The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred PresidentJohn Gilmary Shea |
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... passed both branches of the General Assembly , at its present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both in- justice and bad policy ; but ...
... passed both branches of the General Assembly , at its present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both in- justice and bad policy ; but ...
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... passed an act calling a Convention , and openly announced its determination not to submit to the election . How rapidly they followed up their determination by action , we need not detail here . While Mr. Lincoln awaited at Springfield ...
... passed an act calling a Convention , and openly announced its determination not to submit to the election . How rapidly they followed up their determination by action , we need not detail here . While Mr. Lincoln awaited at Springfield ...
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... passed through Baltimore , and he took an earlier train to baffle the plot . Many at the time treated this as an idle fear ; but the evidence is beyond all dispute . Threats had been current that he would never live to be in- augurated ...
... passed through Baltimore , and he took an earlier train to baffle the plot . Many at the time treated this as an idle fear ; but the evidence is beyond all dispute . Threats had been current that he would never live to be in- augurated ...
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... passed Congress , to the effect that the Federal Govern- ment shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of States , including that of persons held to service . To avoid misconstruction of what I have said , I depart from my ...
... passed Congress , to the effect that the Federal Govern- ment shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of States , including that of persons held to service . To avoid misconstruction of what I have said , I depart from my ...
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... passed an act to raise an army of 100,000 men . Such was his position . The South not only defied the Gen- eral Government , but menaced the North . The President could not , with the barons of old England , say merely , Nolumus mutare ...
... passed an act to raise an army of 100,000 men . Such was his position . The South not only defied the Gen- eral Government , but menaced the North . The President could not , with the barons of old England , say merely , Nolumus mutare ...
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Page 44 - Portsmouth and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued and by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid i do order and declare 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 31 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts ; but, beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Page 101 - And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.
Page 33 - 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? Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends?
Page 44 - ... 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 32 - Unanimity is impossible. The rule of a minority, as a permanent arrangement, is wholly inadmissible. So that, rejecting the majority principle, anarchy or despotism in some form is all that is left.
Page 46 - 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; and that 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 41 - ... 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...
Page 45 - States, do proclaim, declare, and make known to all persons who have, directly or by implication, participated in the existing rebellion...
Page 137 - Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to "Whom be glory for ever and ever, amen