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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... issued on the 30th of December , 1859. On the 20th of November the Attorney - General , Hon . JOHN S. BLACK , in reply to inquiries of the President , gave him the official opinion that Congress had no right to carry on war against any ...
... issued on the 30th of December , 1859. On the 20th of November the Attorney - General , Hon . JOHN S. BLACK , in reply to inquiries of the President , gave him the official opinion that Congress had no right to carry on war against any ...
Page 57
... issued his proclamation , declaring the State of South Carolina to be a " separate , sovereign , free , and independent State . " This was the first act of secession passed by any State . The debates in the State Convention show clearly ...
... issued his proclamation , declaring the State of South Carolina to be a " separate , sovereign , free , and independent State . " This was the first act of secession passed by any State . The debates in the State Convention show clearly ...
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... issued the Declaration of Independ- ence . He was received in a cordial speech by Mr. Theodore Cuyler , to which he made the following response : MR . CUYLER : I am filled with deep emotion at finding myself stand- ing here in this ...
... issued the Declaration of Independ- ence . He was received in a cordial speech by Mr. Theodore Cuyler , to which he made the following response : MR . CUYLER : I am filled with deep emotion at finding myself stand- ing here in this ...
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... issued the following PROCLAMATION . By the President of the United States . WHEREAS , the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed , and the execution thereof obstructed , in the States of South ...
... issued the following PROCLAMATION . By the President of the United States . WHEREAS , the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed , and the execution thereof obstructed , in the States of South ...
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... issued the following proclamation , blockading the ports of the seceded States : A PROCLAMATION , BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES . Whereas , an insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out in the States ...
... issued the following proclamation , blockading the ports of the seceded States : A PROCLAMATION , BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES . Whereas , an insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out in the States ...
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