The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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Page 61
... position , and the work of mounting pieces of this calibre in the casemates is necessarily a slow one . There is also a large amount of artillery stores , con- sisting of about 40,000 pounds of pow- der , and a proportionate quantity of ...
... position , and the work of mounting pieces of this calibre in the casemates is necessarily a slow one . There is also a large amount of artillery stores , con- sisting of about 40,000 pounds of pow- der , and a proportionate quantity of ...
Page 68
... position , Fort Sumter , against which no gun can be laid which is not itself commanded by a 10 - inch columbiad in the embra- sures of that octagon citadel . This rapid , unexpected manœuvre has concerted treason , and received the ...
... position , Fort Sumter , against which no gun can be laid which is not itself commanded by a 10 - inch columbiad in the embra- sures of that octagon citadel . This rapid , unexpected manœuvre has concerted treason , and received the ...
Page 71
... position as Presi- dent of the United States was clearly defined in the message to Congress on the 3d inst . In that I stated that , ' apart from the execution of the laws , so far as this may be practicable , the Executive has no ...
... position as Presi- dent of the United States was clearly defined in the message to Congress on the 3d inst . In that I stated that , ' apart from the execution of the laws , so far as this may be practicable , the Executive has no ...
Page 75
... position from one of them to an- other . 75 sage to Congress of the 3d instant , ' that you possess ' no power to ... position , however , it is " In reference to the declaration with our duty , both to the State which we which your ...
... position from one of them to an- other . 75 sage to Congress of the 3d instant , ' that you possess ' no power to ... position , however , it is " In reference to the declaration with our duty , both to the State which we which your ...
Page 79
... position . They only asked you to give the assurance that if the facts were so that if the commander - wished you no ... position , spiked his guns , burned his gun - carriages , made preparations for the destruction of his post , and ...
... position . They only asked you to give the assurance that if the facts were so that if the commander - wished you no ... position , spiked his guns , burned his gun - carriages , made preparations for the destruction of his post , and ...
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