The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln: Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, and Proclamations, and the Closing Scenes Connected with His Life and Death ; to which are Added Anecdotes and Personal Reminiscences of President Lincoln |
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... issued on the 30th of December , 1859 . On the 20th of November , the Attorney General , Hon . John S. Black , in reply to inquiries of the President , gave him the official opinion that Congress had no right to carry on war against any ...
... issued on the 30th of December , 1859 . On the 20th of November , the Attorney General , Hon . John S. Black , in reply to inquiries of the President , gave him the official opinion that Congress had no right to carry on war against any ...
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... issued his proclamation , declaring the State of South Carolina to be a " separate , sovereign , free , and independent State . " This was the first act of secession passed by any State . The debates in the State Convention show clearly ...
... issued his proclamation , declaring the State of South Carolina to be a " separate , sovereign , free , and independent State . " This was the first act of secession passed by any State . The debates in the State Convention show clearly ...
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... issued the Declaration of Independence . He was received in a cordial speech by Mr. Theodore Cuyler , to which he made the follow- ing response : - MR . CUYLER : -I am filled with deep emotion at finding myself standing here in this ...
... issued the Declaration of Independence . He was received in a cordial speech by Mr. Theodore Cuyler , to which he made the follow- ing response : - MR . CUYLER : -I am filled with deep emotion at finding myself standing here in this ...
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... issued the following PROCLAMATION . By the President of the United States . Whereas , the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed , and the execution thereof obstructed , in the States of South ...
... issued the following PROCLAMATION . By the President of the United States . Whereas , the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed , and the execution thereof obstructed , in the States of South ...
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... present time . On the 19th of April the President issued the following proclamation , blockading the ports of the seceded States : - A PROCLAMATION , By the President of the Unitted States 176 THE LIFE , PUBLIC SERVICES , AND.
... present time . On the 19th of April the President issued the following proclamation , blockading the ports of the seceded States : - A PROCLAMATION , By the President of the Unitted States 176 THE LIFE , PUBLIC SERVICES , AND.
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