Life, Speeches and Services of Andrew Johnson: Seventeenth President of the United StatesT. B. Peterson & brothers, 1865 - 214 pages |
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... present occasion . I came here without any expectation that such a reception was in store for me . I had no ex- pectation of being received and welcomed in the lan- guage , I may say , the eloquent and forcible language of your chosen ...
... present occasion . I came here without any expectation that such a reception was in store for me . I had no ex- pectation of being received and welcomed in the lan- guage , I may say , the eloquent and forcible language of your chosen ...
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... present , this odious doctrine of secession should be crushed out , destroyed , and totally annihilated . No Government can stand , no religious , or moral , or social organization can stand , where this doc- trine is tolerated ...
... present , this odious doctrine of secession should be crushed out , destroyed , and totally annihilated . No Government can stand , no religious , or moral , or social organization can stand , where this doc- trine is tolerated ...
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... present crisis . My position in the Congress of the United States during its last session , is , I suppose , familiar to most , if not all of you . You know the doc- trine I laid down then , and I can safely say that the opinions I ...
... present crisis . My position in the Congress of the United States during its last session , is , I suppose , familiar to most , if not all of you . You know the doc- trine I laid down then , and I can safely say that the opinions I ...
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... present times , there has been no disagreement be- tween Republicans , Bell men , Douglas men , and Breckin- ridge men , as regards the preservation of the Union of States . Now , however , these measures are all laid aside ; all these ...
... present times , there has been no disagreement be- tween Republicans , Bell men , Douglas men , and Breckin- ridge men , as regards the preservation of the Union of States . Now , however , these measures are all laid aside ; all these ...
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... present deplorable civil war has been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the South- ern States , now in revolt against the Constitutional gov- ernment , and in arms around the Capitol ; that , in this national emergency ...
... present deplorable civil war has been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the South- ern States , now in revolt against the Constitutional gov- ernment , and in arms around the Capitol ; that , in this national emergency ...
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Page 202 - I, , do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder...
Page 8 - Massachusetts, is to be expended for books for the College Library. The other half of the income is devoted to scholarships in Harvard University for the benefit of descendants of HENRY BRIGHT, JR., who died at Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1686.
Page 197 - I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all acts of congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by congress, or by decision of the supreme court...
Page 39 - Congress, banishing all feeling of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not prosecuted 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...
Page 39 - That the present deplorable civil war has been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the Southern States now in revolt against the constitutional Government and in arms around the capital; that in this national emergency Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged...
Page 53 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring), That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 53 - No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize, or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
Page 196 - Whereas, in and by the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that the President shall " have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment...
Page 199 - ... State government in any State, the name of the State, the boundary, the subdivisions, the constitution, and the general code of laws, as before the rebellion, be maintained, subject only to the modifications made necessary by the conditions hereinbefore stated, and such others, if any, not contravening said conditions, and which may be deemed expedient by those framing the new State government.
Page 165 - Now, therefore, be it known that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States...