History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... executive power , to protect slavery in the territories , against any legislation either of Congress or of the people of the territories themselves , which should seek to impair in any degree the right , alleged to be recognized in the ...
... executive power , to protect slavery in the territories , against any legislation either of Congress or of the people of the territories themselves , which should seek to impair in any degree the right , alleged to be recognized in the ...
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... Executive action . South Carolina took the lead in the secession movement . Her legislature assembled on the 4th of November , 1860 , and , after casting the electoral vote of the State for JOHN C. BRECK- INRIDGE to be President of the ...
... Executive action . South Carolina took the lead in the secession movement . Her legislature assembled on the 4th of November , 1860 , and , after casting the electoral vote of the State for JOHN C. BRECK- INRIDGE to be President of the ...
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... Executive may recommend measures which he may think proper , and he may veto those he thinks improper , and it is supposed that he may add to these certain indirect influences to affect the action of Congress . My political education ...
... Executive may recommend measures which he may think proper , and he may veto those he thinks improper , and it is supposed that he may add to these certain indirect influences to affect the action of Congress . My political education ...
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... Executive branch of the Government . They have conducted it through many perils , and generally with great success . Yet , with all this scope for precedent , now enter upon the same task for the brief constitu- tional term of four ...
... Executive branch of the Government . They have conducted it through many perils , and generally with great success . Yet , with all this scope for precedent , now enter upon the same task for the brief constitu- tional term of four ...
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... Executive , as such , has nothing to do with it . His duty is to administer the present Government as it came to his hands , and to transmit it , unimpaired by him , to his successor . Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ...
... Executive , as such , has nothing to do with it . His duty is to administer the present Government as it came to his hands , and to transmit it , unimpaired by him , to his successor . Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN action Administration adopted Alexandria amendment arms army arrests authority battle believe bill capital citizens command Congress Constitution Convention corps declared deemed Department dispatch duty election emancipation Emancipation Proclamation enemy EXECUTIVE MANSION existing favor force foreign Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg give Government Governor habeas corpus Halleck Heintzelman House insurgents insurrection issued Kentucky labor letter liberty loyal Major-General Maryland McClellan McDowell ment military Missouri naval navy necessity object officers opinion party peace persons political Pope position Potomac present President LINCOLN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE proclamation public safety purpose question re-enforcements rebel rebellion received regard reply Republican resolution Richmond seceded Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent sentiment session Seward slavery slaves South South Carolina speech Tennessee territory thing tion troops Union United Vallandigham Virginia vote Washington whole York