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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05771 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: [1860] Pagination: 4 p. ; 26.5 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Defends Bell, nominated by the Constitutional Union party for the presidential election of 1860, against Republican attacks by quoting Republicans, such as Cassius Clay. Meant to sway Northern opinion.

Bell, John, 1797-1869

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