The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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... government ever devised by mortals ? From the very nature of his office , and its high responsibilities , he must neces- sarily be conservative . The stern duty of administering the vast and compli- cated concerns of this Government af ...
... government ever devised by mortals ? From the very nature of his office , and its high responsibilities , he must neces- sarily be conservative . The stern duty of administering the vast and compli- cated concerns of this Government af ...
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... Government . Let us trust that the State legislatures will repeal their unconstitutional and obnox- ious enactments . Unless this shall be done without any necessary delay , it is impossible for any human power to save to save the Union ...
... Government . Let us trust that the State legislatures will repeal their unconstitutional and obnox- ious enactments . Unless this shall be done without any necessary delay , it is impossible for any human power to save to save the Union ...
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... Government dangerous to the rights of the States , while its advocates main- tained that under a fair construction of the instrument there was no foundation for such apprehensions . In that mighty struggle between the first intellects ...
... Government dangerous to the rights of the States , while its advocates main- tained that under a fair construction of the instrument there was no foundation for such apprehensions . In that mighty struggle between the first intellects ...
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... Government . These powers embrace the very highest attributes of national sovereignty . They place both the sword and the purse under its con- trol . Congress has power to make war , and to make peace ; to raise and sup- port armies and ...
... Government . These powers embrace the very highest attributes of national sovereignty . They place both the sword and the purse under its con- trol . Congress has power to make war , and to make peace ; to raise and sup- port armies and ...
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... government in all its forms , legislative , executive , and judicial ; and this Government , to the extent of its powers , acts directly upon the individual citizen of every State , and executes its own decrees by the agency of its own ...
... government in all its forms , legislative , executive , and judicial ; and this Government , to the extent of its powers , acts directly upon the individual citizen of every State , and executes its own decrees by the agency of its own ...
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