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The Kentucky Statesman

City: Lexington

State: Kentucky

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Editorials:

“The Contest of 1860,” January 6, 1860
False Gratulations,” May 8, 1860
An Appeal to Non-Slaveholders,” October 5, 1860
Submit to the Constitution, but Resist the First Attempt to Enforce the Principles of the Republican Party,” November 13, 1860
A Plea for the Union,” November 20, 1860
“The Force Policy,” December 25, 1860
The Last Hope of the Union,” December 28, 1860
 

 

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