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" American people, that, after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every... "
The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States ... - Page 664
by Horace Greeley - 1867
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The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 5

William Henry Seward - New York (State) - 1884 - 652 pages
...agreed at Niagara that Pompey should do at Chicago. Here is what he actually did : — " Resolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity of war, a power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...
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The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet it

Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...which meant peace; then they adopted a candidate intended to symbolise successful war. They resolved " that this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war . . . justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for...
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History of the United States: From the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 4

Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...second of these set forth the spirit and object of the democratic party, as follows : — ".Resolved, That this convention does explicitly declare, as the...sense of the American people, that after four years injurious and BO false should no longer prevail." See also, Appleton's "American Annual Cydopadia,"...
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The Old Franklin Almanac, for ..., Volumes 1-7

Almanacs, American - 1860 - 400 pages
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The Annual Register

History - 1865 - 728 pages
...framework of Government equally conducive to the prosperity of all the States both Northern and Southern. " That this Convention does explicitly declare as the...Union by the experiment of war, during which, under pretence of military necessity or war-power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution has been...
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Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and ...

Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 902 pages
...equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southern. Resolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...disregarded in every part, and public liberty and privateright alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice,...
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The Political Manual

James M. Hiatt - United States - 1865 - 304 pages
...equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southern. Hetolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of military necessity or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded...
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The History of the Civil War in the United States: Its Cause, Origin ...

Samuel Mosheim Smucker - United States - 1865 - 1244 pages
...equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both northern and southern. "Resolved, That this convention does explicitly declare, as the...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...
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Illustrated Life, Services, Martyrdom, and Funeral of Abraham Lincoln ...

David Brainerd Williamson - Presidents - 1865 - 322 pages
...the party, as laid down by this convention, set forth, among other things, the following : "Resolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...
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