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... Adams . .do . 95 Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward , ( extract . ) 13 Dec. 13 Position of law officers of Crown on Trent question ; serious aspect of affairs . Earl Russell's reply in regard to revocation of Mr. Bunch's exequatur ; thinks reasons ...
... Adams . .do . 95 Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward , ( extract . ) 13 Dec. 13 Position of law officers of Crown on Trent question ; serious aspect of affairs . Earl Russell's reply in regard to revocation of Mr. Bunch's exequatur ; thinks reasons ...
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... Adams to Mr. Jan. 17 Seward , ( extract ) 103 Mr. Adams to Mr. Jan. 17 Seward . 105 .do ... Jan. 24 Subject . Settlement of the Trent affair . Incidents and effects in England . Results of settlement of Trent affair . Schemes of ...
... Adams to Mr. Jan. 17 Seward , ( extract ) 103 Mr. Adams to Mr. Jan. 17 Seward . 105 .do ... Jan. 24 Subject . Settlement of the Trent affair . Incidents and effects in England . Results of settlement of Trent affair . Schemes of ...
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... Adams . 1862 . Mar. 6 201do . ( extract ) . Mar. 7 128 Mr Adams to Mr. Seward . Mar. 7 203 Mr. Seward to Mr. Mar. 10 207 Adams . ..do .. Mar. 11 131 Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward . Mar. 209 Mr. Seward to Mr. The blockade . Its admited results ...
... Adams . 1862 . Mar. 6 201do . ( extract ) . Mar. 7 128 Mr Adams to Mr. Seward . Mar. 7 203 Mr. Seward to Mr. Mar. 10 207 Adams . ..do .. Mar. 11 131 Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward . Mar. 209 Mr. Seward to Mr. The blockade . Its admited results ...
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... Adams to Mr. Seward . April 16 232 Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams . 235 ..do .... Subject . Conversation with Earl Russell . Remon- strances against encouragement given to the insurgents . Earl Russell thinks the British government cannot ...
... Adams to Mr. Seward . April 16 232 Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams . 235 ..do .... Subject . Conversation with Earl Russell . Remon- strances against encouragement given to the insurgents . Earl Russell thinks the British government cannot ...
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... Adams to Mr. May 22 Seward . 165 165 ... do . May 258 Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams . 260 ..... do .. 23 May 26 May 28 All the important southern ports now re- covered , except Wilmington , Charleston , Mobile , and Galveston , and those well ...
... Adams to Mr. May 22 Seward . 165 165 ... do . May 258 Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams . 260 ..... do .. 23 May 26 May 28 All the important southern ports now re- covered , except Wilmington , Charleston , Mobile , and Galveston , and those well ...
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Page 185 - States, if any, in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the United States ; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 185 - That on the first day of January, in the year of "our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty"three, all persons held as slaves within any State or "designated part of a State, the people whereof shall "then be in rebellion against the United States, shall "be then, thenceforward, and forever free...
Page 185 - ... that the executive will on the first day of january aforesaid by proclamation designate the states and parts of states if any in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the united states and the fact that any state or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the congress of the united states by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 11 - One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute.
Page 12 - 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 185 - ... that the effort to colonize persons of African descent with their consent upon this continent or elsewhere, with the previously obtained consent of the governments existing there, will be continued.
Page 186 - ... approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: "SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That all slaves of persons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion against the government of the United States, or who shall in any way give aid or comfort thereto, escaping from such persons and taking refuge within the lines of the army; and all slaves captured from such persons or deserted by them, and coming under the control of the government of the United States; and...
Page xli - Government, directly or indirectly, commences or carries on any verbal or written correspondence or intercourse with any foreign Government or any officer or agent thereof, with an intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign Government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the Government of the United States...
Page 279 - ... said territories respectively ; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce, and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation respectively shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce, but subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Page 185 - I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States and each of the States and the people thereof in which States that relation is or may be suspended or disturbed.