Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 2Century Company, 1894 - United States |
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... military coercion against the seceding States , even though such coercion should be necessary to maintain the authority , or even the integrity , of the Union . This sympathy is unreasonable , unwise , and dangerous , and therefore ...
... military coercion against the seceding States , even though such coercion should be necessary to maintain the authority , or even the integrity , of the Union . This sympathy is unreasonable , unwise , and dangerous , and therefore ...
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... military , the other political . The military gentlemen who have been consulted , as well as the officers at the fort , represent that it would be unwise to attempt to succor the garrison under existing circumstances , and I am not ...
... military , the other political . The military gentlemen who have been consulted , as well as the officers at the fort , represent that it would be unwise to attempt to succor the garrison under existing circumstances , and I am not ...
Page 56
... military point of view , this reduced the duty of the administration in the case to the mere matter of getting the garrison safely out of the fort . It was believed , however , that to so abandon that position , under the circumstances ...
... military point of view , this reduced the duty of the administration in the case to the mere matter of getting the garrison safely out of the fort . It was believed , however , that to so abandon that position , under the circumstances ...
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... military and naval forces of the United States to be vigilant in the execution of said act , and in the enforcement ... military force now organ- ized and in camp within said State , " is received . I may not possess full and precisely ...
... military and naval forces of the United States to be vigilant in the execution of said act , and in the enforcement ... military force now organ- ized and in camp within said State , " is received . I may not possess full and precisely ...
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... military law , because within military necessity . But to say the farm shall no longer belong to the owner , or his heirs forever , and this as well when the farm is not needed for military purposes as when it is , is purely political ...
... military law , because within military necessity . But to say the farm shall no longer belong to the owner , or his heirs forever , and this as well when the farm is not needed for military purposes as when it is , is purely political ...
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