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Page 255
... ment the allied armies would have been exposed to a fatal disaster . Fortunately they accomplished this long and perilous march without molestation from the enemy , and occupied the heights above Balaklava , while the fleets appeared on ...
... ment the allied armies would have been exposed to a fatal disaster . Fortunately they accomplished this long and perilous march without molestation from the enemy , and occupied the heights above Balaklava , while the fleets appeared on ...
Page 275
... ment of some sort was formed . I cannot exaggerate the mischief that the state of things is causing to our reputation as a nation , or the disrepute into which it is bringing constitutional government . ' In this emergency the Queen had ...
... ment of some sort was formed . I cannot exaggerate the mischief that the state of things is causing to our reputation as a nation , or the disrepute into which it is bringing constitutional government . ' In this emergency the Queen had ...
Page 276
... ment of the various departments engaged Ordnance was abolished , and the whole in the war was due mainly to the system , civil administration of the army was con- for which both political parties , and parlia- centrated in the Secretary ...
... ment of the various departments engaged Ordnance was abolished , and the whole in the war was due mainly to the system , civil administration of the army was con- for which both political parties , and parlia- centrated in the Secretary ...
Page 279
... ment , but had then been peremptorily rejected . It was alleged , however , that Russia was now willing to enter into negotiations on the basis of these prelimi- naries , which referred to the Russian pro- tectorate over the ...
... ment , but had then been peremptorily rejected . It was alleged , however , that Russia was now willing to enter into negotiations on the basis of these prelimi- naries , which referred to the Russian pro- tectorate over the ...
Page 287
... and confusion , and had to contend against official stupidity , corruption , mismanage- ment , and procrastination of the most exasperating kind . On the morning of | respect even 1855. ] 287 A HISTORY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY .
... and confusion , and had to contend against official stupidity , corruption , mismanage- ment , and procrastination of the most exasperating kind . On the morning of | respect even 1855. ] 287 A HISTORY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY .
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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.