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  Alleged Hostile Organization Against the Government within the District of Columbia: February 14, 1861, Laid Upon the Table, and Ordered to be Printed.

  United States. Congress. House.

  Caption title; Report submitted by W.A. Howard.

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  Rules and Articles of War

  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs.

  Mr. Hughes from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report in the form of a bill, which was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. Proposed act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States. February 18, 1861.

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  Naval force of the United States: where ships are now stationed, etc. : February 21, 1861 ... : report.

  United States. Congress. House. Select Committee of Five, Appointed January 9th, 1861.

  Caption title; Report submitted by H. Dawes, from the Select Committee of Five Appointed January 9th, 1861, along with testimony on the surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard.

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  Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus: Letter from the Attorney General, Transmitting, in Answer to a Resolution of the House of the 12th instant, an Opinion Relative to the Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.

  United States. Department of Justice.

  July 13, 1861.-Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed; Also published under title: Opinion of the Attorney General on the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.

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  State of the Union: Speech of Hon. E.P. Walton, of Vermont :upon the report of the Committee of Thirty-three upon the State of the Union. Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 16, 1861.

  Eliakim Persons Walton

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  Sermons by the Rev. Mr. Weston, Chaplain of the 7th Regiment, National Guard, and the Rev. Byron Sunderland ... Preached in the Hall of Representatives, Sunday, April 28th 1861.

  S. H. Weston

  Sermon addressing the beginning of the war. Includes a program of services.

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  Lincoln and Hamlin: speeches of Hon. Augustus Frank, Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Hon. Lyman Trumbull [and] Hon. Elihu B. Washburne at the Republican ratification meeting in Washington City, May 19, 1860.

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  Salient points of the campaign: a tract

  Caption title; No. 1.;

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  The Bell and Everett Songster: for the Campaign: Containing a Large Collection of National and Patriotic Airs, as Sung by the Constitutional Glee Clubs.

  Without music; tunes indicated by title. Probable date of publication from copyright on title page verso. Issued in printed illustrated wrapper. A large bell dominates the bright front wrapper of this rare songster for the constitutional Union party candidate. Includes one humorous anti-Lincoln piece ""Uncle Sam and Abe Lincoln.""

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  The campaign of 1860 : Republican songs for the people, original and selected

  This pamphlet features a sketched portrait of Abraham Lincoln, without beard, on the cover and includes lyrics without sheet music of politcal songs. """"Oppression shall not always reign"" is an example of a song title. A list of contentes is located on the third page of the pamphlet.

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  The great issue to be decided in November next!: shall the Constitution and the Union stand or fall? : shall sectionalism triumph? : Lincoln and his supporters : behold the record!.

  Caption title; At head of title: p. 19. Also issued with statement at head of title. Breckinridge and Lane campaign documents, no. 19.

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  The wide-awake vocalist : or, Rail splitters' song book : words and music for the Republican campaign of 1860 : embracing a great variety of songs, solos, duets, and choruses, arranged for piano or melodeon

  This pamphlet includes sheet music and lyrics for political songs. An index of first lines and music is on the second page of the pamphlet.

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  Truths for the Times.: Hon. D.D. Barnard on the Presidential Question. The Whole Field Surveyed. Why no friend of the Union can be Republican, Reasons why no lover of the Union can vote for Lincoln

  Daniel Dewey Barnard

  The whole field surveyed. Why no friend of the Union can be a Republican, Reasons why no lover of the Union can vot for Lincoln. Doctrine of the fathers re-stated. Relative position of whites and negroes in this republic. Republicanism against the constitution. Republicanism against the Declaration of Independence. Republicanism against the Union."" -- cover; Dated at end: Albany, August 1st, 1860.

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  Truths for voters ...

  Daniel Dewey Barnard

  The author's Truths for the times (St. Louis [1860]), on a similar subject is listed as M19. At end of text: D.D. Barnard, Albany, August 1, 1860. Issued by the Bell & Everett Central Club of Bost

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  A ""wide awake"" poem: in which are recounted the political death and burial of the unlamented Buchanan ; and the wanderings of the little giant ""in search of his mother,"" in it are, also, briefly set forth the merits of ""honest old Abe,"" our next president

  Almon H. Benedict

  Cover title: Benedict's ""Wide Awake"" poem. 1860.

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  Speech of Hon. O.H. Browning, delivered at the Republican mass-meeting, Springfield, Ill., August 8th, 1860.

  Orville Hickman Browning

  Mr. Lincoln had just been upon the stand from which Mr. Browning spoke--Page 3.

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  The views and sentiments of Henry Clay & Abraham Lincoln on the slavery question.

  Henry Clay

  Caption title;Printed in 2 columns

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  Address of the Union Electoral Committee to the Union men of New York.

  Constitutional Union Party (N.Y.). Electoral Committee.

  Caption title; At head of title: Union and Republican Parties; Signed by William Duer, New York, chairman, and 29 others; Review of the preceding: p. 6-11; The address is followed by ""Review of the preceding"" (p. 6-11) from a Republican standpoint. This is a Republican, not a Constitutional Union, campaign document. ""No sensible man believes in the threats of secession ... "": p. 11.

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  Address to the Democracy and the people of the United States.

  Democratic National Committee (U.S.)

  Address to the Democracy and the people of the United State by the National Democratic Executive Committee concerning the election of the next president.

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  Non-interference by Congress with slavery in the territories: Speech of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 15 & 16, 1860.

  Stephen A. Douglas

  Caption title; At head of title: 34th Congress, 1st session. Senate. Rep. Com. no. 198.

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  Speech of Senator S.A. Douglas on the invasion of states: and his reply to Mr. Fessenden : delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 23, 1860.

  Stephen Arnold Douglas

  This pamphlet is the speech of Senator S.A. Douglas on the invasion of states with his reply to Mr. Fessenden as delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 23, 1860.

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  Drake's Victoria speech ; History of the ""two-thirds rule"" / speech of Charles D. Drake of St. Louis, in favor of the election of Stephen A. Douglas to the Presidency, delivered August 25th, 1860, at Victoria, Jefferson Co., Mo.

  Charles Daniel Drake

  This pamphlet contains a speech made by Charles D. Drake, at Victoria, Jefferson County, Missouri. The speech addresses the ""Political topics of the day"" including two sectional parties, the black republican party, reasons why he favors Douglas over other candidates, and Douglas' record compared to the records of his opponents. Notably, the pamphlet addresses the Dred Scott Case. At head of title: Missouri Democratic campaign documents. At end of text: Chas. D. Drake, St. Louis, August 8, 1860. Accompanied by text of ""Speech of Chas. D. Drake, of St. Louis, delivered by request, at Troy, Mo., September 18th, 1860""; ""Speech of Charles D. Drake ... delivered at a National Democratic meeting in Palmyra, Mo., on the 23d of July, 1860."" These are both in the form of mounted newspaper clippings.

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  Speech of the Hon. Thomas Ewing, at Chillicothe, Ohio, before a Republican mass meeting, September 29th, 1860.

  Thomas Ewing

  Contains the speech of the Hon. Thomas Ewing, at Chillicothe, Ohio, before a Republican mass meeting, September 29th, 1860.

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  Speech of Orris S. Ferry, of Connecticut: Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 10, 1860.

  Orris Sanford Ferry

  Caption title.

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  Life of Stephen A. Douglas: United States Senator from Illinois. With his most important speeches and reports.

  Henry Martyn Flint

  A brief biography of the life of Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois, conaining his most important speeches and reports.