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... crew ; the engine , which was partly above the water - line , was protected by a system of wood - work , and iron bars ; the ship's rig was altered so as to convert her into a barkentine , with square - sails on her fore and main ...
... crew ; the engine , which was partly above the water - line , was protected by a system of wood - work , and iron bars ; the ship's rig was altered so as to convert her into a barkentine , with square - sails on her fore and main ...
Page 101
... crew had been shipped for her , which was temporarily berthed on board the receiving ship , Star of the West , a transport - steamer of the enemy , which had been gallantly captured by some Texans , and turned over to the Navy . New ...
... crew had been shipped for her , which was temporarily berthed on board the receiving ship , Star of the West , a transport - steamer of the enemy , which had been gallantly captured by some Texans , and turned over to the Navy . New ...
Page 103
... crew , by the swamping of the boat , in which he was embarked . I offer you , my dear sir , my heartfelt condolence on this sad bereavement . You have lost a cherished son , and the Government a valuable and promising young officer ...
... crew , by the swamping of the boat , in which he was embarked . I offer you , my dear sir , my heartfelt condolence on this sad bereavement . You have lost a cherished son , and the Government a valuable and promising young officer ...
Page 104
... crew on board , and by Thursday next , I shall , without doubt be ready for sea . We are losing a great deal of precious time . The enemy's flag is being flaunted in our faces , at all our ports by his ships of war , and his vessels of ...
... crew on board , and by Thursday next , I shall , without doubt be ready for sea . We are losing a great deal of precious time . The enemy's flag is being flaunted in our faces , at all our ports by his ships of war , and his vessels of ...
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... crew , as reported by this roll , consisted of ninety - two persons , exclusive of officers . Twenty of these ninety - two persons were marines - a larger guard than was usual for so small a ship . The officers were as follows ...
... crew , as reported by this roll , consisted of ninety - two persons , exclusive of officers . Twenty of these ninety - two persons were marines - a larger guard than was usual for so small a ship . The officers were as follows ...
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Page 22 - Philadelphia, as above recommended, and to join with them in devising and discussing all such alterations and further provisions, as may be necessary to render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of the Union...
Page 42 - When emergencies occur which are either beyond the reach of the judicial tribunals, or too pressing to admit of the delay incident to their forms, states which have no common umpire, must be their own judges, and execute their own decisions.
Page 654 - I am directed by the Governor, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, relative to the Alabama. His Excellency has no instructions, neither has he any authority, to seize, or detain that vessel; and he desires me to acquaint you, that he has received a letter from the Commander, dated the 1st instant, stating that repairs were in progress, and as...
Page 62 - ... 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 46 - To make war, for instance, is an exercise of sovereignty ; but the constitution declares that no State shall make war. To coin money is another exercise of sovereign power ; but no State is at liberty to coin money. Again, the constitution says that no sovereign State shall be so sovereign as to make a treaty. These prohibitions, it must be confessed, are a control on the State sovereignty of South Carolina, as well as of the other States, which does not arise " from her own feelings of honorable...
Page 215 - KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime? Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime...
Page 177 - Melt into morn, and Light awakes the world. Man has another day to swell the past, And lead him near to little, but his last; But mighty Nature bounds as from her birth, The sun is in the heavens, and life on earth; Flowers in the valley, splendour in the beam, Health on the gale, and freshness in the stream. Immortal man! behold her glories shine, And cry, exulting inly,
Page 63 - March sixth, eighteen hundred and twenty, which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the states and territories, as recognized by the legislation of eighteen hundred and fifty, commonly called the compromise measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void ; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and...
Page 67 - Shut your hearts against the poison which it conveys ; the kindred blood which flows in the veins of American citizens, the mingled blood which they have shed in defence of their sacred rights, consecrate their union, and excite horror at the idea of their becoming aliens, rivals, enemies.