The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern Rebellion: From Its Incipient Stages to Its Close. Comprehending, Also, All Important State Papers, Ordinances of Secession, Proclamations, Proceedings of Congress, Official Reports of Commanders, Etc., Etc, Volume 2J.D. Torrey, 1861 - United States |
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... party to whom such service or labor may be due . ' Mr. Lincoln's Inaug . ural Address . " It is scarcely questioned that this provision was intended , by those who made it , for the reclamation of what we call ' fugitive slaves ' and ...
... party to whom such service or labor may be due . ' Mr. Lincoln's Inaug . ural Address . " It is scarcely questioned that this provision was intended , by those who made it , for the reclamation of what we call ' fugitive slaves ' and ...
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... parties who made it ? One party to a contract may violate it , break it , so to speak , but does it not require all to lawfully re- scind it ? Descending from these general principles , we find the proposition that , in legal ...
... parties who made it ? One party to a contract may violate it , break it , so to speak , but does it not require all to lawfully re- scind it ? Descending from these general principles , we find the proposition that , in legal ...
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... parties in per- sonal actions , the people will have ceased to be their own masters , having , to that extent , practically re- signed their Government into the hands of that emi- nent tribunal . Nor is there , in this view , any ...
... parties in per- sonal actions , the people will have ceased to be their own masters , having , to that extent , practically re- signed their Government into the hands of that emi- nent tribunal . Nor is there , in this view , any ...
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... party without faith of being in the right ? If the Almighty Ruler of Nations , with his eternal truth and justice , be on your side of the North , or on yours of the South , that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the ...
... party without faith of being in the right ? If the Almighty Ruler of Nations , with his eternal truth and justice , be on your side of the North , or on yours of the South , that truth and that justice will surely prevail by the ...
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... party . He ( Clingman ) regarded it as forci- ble and true , for the Senator always spoke with great force and effect . That Senator , on the occasion referred to , said : " You offer to amend the Constitution by declaring that no ...
... party . He ( Clingman ) regarded it as forci- ble and true , for the Senator always spoke with great force and effect . That Senator , on the occasion referred to , said : " You offer to amend the Constitution by declaring that no ...
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