The Congressional Globe, Volume 31Blair & Rives, 1861 - Law |
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... believe I moved to postpone the bill until to - morrow . The VICE PRESIDENT . The Chair did not understand the Senator as making the motion . The question is on the motion to postpone . Mr. DIXON . I hope that may not be done . It seems ...
... believe I moved to postpone the bill until to - morrow . The VICE PRESIDENT . The Chair did not understand the Senator as making the motion . The question is on the motion to postpone . Mr. DIXON . I hope that may not be done . It seems ...
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... believe there is , under the present emergency which requires of us extraor- dinary measures , to procure the adoption of measures which shall be of a permanent charac- ter , and extend far beyond the difficulties that now exist . Mr ...
... believe there is , under the present emergency which requires of us extraor- dinary measures , to procure the adoption of measures which shall be of a permanent charac- ter , and extend far beyond the difficulties that now exist . Mr ...
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... believe information has been imparted to the Gov- ernment for the purpose of misleading the Admin- istration , and creating a military authority in that city for local political purposes , solely and wholly , and for nothing else . Now ...
... believe information has been imparted to the Gov- ernment for the purpose of misleading the Admin- istration , and creating a military authority in that city for local political purposes , solely and wholly , and for nothing else . Now ...
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... believe , with great deference to his opinion as to the fact , that there are more than fifteen thousand now en- listed under the present law . However that may be , the eleven regiments which we are organizing , and no doubt will ...
... believe , with great deference to his opinion as to the fact , that there are more than fifteen thousand now en- listed under the present law . However that may be , the eleven regiments which we are organizing , and no doubt will ...
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... believe , are trodden down in violation of the Con- stitution of the United States . manifested in applying the plain principles of the Constitution , under the circumstances in which he was placed . He is a worthy head of the con ...
... believe , are trodden down in violation of the Con- stitution of the United States . manifested in applying the plain principles of the Constitution , under the circumstances in which he was placed . He is a worthy head of the con ...
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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.