The Congressional Globe, Volume 31Blair & Rives, 1861 - Law |
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... President of the United States deemed that the condition of public affairs presented an extraordinary occasion which required the assem- bling of Congress at an earlier day than that fixed by the Constitution , by virtue of the power ...
... President of the United States deemed that the condition of public affairs presented an extraordinary occasion which required the assem- bling of Congress at an earlier day than that fixed by the Constitution , by virtue of the power ...
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... President for the suppression of insurrection and rebellion ; A bill to authorize the employment of volun- teers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property ; A bill to increase the present military estab- lishment of ...
... President for the suppression of insurrection and rebellion ; A bill to authorize the employment of volun- teers to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting public property ; A bill to increase the present military estab- lishment of ...
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... PRESIDENT . Senators will please prepare their ballots for the officer designated in the resolution . The ballots having been collected and can- vassed , the result was as follows : Whole number of votes cast , 41 ; necessary to a ...
... PRESIDENT . Senators will please prepare their ballots for the officer designated in the resolution . The ballots having been collected and can- vassed , the result was as follows : Whole number of votes cast , 41 ; necessary to a ...
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... President of the United States enter upon the discharge of his duties immediately after his elec- tion ; and various other amendments , rendering incapable of holding office all persons engaged in the conspiracy against the Government ...
... President of the United States enter upon the discharge of his duties immediately after his elec- tion ; and various other amendments , rendering incapable of holding office all persons engaged in the conspiracy against the Government ...
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... President , I suppose there is Maine , that we ought to act with all proper celer- no diversity of opinion about the propriety of rat- ity on the matters that are before us ; and , as Iifying all the action taken by our Government for ...
... President , I suppose there is Maine , that we ought to act with all proper celer- no diversity of opinion about the propriety of rat- ity on the matters that are before us ; and , as Iifying all the action taken by our Government for ...
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Page 1 - I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union; and in every event the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of or interference with property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens in any part of the country.
Page 2 - Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 55 - State, or any section or part thereof, where such insurrection exists, are in a state of insurrection against the United States ; 1 and thereupon all commercial intercourse by and between the same and the citizens thereof and the citizens of the rest of the United States shall cease and be unlawful so long as such condition of hostility shall continue...
Page 57 - Either the cotton and rice fields of South Carolina and the sugar plantations of Louisiana will ultimately be tilled by free labor...
Page 2 - The details for this object will be immediately communicated to the State authorities through the War Department. I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate, and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and...
Page 2 - States; a bill providing for the better organization of the military establishment; a bill for the organization of a volunteer militia force, to be called the National Guard of the United States...
Page 55 - State or section, the inhabitants of which are so declared in a state of insurrection, in such articles and for such time, and by such persons as he, in his discretion, may think most conducive to the public interest ; and such intercourse, so far as by him licensed, shall be conducted and carried on only in pursuance of rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 129 - If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States...
Page 1 - ... to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union ; and in every event the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of, or interference with property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens in any part of the country ; and I hereby command the persons composing the combinations aforesaid to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within twenty days from this date.
Page 130 - to raise and support Armies" and "to provide and maintain a Navy.