The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern Rebellion: From Its Incipient Stages to Its Close. Comprehending, Also, All Important State Papers, Ordinances of Secession, Proclamations, Proceedings of Congress, Official Reports of Commanders, Etc., Etc, Volume 1J.D. Torrey, 1861 - United States |
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... passed the act to empower the President to call out troops in certain emergencies , under which law Mr. Lincoln acted in 1861. Washington really exceeded his authority ; but , Congress not being in session for the moment , he was ...
... passed the act to empower the President to call out troops in certain emergencies , under which law Mr. Lincoln acted in 1861. Washington really exceeded his authority ; but , Congress not being in session for the moment , he was ...
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... passed by a vote of 46 to 40. Neither this act nor the third , however . were enforced , it being left to the discretion of the President to do so or not . They served , nevertheless , the good effect of starting from our shores three ...
... passed by a vote of 46 to 40. Neither this act nor the third , however . were enforced , it being left to the discretion of the President to do so or not . They served , nevertheless , the good effect of starting from our shores three ...
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... passed merely in observation and visiting , from Pittsburg all along the river down to New Orleans , making two vis- its to Nashville , Tenn . At all places he was the welcomed guest of leading men , and , pro- fiting by their knowledge ...
... passed merely in observation and visiting , from Pittsburg all along the river down to New Orleans , making two vis- its to Nashville , Tenn . At all places he was the welcomed guest of leading men , and , pro- fiting by their knowledge ...
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... passed down stream with his flats and companions- in - adventure - among whom were Blanner- hassett and his wife . But a few days after his departure Jefferson's proclamation , de- nouncing the expedition , was received at Frankfort ...
... passed down stream with his flats and companions- in - adventure - among whom were Blanner- hassett and his wife . But a few days after his departure Jefferson's proclamation , de- nouncing the expedition , was received at Frankfort ...
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... passed a law for raising a provisional army of 2,000 men for ' special State defence , ' of which one of her own citizens was made the commander . The course of Massachusetts in other respects The spirit of opposition went so far in Con ...
... passed a law for raising a provisional army of 2,000 men for ' special State defence , ' of which one of her own citizens was made the commander . The course of Massachusetts in other respects The spirit of opposition went so far in Con ...
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Page 514 - They shall, in all cases except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either house they shall not be questioned in any other place.
Page 518 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Page 49 - ... the palladium of your political safety and prosperity, watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety ; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned ; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
Page 516 - ... 2. No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws ; and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid...
Page 515 - States, reserving to the States respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; 17. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United States...
Page 518 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Page 513 - No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Page 50 - ... the real tendency of the existing constitution of a country; that facility in changes, upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion, exposes to perpetual change, from the endless variety of hypothesis and opinion; and remember, especially, that for the efficient management of your common interests, in a country so extensive as ours, a Government of as much vigor as is consistent with the perfect security of liberty, is indispensable.
Page 30 - 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. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.
Page 123 - 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.