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150 years ago this month The Old Guard published the following: William H. Seward delivered his “irrepressible conflict” speech in 1858. Daniel Webster died in 1852. Abolitionists felt betrayed by Webster’s support of the Compromise of 1850 and its Fugitive … Continue reading

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