Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science: Extra volumes, Volume 3Johns Hopkins Press, 1887 - History |
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... ment . He gave warning that Mr. Lincoln was to be way- laid and his life sacrificed on that road , on which no white- wash had been used , and where there were no armed men to protect him . Mr. Felton hurried to Philadelphia , and there ...
... ment . He gave warning that Mr. Lincoln was to be way- laid and his life sacrificed on that road , on which no white- wash had been used , and where there were no armed men to protect him . Mr. Felton hurried to Philadelphia , and there ...
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... ment , a package of old railroad reports , done up with great care , and with a large seal attached , marked by Mr. Felton's own hand , Very Important , " was sent in the train which carried Mr. Lincoln on his famous night ride from ...
... ment , a package of old railroad reports , done up with great care , and with a large seal attached , marked by Mr. Felton's own hand , Very Important , " was sent in the train which carried Mr. Lincoln on his famous night ride from ...
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... ment and control of the police force . Mr. S. Teackle Wallis was the legal adviser of the board . The entire police force consisted of 398 men , and had been raised to a high degree of discipline and efficiency under the command of ...
... ment and control of the police force . Mr. S. Teackle Wallis was the legal adviser of the board . The entire police force consisted of 398 men , and had been raised to a high degree of discipline and efficiency under the command of ...
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... ment was armed with muskets , and could have defended itself , and would also have had aid from the police ; and although the Pennsylvania troops were unarmed , they would have been protected by the police just as troops from the same ...
... ment was armed with muskets , and could have defended itself , and would also have had aid from the police ; and although the Pennsylvania troops were unarmed , they would have been protected by the police just as troops from the same ...
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... ment became intense . It was manifest that no more troops , while the excitement lasted , could pass through without a bloody conflict . All citizens , no matter what were their political opinions , appeared to agree in this - the ...
... ment became intense . It was manifest that no more troops , while the excitement lasted , could pass through without a bloody conflict . All citizens , no matter what were their political opinions , appeared to agree in this - the ...
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Page 136 - It is difficult at this day to realize the state of public opinion in relation to that unfortunate race, which prevailed in the civilized and enlightened portions of the world at the time of the Declaration of Independence, and when the Constitution of the United States was framed and adopted.
Page 21 - If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.
Page 22 - A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will...
Page 21 - We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Page 23 - That the new dogma, that the Constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into any or all of the Territories of the United States...
Page 147 - ... the glory of the English law consists in clearly defining the times, the causes, and the extent, when, wherefore, and to what degree the imprisonment of the subject may be lawful. This it is, which induces the absolute necessity of expressing upon every commitment the reason for which it is made: that the court upon an habeas corpus may examine into its validity; and according to the circumstances of the case may discharge, admit to bail, or remand the prisoner.
Page 31 - I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union...
Page 20 - That Hon. Abraham Lincoln is our first and only choice for United States Senator to fill the vacancy about to be created by the expiration of Mr. Douglas's term of office.
Page 150 - ... by secretly hurrying him to gaol, where his sufferings are unknown or forgotten, is a less public, a less striking, and therefore a more dangerous engine of arbitrary government. And yet sometimes, when the state is in real danger, even this may be a necessary measure. But the happiness of our constitution is, that it is not left- to the executive power to determine when the danger of the state is so great, as to render this measure expedient : for...
Page 136 - ... so far inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; 19 Howard and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced p.«".