The Church and the Rebellion Against the Government of the United States: And the Agency of the Church, North and South, in Relation Thereto |
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... leading Divines , 155 ; Dr. Thornwell aids the Rebellion , 155 ; His Fast - Day Discourse , Nov. 21 , 1860 , 157 ; He vindicates the Secession of South Carolina , 158 ; Open resistance counselled , 159 ; Charge of Treason established ...
... leading Divines , 155 ; Dr. Thornwell aids the Rebellion , 155 ; His Fast - Day Discourse , Nov. 21 , 1860 , 157 ; He vindicates the Secession of South Carolina , 158 ; Open resistance counselled , 159 ; Charge of Treason established ...
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... leading men of the party , in their numerous speeches during the canvass , and by the resolu- tions of many assemblages of the people ; and if there were any contrary declarations they were wholly without authority , in the face of the ...
... leading men of the party , in their numerous speeches during the canvass , and by the resolu- tions of many assemblages of the people ; and if there were any contrary declarations they were wholly without authority , in the face of the ...
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... leading men of the triumphant party , presented to Congress for adoption into the Constitution , the foregoing provisions , which would secure greater immunities to slavery than it had ever before enjoyed . The How were these generous ...
... leading men of the triumphant party , presented to Congress for adoption into the Constitution , the foregoing provisions , which would secure greater immunities to slavery than it had ever before enjoyed . The How were these generous ...
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... because they had made up their minds before they entered the Convention , to rule the nation or ruin it . ” — Cincinnati Gazette , Oct. 13 , 1863 . AGAINST ALL MEASURES FOR PEACE . 13 leading member of 12 CHARACTER OF THE REBELLION .
... because they had made up their minds before they entered the Convention , to rule the nation or ruin it . ” — Cincinnati Gazette , Oct. 13 , 1863 . AGAINST ALL MEASURES FOR PEACE . 13 leading member of 12 CHARACTER OF THE REBELLION .
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... leading member of the Republican party , was the Chair- inan . It was in these words : " No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give Congress power to abolish or interfere , in any State , with the ...
... leading member of the Republican party , was the Chair- inan . It was in these words : " No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give Congress power to abolish or interfere , in any State , with the ...
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Page 340 - ... that this war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired ; and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.
Page 6 - 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 290 - I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God besides me : I girded thee, though thou hast not known me : That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light and create darkness : I make peace, and create evil : I the Lord do all these things.
Page 6 - I now reiterate these sentiments, and in doing so I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible that the property, peace, and security of no section are to be in any wise endangered by the now incoming Administration.
Page 49 - Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea ; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man. That slavery — subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
Page 6 - 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. Indeed, the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed and been open to their inspection. It is found in nearly all...
Page 294 - For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
Page 49 - Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically. It was an evil they knew not well how to deal with; but the general opinion of the men of that day was that, somehow or other, in the order of Providence, the institution would be evanescent and pass away.
Page 46 - States have assumed the right of deciding upon the propriety of our domestic institutions ; and have denied the rights of property established in fifteen of the States and recognized by the Constitution ; they have denounced as sinful the institution of slavery...
Page 6 - We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every battle-field and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.