Address[es]W. White., 1862 |
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Page 15
... have marched , or will march , I believe , into actual service , when their conduct will doubtless entitle them to the honorable and sympathetic remembrances accorded by the State to citizens 1862. ] 15 SENATE - No . 1 .
... have marched , or will march , I believe , into actual service , when their conduct will doubtless entitle them to the honorable and sympathetic remembrances accorded by the State to citizens 1862. ] 15 SENATE - No . 1 .
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... march of their braves . And now when the beauty of our Israel has been slain in our high places , and when her Lee , and Revere , and Rockwood , and Bowman lie in felons ' cells , and hundreds of her sons wear out their hearts in sad ...
... march of their braves . And now when the beauty of our Israel has been slain in our high places , and when her Lee , and Revere , and Rockwood , and Bowman lie in felons ' cells , and hundreds of her sons wear out their hearts in sad ...
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... march , or under fire , has won the unqualified commendation of all the generals under whom they have served . They are universal favorites , sought for by commanders for their intelli- gence , obedience and valor . Interesting reports ...
... march , or under fire , has won the unqualified commendation of all the generals under whom they have served . They are universal favorites , sought for by commanders for their intelli- gence , obedience and valor . Interesting reports ...
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... March 25th , authorizing the use of any portion of the sum provided for ordnance by the Resolve of Feb- ruary 14th , in building one or more iron - clad steamers for the protection of the coast of Massachusetts . A committee of two ...
... March 25th , authorizing the use of any portion of the sum provided for ordnance by the Resolve of Feb- ruary 14th , in building one or more iron - clad steamers for the protection of the coast of Massachusetts . A committee of two ...
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... March . 30th Infantry , 3 companies Cavalry , · 1862 . January . January 3 . January 3 . January 7 . January 8 . February . February 7 . February 21 . 29th Infantry , 3 companies , 28th Infantry , 6th Battery , 31st Infantry , March . 2 ...
... March . 30th Infantry , 3 companies Cavalry , · 1862 . January . January 3 . January 3 . January 7 . January 8 . February . February 7 . February 21 . 29th Infantry , 3 companies , 28th Infantry , 6th Battery , 31st Infantry , March . 2 ...
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Page lxxii - It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated, here, to the unfinished work that they have thus far so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us; that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to...
Page 45 - No portion of said fund, nor the interest thereon, shall be applied, directly or indirectly, under any pretence whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation or repair of any building or buildings.
Page 99 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt. Dispraise or blame, nothing but well and fair. And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Page 93 - Congress." If the people should, by whatever mode or means, make it an executive duty to reenslave such persons, another, and not I, must be their instrument to perform it. In stating a single condition of peace, I mean simply to say, that the war will cease on the part of the government whenever it shall have ceased on the part of those who began it.
Page 56 - ... the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them; especially the university at Cambridge, public schools and grammar schools in the towns; to encourage private societies and public institutions, rewards and immunities, for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, trades, manufactures, and a natural history of the...
Page 45 - For the poor shall never cease out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Page 28 - Levet to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend. Yet still he fills affection's eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor lettered arrogance deny Thy praise to merit unrefined.
Page 14 - ... some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro a little heap of dust. It taketh away or mitigateth fear of death, or adverse fortune ; which is one of the greatest impediments of virtue, and imperfections of manners.
Page 44 - States in sections or subdivisions of sections, not less than onequarter of a section; and whenever there are public lands in a State subject to sale at private entry at one dollar and twentyfive cents per acre, the quantity to which said State shall be entitled shall be selected from such lands within the limits of such State...
Page 28 - In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh, Where hopeless anguish poured his groan, And lonely want retired to die. No summons mocked by chill delay, No petty gain disdained by pride ; The modest wants of every day The toil of every day supplied. His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void ; And sure the eternal Master found The single talent well employed.