The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 5Houghton, Mifflin, 1890 - Legislators |
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... reason prolong his stay in the place he now holds one hour beyond the time when the President should think it wise to relieve him . And when he shall retire from it , it will be with the determination he has more than once heretofore ...
... reason prolong his stay in the place he now holds one hour beyond the time when the President should think it wise to relieve him . And when he shall retire from it , it will be with the determination he has more than once heretofore ...
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... reasons for adopting this course are ably presented in his correspondence with Mr. Adams and the British and French ministers.2 On the publication of the correspondence a complete change in public opinion ensued . Mr. Seward was ...
... reasons for adopting this course are ably presented in his correspondence with Mr. Adams and the British and French ministers.2 On the publication of the correspondence a complete change in public opinion ensued . Mr. Seward was ...
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... reason that we were then humbled by repeated defeats of our armies , and that a better impression would be made if the proclamation came after a victory , when it would not appear as a token of despair . The Pres- ident accepted the ...
... reason that we were then humbled by repeated defeats of our armies , and that a better impression would be made if the proclamation came after a victory , when it would not appear as a token of despair . The Pres- ident accepted the ...
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... reasons failed to receive the approval of the Senate of the United States.2 A company was organized in New York to construct the canal . The corporators met at the house of Peter Cooper , who with Messrs . Roberts , Garrison , Schell ...
... reasons failed to receive the approval of the Senate of the United States.2 A company was organized in New York to construct the canal . The corporators met at the house of Peter Cooper , who with Messrs . Roberts , Garrison , Schell ...
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... reason to expect that such changes in our case should always be effected without the occurrence of some disorder and violence . Let us be content that the country has virtue enough to pass the ordeal safely , and that when it is passed ...
... reason to expect that such changes in our case should always be effected without the occurrence of some disorder and violence . Let us be content that the country has virtue enough to pass the ordeal safely , and that when it is passed ...
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Page 578 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free and the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authority thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons...
Page 579 - ... that all persons held as slaves within said designated states and parts of states are and henceforward shall be free and that the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authorities thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons...
Page 578 - States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States ; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 483 - ... justice. humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities with a view to an ultimate convention of the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that, at the earliest practicable moment, peace may be restored on the basis of the Federal Union of the States.
Page 579 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 578 - ... above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the parishes of St.
Page 339 - An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following : SEC.
Page 184 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag. 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 578 - ... that the executive will on the first day of january aforesaid by proclamation designate the states and parts of states if any in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the united states and the fact that any state or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the congress of the united states by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 339 - ... arms against the United States in the present rebellion, nor in any way given aid and comfort thereto; and no person engaged in the military or naval service of the United States shall, under any pretence whatever, assume to decide on the validity of the claim of any person to the service or labor of any other person, or surrender up any such person to the claimant, on pain of being dismissed from the service.