History of the Administration of President Lincoln |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 81
Page 30
... matter a breach of faith on the part of Judge Trumbull , and that Mr. Lincoln had the right to feel and did feel aggrieved at the result . Mr. Lincoln himself , however , expressly denied in his speech at Charleston , Sept. 18 , 1858 ...
... matter a breach of faith on the part of Judge Trumbull , and that Mr. Lincoln had the right to feel and did feel aggrieved at the result . Mr. Lincoln himself , however , expressly denied in his speech at Charleston , Sept. 18 , 1858 ...
Page 46
... matter which they have in hand , that they should come in person , and present to you the authentic evidence of the action of that Convention ; and , sir , without any phrase which shall either be considered personally plauditory to ...
... matter which they have in hand , that they should come in person , and present to you the authentic evidence of the action of that Convention ; and , sir , without any phrase which shall either be considered personally plauditory to ...
Page 57
... matter under consideration for the last twenty years . " Mr. L. M. Keitt said , " I have been engaged in this movement ever since I entered political life . " And Mr. Rhett , who had been for many years in the public servic , declared ...
... matter under consideration for the last twenty years . " Mr. L. M. Keitt said , " I have been engaged in this movement ever since I entered political life . " And Mr. Rhett , who had been for many years in the public servic , declared ...
Page 58
... matter which has been gathering head for thirty years . The election of Lincoln and Hamlin was the last straw on the back of the camel . But it was not the only one . The back was nearly broken before . " So far as South Carolina was ...
... matter which has been gathering head for thirty years . The election of Lincoln and Hamlin was the last straw on the back of the camel . But it was not the only one . The back was nearly broken before . " So far as South Carolina was ...
Page 81
... matter of principle , is the State better than the coun- ty ? Would an exchange of names be an exchange of rights upon princi- ple ? On what rightful principle may a State , being not more than one- fiftieth part of the nation , in soil ...
... matter of principle , is the State better than the coun- ty ? Would an exchange of names be an exchange of rights upon princi- ple ? On what rightful principle may a State , being not more than one- fiftieth part of the nation , in soil ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ABRAHAM LINCOLN action Administration adopted Alexandria amendment arms army arrests authority battle believe bill capital citizens civil command Congress Constitution Convention corps declared deemed Department dispatch duty election emancipation enemy EXECUTIVE MANSION existing favor force foreign Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg give Government Governor habeas corpus Halleck Heintzelman House insurgents insurrection issued James River Kentucky labor letter liberty loyal Major-General Maryland McClellan McDowell ment military Missouri naval navy necessity object officers opinion party peace persons political Pope position Potomac present President LINCOLN principle proclamation public safety purpose question re-enforcements rebel rebellion received regard reply Republican resolution Richmond river seceded Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent sentiment session Seward slavery slaves South South Carolina Tennessee territory thing tion troops Union United Vallandigham Virginia vote Washington whole York
Popular passages
Page 463 - Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
Page 219 - 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 219 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon* military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 215 - That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, 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 318 - Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always ; and when after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions, as to terms of intercourse, are again upon you.
Page 317 - Constitution, and the law for the suppression of the foreign slave trade, are each as well enforced, perhaps, as any law can ever be in a community where the moral sense of the people imperfectly supports the law itself. The great...
Page 113 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 149 - This is essentially a people's contest. On the side of the Union it is a struggle for maintaining in the world that form and substance of Government whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men...
Page 189 - Resolved, That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State, in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Page 114 - A disruption of the Federal Union, heretofore only menaced, is now formidably attempted. I hold that, in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual.