The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year ..., Volume 5; Volume 1865D. Appleton, 1869 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... further provided that the Gen- eral Assembly so elected should meet at the capital on the third Monday of November ... further ordained , That the Constitution be amended by striking out all provisions in relation to slaves and slavery ...
... further provided that the Gen- eral Assembly so elected should meet at the capital on the third Monday of November ... further ordained , That the Constitution be amended by striking out all provisions in relation to slaves and slavery ...
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... further ordained , That in computing the time necessary to create the bar of the statutes of limita- tions and non - claims , the time elapsing between the 11th day of January , 1861 , and the passage of this ordinance , shall not be ...
... further ordained , That in computing the time necessary to create the bar of the statutes of limita- tions and non - claims , the time elapsing between the 11th day of January , 1861 , and the passage of this ordinance , shall not be ...
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... further ob- jected to as implying , first , that the wrongs of the South were not such as to warrant the action of the Convention , whereas that question was submitted distinctly to that Convention ; and secondly , that it seemed to ...
... further ob- jected to as implying , first , that the wrongs of the South were not such as to warrant the action of the Convention , whereas that question was submitted distinctly to that Convention ; and secondly , that it seemed to ...
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... further , That any attempt by Congress to legislate upon the political status of the former slaves or their civil relations , would be contrary to the Con- substitute for the amendment offered by Mr. healthful , vigorous 18 ALABAMA .
... further , That any attempt by Congress to legislate upon the political status of the former slaves or their civil relations , would be contrary to the Con- substitute for the amendment offered by Mr. healthful , vigorous 18 ALABAMA .
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... further occasions for such regrets will occur . This resolution was , however , not entered on the Journal of the Convention . An animated discussion arose in the House of Delegates on the following resolution introduced by the Hon ...
... further occasions for such regrets will occur . This resolution was , however , not entered on the Journal of the Convention . An animated discussion arose in the House of Delegates on the following resolution introduced by the Hon ...
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Page 204 - I have commanded you, and lo ! I am with you alway, even to the end of the world.
Page 216 - One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown.
Page 299 - President, who shall communicate the same to Congress, and shall also make special reports whenever required to do so by the President or either house of Congress...
Page 261 - The person having the greatest number of votes for president, shall be the president, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person...
Page 175 - Where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the act of a third, he, by whose negligence it happened, must be the sufferer.
Page 64 - April 7, 1865 GENERAL : — I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia...
Page 241 - ART. 57. Whosoever shall be convicted of holding correspondence with, or giving intelligence to, the enemy, either directly or indirectly, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a general court-martial.
Page 393 - I, , do solemnly swear or (affirm), in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves. So help me God.
Page 11 - The fourth section of the fourth article of the constitution of the United States provides that the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on the application of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 64 - I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all. I desire to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, but as far as your proposal may affect the Confederate States...