paper of the 8th inst. a communication in relation to myself, of which it is perhaps expected of me to take some notice. Shortly
Fellow-citizens: Another election which is deemed an important one is approaching, and, as I suppose, the Republican party will without much difficulty elect their State ticket. But in regard to
MY FRIENDS: I am informed that you have assembled here this afternoon under the impression that I had made an appointment to speak at this time. This is a
Having served four years in the depths of a great, and yet unended national peril, I can view this call to a second term, in nowise more flatteringly to
On the fourth day of July, 1776, the people of a few feeble and oppressed colonies of Great Britain, inhabiting a portion of the Atlantic coast of North America, publicly
My dear Sir: Your letter, mentioned in your two telegrams, has not reached me; so that I am without knowledge of its particulars. I beg you to pardon me for
Major General McClernand My dear Sir, Your interesting communication by the hand of Major Scates is received. I never did ask more, nor ever was willing to accept less, than
Although the Temperance cause has been in progress for near twenty years, it is apparent to all, that it is, just now, being crowned with a degree of success, hitherto unparalleled The
Members of the Agricultural Society and Citizens of Wisconsin: Agricultural fairs are becoming an institution of the country. They are useful in more ways than one. They bring us together,