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Page 253
... south - west side of the Crimea — and that ' the grand political and military objects of the war could not be attained so long as Sebastopol and the Russian fleet were in existence . ' It was ' the keystone of the arch which spanned the ...
... south - west side of the Crimea — and that ' the grand political and military objects of the war could not be attained so long as Sebastopol and the Russian fleet were in existence . ' It was ' the keystone of the arch which spanned the ...
Page 254
... south , and the approach from the Belbec on the north . On the summit of this ridge the Russians had recently con- structed a considerable fort , known as the Star Fort , which commanded both the town and the approach from the north ...
... south , and the approach from the Belbec on the north . On the summit of this ridge the Russians had recently con- structed a considerable fort , known as the Star Fort , which commanded both the town and the approach from the north ...
Page 255
... south side ; but it is alleged that the day after the battle of the Alma he proposed to St. Arnaud ' at once to advance to the Belbec , cross that river , and then assault the forts , ' and that the Marshal answered that his troops were ...
... south side ; but it is alleged that the day after the battle of the Alma he proposed to St. Arnaud ' at once to advance to the Belbec , cross that river , and then assault the forts , ' and that the Marshal answered that his troops were ...
Page 256
... south side to said ' that their men could not be restrained , resist an assault . The Malakoff , which after- and if any check or reverse followed they wards became so formidable , was only a half could not be got together , and the ...
... south side to said ' that their men could not be restrained , resist an assault . The Malakoff , which after- and if any check or reverse followed they wards became so formidable , was only a half could not be got together , and the ...
Page 269
... south of Sebastopol the left attack was con- ceded to them , and they thus again found themselves nearest to the sea . Their camp was but two miles from the sea ; the British camp was seven . They had more than one port , and their ...
... south of Sebastopol the left attack was con- ceded to them , and they thus again found themselves nearest to the sea . Their camp was but two miles from the sea ; the British camp was seven . They had more than one port , and their ...
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Page 51 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 43 - But this momentous question, like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated ; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper.
Page 51 - I would do it; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the Colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save this Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Page 56 - With all my devotion to the Union and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home.
Page 293 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war ; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag ; 4.
Page 44 - Kansas, and when admitted as a state or states, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the union with or without slavery, as their constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission...
Page 51 - If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy Slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy Slavery.
Page 56 - It would have been presented at once, but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years of my life, and all the ability I possessed.
Page 49 - Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression...
Page 90 - Gentlemen — the Exhibition of 1851 is to give us a true test and a living picture of the point of development at which the whole of mankind has arrived in this great task, and a new startingpoint from which all nations will be able to direct their further exertions.