Advocate of Peace and Universal BrotherhoodAmerican Peace Society, 1863 - Arbitration (International law) |
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... wounded . We be- lieve that this is the first time in the history of war that any such general order has been promulgated by any Secretary of War . After the battle of Waterloo , Lord Wellington liberated the celebrated Larrey , the ...
... wounded . We be- lieve that this is the first time in the history of war that any such general order has been promulgated by any Secretary of War . After the battle of Waterloo , Lord Wellington liberated the celebrated Larrey , the ...
Page 218
... wounded , the others were to rise and re- ceive the next shower of balls . Among the latter was a young fifer , who , to win his share of military fame , volunteered in the skirmish ; and in the order of retreat , he received a bullet ...
... wounded , the others were to rise and re- ceive the next shower of balls . Among the latter was a young fifer , who , to win his share of military fame , volunteered in the skirmish ; and in the order of retreat , he received a bullet ...
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... wounded and prisoners , amount to 96,409 for the rebels , and 106,819 on our side . The casualties , of which there are no re- ports , swell these figures to 108,707 for the former , and 132,819 for the lat- ter ; the sum total on both ...
... wounded and prisoners , amount to 96,409 for the rebels , and 106,819 on our side . The casualties , of which there are no re- ports , swell these figures to 108,707 for the former , and 132,819 for the lat- ter ; the sum total on both ...
Page 249
... wounds , while most of them probably fell victims in the fifteen battles they had fought , in the numberless skirmishes and reconnoissances in which they were engaged , and in the hardships , exposures and diseases they had to encounter ...
... wounds , while most of them probably fell victims in the fifteen battles they had fought , in the numberless skirmishes and reconnoissances in which they were engaged , and in the hardships , exposures and diseases they had to encounter ...
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... wounded and dead , ' Was the man's reply , Without lifting his eye To the face of the woman standing by . " " Tis the very thing that I want , " she said . " Read me a list of the wounded and dead . " He read her the list - ' twas a sad ...
... wounded and dead , ' Was the man's reply , Without lifting his eye To the face of the woman standing by . " " Tis the very thing that I want , " she said . " Read me a list of the wounded and dead . " He read her the list - ' twas a sad ...
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Page 212 - Physically speaking, we cannot separate. We cannot remove our respective sections from each other, nor build an impassable wall between them. A husband and wife may be divorced, and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other ; but the different parts of our country cannot do this.
Page 212 - They cannot but remain face to face; and intercourse, either amicable or hostile, must continue between them. Is it possible, then, to make that intercourse more advantageous or more satisfactory after separation than before?
Page 36 - So long as the sun shall warm the earth, let no Christian be so bold as to come to Japan ; and let all know, that the King of Spain himself, or the Christians' God, or the great God of all, if he violate this command, shall pay for it with his head.
Page 215 - Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.
Page 304 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 292 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.