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... sent on all hands that our system shall be brought down to a level with the existing disorganized state of affairs in Mexico . " It had become to force . Impartial observers saw clearly that the political diffi- culty could only be ...
... sent on all hands that our system shall be brought down to a level with the existing disorganized state of affairs in Mexico . " It had become to force . Impartial observers saw clearly that the political diffi- culty could only be ...
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... sent to him Mr. Mason , who subsequently became one of the agents of the Confederacy in Europe , that senator , with a scowl of horror and scorn , shook his head and de- clined . His course com- But Lincoln soon found that there was a ...
... sent to him Mr. Mason , who subsequently became one of the agents of the Confederacy in Europe , that senator , with a scowl of horror and scorn , shook his head and de- clined . His course com- But Lincoln soon found that there was a ...
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... sent without difficulty , coincided . Animated by a desire to avoid hostilities , the new administration had ac- tually entertained an intention of surrender- inclines to surren- ing the fort , and of vindicating the national honor by ...
... sent without difficulty , coincided . Animated by a desire to avoid hostilities , the new administration had ac- tually entertained an intention of surrender- inclines to surren- ing the fort , and of vindicating the national honor by ...
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... sent to New York to superintend the prepara- tion of the expedition . This consisted of three war ships , three transports , and two steam - tugs . Three hundred sailors , and a full supply of armed launches were re- quired , and they ...
... sent to New York to superintend the prepara- tion of the expedition . This consisted of three war ships , three transports , and two steam - tugs . Three hundred sailors , and a full supply of armed launches were re- quired , and they ...
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... sent as hostages to the South . Not that there was any intention of a permanent occupation under Southern rule . All that was proposed was to blow up the Capitol and the Treasury building , to burn the President's house and other public ...
... sent as hostages to the South . Not that there was any intention of a permanent occupation under Southern rule . All that was proposed was to blow up the Capitol and the Treasury building , to burn the President's house and other public ...
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A. P. Hill advance armed artillery attack batteries battle battle of Antietam Beauregard blockade Bragg bridge brigade Buell Bull Run campaign capture Carolina Centreville CHAP Charleston Chickahominy command compelled Confederacy Congress Corinth corps Creek cross D. H. Hill declared defense division enemy expedition federacy fire flag fleet force Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe front Grant gun-boats guns Halleck Harper's Ferry Heintzelman hundred Island issued Jackson junction Kentucky land Lewis Wallace Lincoln Manassas Maryland McClellan Memphis ment Merrimack miles military millions Mississippi movement national army national troops naval navy night North officers operations Orleans passed Peninsular campaign political Pope position Potomac President proclamation railroad re-enforcements regiments republic resistance retreat Richmond river road secession Secretary SECT seized sent Sherman ships slavery slaves soldiers South South Carolina Southern Stonewall Jackson Sumter surrender Tennessee tion treasury Union United Virginia Washington wounded
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Page 16 - 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 25 - Whereas the laws of the United States have been for some time past, and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 613 - ... commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States, in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do, on this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and...
Page 176 - It forces us to ask, Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness? Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Page 608 - States and the people thereof, in which States that relation is or may be suspended or disturbed. That it is my purpose, upon the next meeting of Congress, to again recommend the adoption of a practical measure tendering pecuniary aid to the free acceptance or rejection of all...
Page 614 - And I further declare and make known, that such persons, of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
Page 270 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Page 191 - I will bear true faith and allegiance to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever ; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the Rules and Articles of War.
Page 614 - West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.
Page 613 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do, on this...