History of the Revolution in the Southern States; including the special messages of President Buchanan, etc |
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... sections . The people at the North were disposed to commend Major Anderson in the highest terms , while the people of Charleston determined to resent it . Major Anderson felt his position to be insecure at Moultrie , and therefore occu ...
... sections . The people at the North were disposed to commend Major Anderson in the highest terms , while the people of Charleston determined to resent it . Major Anderson felt his position to be insecure at Moultrie , and therefore occu ...
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... sections of plank nailed to uprights sunk in the sand , and crossing each other at right angles - making squares of about ten feet each . The pur- pose of the glacis , which is an inclined plane , is to expose an attacking party to the ...
... sections of plank nailed to uprights sunk in the sand , and crossing each other at right angles - making squares of about ten feet each . The pur- pose of the glacis , which is an inclined plane , is to expose an attacking party to the ...
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... section , is a political wrong of so insulting and menacing a character , as to justify the people of the State of Alabama in the adoption of prompt and decided measures for their future peace and security . Therefore , be it declared ...
... section , is a political wrong of so insulting and menacing a character , as to justify the people of the State of Alabama in the adoption of prompt and decided measures for their future peace and security . Therefore , be it declared ...
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... SECTION 1. That all the laws and ordinances by which the said State of Mississippi became a member of the Federal Union of the United States of America be , and the same are hereby repealed , and that all obligations on the part of said ...
... SECTION 1. That all the laws and ordinances by which the said State of Mississippi became a member of the Federal Union of the United States of America be , and the same are hereby repealed , and that all obligations on the part of said ...
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... sections of the country . That hope has been diminished by every hour of delay , and , as the prospect of a bloodless set- tlement fades away , the public distress becomes more and more aggravated . As an evidence of this , it is only ...
... sections of the country . That hope has been diminished by every hour of delay , and , as the prospect of a bloodless set- tlement fades away , the public distress becomes more and more aggravated . As an evidence of this , it is only ...
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