The Presidents of the United States 1789-1894James Grant Wilson |
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... , as those three examples in the editor's set of letters of our chief magistrates were not well adapted for use in this work . NEW YORK , August , 1894 . CONTENTS . ARTICLE . GEORGE WASHINGTON " AUTHOR . Robert vi LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS .
... , as those three examples in the editor's set of letters of our chief magistrates were not well adapted for use in this work . NEW YORK , August , 1894 . CONTENTS . ARTICLE . GEORGE WASHINGTON " AUTHOR . Robert vi LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS .
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... POLK , JAMES KNOX TAYLOR , ZACHARY TYLER , JOHN VAN BUREN , MARTIN " Healy 262 Poole 216 Brady 233 • Longacre 195 • Brady 169 FACSIMILES OF LETTERS BY THE PRESIDENTS . FACING PAGE George Winthrop PAGE JOHN ADAMS John Fiske 36.
... POLK , JAMES KNOX TAYLOR , ZACHARY TYLER , JOHN VAN BUREN , MARTIN " Healy 262 Poole 216 Brady 233 • Longacre 195 • Brady 169 FACSIMILES OF LETTERS BY THE PRESIDENTS . FACING PAGE George Winthrop PAGE JOHN ADAMS John Fiske 36.
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James Grant Wilson. FACSIMILES OF LETTERS BY THE PRESIDENTS . FACING PAGE George Washington to James Madison ( last page ) . John Adams to Judge William Cranch . Thomas Jefferson to Mrs. Margaret Harrison Smith James Madison to Mrs ...
James Grant Wilson. FACSIMILES OF LETTERS BY THE PRESIDENTS . FACING PAGE George Washington to James Madison ( last page ) . John Adams to Judge William Cranch . Thomas Jefferson to Mrs. Margaret Harrison Smith James Madison to Mrs ...
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... letters of eye - witnesses to the scene , as a contribution to the centennial papers of 1876. Washington retired at once from the meeting , but resolutions were forthwith unanimously adopted , on motion of Gen. Knox , seconded by Gen ...
... letters of eye - witnesses to the scene , as a contribution to the centennial papers of 1876. Washington retired at once from the meeting , but resolutions were forthwith unanimously adopted , on motion of Gen. Knox , seconded by Gen ...
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... letter to the governors of the several states - a letter full of golden maxims and consum- mate wisdom . " The great object , " he began , " for which I had the honor to hold an appointment in the service of my country being ...
... letter to the governors of the several states - a letter full of golden maxims and consum- mate wisdom . " The great object , " he began , " for which I had the honor to hold an appointment in the service of my country being ...
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Page 301 - I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in...
Page 17 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Page 312 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be free ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Page 304 - Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.
Page 22 - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
Page 323 - God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword...
Page 113 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Page 312 - I may add at this point that, while I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation ; nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.
Page 9 - Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess.
Page 12 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...