Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902: Based Upon the Plan of Benson John Lossing ...Harper, 1901 - United States |
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... troops back to Fort Harrison . Very soon after- wards the army was scarcely saved from perishing in the burning grass of a prai- rie , supposed to have been set on fire by the Indians . The troops would march no farther . Hopkins called ...
... troops back to Fort Harrison . Very soon after- wards the army was scarcely saved from perishing in the burning grass of a prai- rie , supposed to have been set on fire by the Indians . The troops would march no farther . Hopkins called ...
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... troops . In 1899 the equalized valuations of taxable property aggregated $ 953,099,574 ; and in 1900 the entire bonded debt con- sisted of $ 18,500 in bonds , which had ceased to draw interest and never been presented for payment . The ...
... troops . In 1899 the equalized valuations of taxable property aggregated $ 953,099,574 ; and in 1900 the entire bonded debt con- sisted of $ 18,500 in bonds , which had ceased to draw interest and never been presented for payment . The ...
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... troops , for war dismissed thereby , and the Indian heard that the Philippine Islands were to tribes on the frontiers were quieted , emi- be ceded to the United States , instead of gration began to spread westward in New awaiting the ...
... troops , for war dismissed thereby , and the Indian heard that the Philippine Islands were to tribes on the frontiers were quieted , emi- be ceded to the United States , instead of gration began to spread westward in New awaiting the ...
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... troops , and the na- tional dignity . . . . But if , after manifest- ing clearly to the Indians the disposition of the general government for the preser- vation of peace and the extension of just protection to the said Indians , they ...
... troops , and the na- tional dignity . . . . But if , after manifest- ing clearly to the Indians the disposition of the general government for the preser- vation of peace and the extension of just protection to the said Indians , they ...
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... troops and Indians , from 1866 to 1891 , the num- ber of whites killed was 1,452 ; wounded , 1,101 . The number of Indians killed was 4,363 ; wounded , 1,135 . Our Indian wars have been expensive as well as bloody . It is estimated by ...
... troops and Indians , from 1866 to 1891 , the num- ber of whites killed was 1,452 ; wounded , 1,101 . The number of Indians killed was 4,363 ; wounded , 1,135 . Our Indian wars have been expensive as well as bloody . It is estimated by ...
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Page 431 - Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged.
Page 431 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
Page 431 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continue until all the wealth...
Page 241 - That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself: since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that as in all other cases of compact among parties having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 135 - ... the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad; a jealous care of the right of election by the people, a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of revolution where peaceable remedies are unprovided; absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of republics from which there is no appeal but to force, the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism...
Page 405 - I have no purpose directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so ; and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 431 - Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease when, or even before, the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding.
Page 453 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. . But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 427 - The course here indicated will be followed unless current events and experience shall show a modification or change to be proper...
Page 425 - Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the southern states, that, by the accession of a Republican administration, their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered. There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension.