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... forwarded copies of your note and of its enclosures to his excellency the governor general of Canada . I have the honor to be , with the highest consideration , sir , your most obedi- ent , humble servant , Hon . WILLIAM H. SEWARD , Sr ...
... forwarded copies of your note and of its enclosures to his excellency the governor general of Canada . I have the honor to be , with the highest consideration , sir , your most obedi- ent , humble servant , Hon . WILLIAM H. SEWARD , Sr ...
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... forwarded , on the 30th ultimo , to his excellency the governor general of Canada , copies of your note of the 29th ultimo , and of its enclosures , rela- tive to the alleged existence of a military organization in Canada of fugitives ...
... forwarded , on the 30th ultimo , to his excellency the governor general of Canada , copies of your note of the 29th ultimo , and of its enclosures , rela- tive to the alleged existence of a military organization in Canada of fugitives ...
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... forwarded , with enclosed papers , to Major General Halleck , chief of staff , in response to the reference in this case of the 17th November , 1864 . Colonel Ludlow to General Dix . JOHN A. DIX , Major General Commanding . HEADQUARTERS ...
... forwarded , with enclosed papers , to Major General Halleck , chief of staff , in response to the reference in this case of the 17th November , 1864 . Colonel Ludlow to General Dix . JOHN A. DIX , Major General Commanding . HEADQUARTERS ...
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... forwarded to his excellency the governor general of Canada copies of your communication , and that I will avail myself of the first opportunity to make her Majesty's government acquainted with the information which is contained therein ...
... forwarded to his excellency the governor general of Canada copies of your communication , and that I will avail myself of the first opportunity to make her Majesty's government acquainted with the information which is contained therein ...
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... forwarded as received , with the proviso that , should the statement be found correct , or the circumstances of the case warrant the applicant's release , he may be liberated , and not on any other grounds . It would be impossible for ...
... forwarded as received , with the proviso that , should the statement be found correct , or the circumstances of the case warrant the applicant's release , he may be liberated , and not on any other grounds . It would be impossible for ...
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Page 294 - I have often inquired of myself what great principle or idea it was that kept this confederacy so long together. It was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the mother-land, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty, not alone to the people of this country, but, I hope, to the world, for all future time. It was that which gave promise that in due time the weight would be lifted from the shoulders of all men.
Page 280 - Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save ; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear : but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Page 295 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 294 - MY FRIENDS : No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again.
Page 294 - ... which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of WASHINGTON. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid whi.ch sustained him, and...
Page 294 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 59 - With reference to the note which you did me the honor to address to me on the...
Page 566 - The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note of Mr.
Page 391 - I avail myself of the occasion to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration. (Signed) VON JAGOW.
Page 62 - Offender shall be found, to examine upon Oath any Person or Persons touching the Truth of such Charge, and upon such Evidence as according to the Laws of that Part of Her Majesty's Dominions would justify the Apprehension and Committal for Trial of the Person so accused if the Crime of which he or she shall...