Speeches of Hon. William D. Kelley: Replies of the Hon. William D. Kelley to George Northrop, Esq., in the Joint Debate in the Fourth Congressional District |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 14
Page 12
... civil war . The Government will not assail you . You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors . You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the Govern- ment , while I shall have the most solemn one to ' preserve ...
... civil war . The Government will not assail you . You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors . You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the Govern- ment , while I shall have the most solemn one to ' preserve ...
Page 13
... civil war was with them and not with him , responded to the country's call , and appealed to the people for 75,000 men . They came at his call ; they swelled to a hundred , to two hundred , and to three hundred thou- sand ; and he ...
... civil war was with them and not with him , responded to the country's call , and appealed to the people for 75,000 men . They came at his call ; they swelled to a hundred , to two hundred , and to three hundred thou- sand ; and he ...
Page 16
... civil law . He walked into the court room as the summons was served . The scene is thus described : " General Jackson appeared in court attended by a prodigious concourse of excited people . He wore the dress of a private citizen ...
... civil law . He walked into the court room as the summons was served . The scene is thus described : " General Jackson appeared in court attended by a prodigious concourse of excited people . He wore the dress of a private citizen ...
Page 19
... civil authority or not . If his acts were necessary to the defence of the country , that necessity was above all law . General Jackson hazarded everything ; he hazarded both life and reputation on that step , which might render him ...
... civil authority or not . If his acts were necessary to the defence of the country , that necessity was above all law . General Jackson hazarded everything ; he hazarded both life and reputation on that step , which might render him ...
Page 32
... civil wars . If it were so , every rebellion that ever has occurred would have ended in the division of one country into two . But rebellions are generally put down . Texas achieved her independence of Mexico ; but Ire- land has never ...
... civil wars . If it were so , every rebellion that ever has occurred would have ended in the division of one country into two . But rebellions are generally put down . Texas achieved her independence of Mexico ; but Ire- land has never ...
Other editions - View all
Speeches of Hon. William D. Kelley: Replies of the Hon. William D. Kelley to ... William D. Kelley No preview available - 2018 |
Speeches of Hon. William D. Kelley: Replies of the Hon. William D. Kelley to ... William D. Kelley No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln Administration amendment American Andrew Jackson answer arms army arrested believe Benedict Arnold blood Chicago platform citizens civil colored command competitor Congress Constitution Convention court declare defend Democratic leaders Democratic party denounced dollars Douglas duty election England father favor fellow-citizens fight Fitz John Porter flag foreign Fort Sumter four millions free labor freedom gentleman give Government habeas corpus Hartford Convention honor hundred Isaac Toucey James Buchanan Jefferson Jefferson Davis Judge Kelley land Louisiana maintain Maryland McClellan military Mississippi Monroe Doctrine nation navy negro never North Northern Northrop patriot peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia President proclamation proposition question rebellion rebels revolution secede secession Senate slave slavery soldiers South Carolina Southern Confederacy speech supreme law surrender tell territory thousand tion to-night traitors unconstitutional Union United violated vote wages West Virginia word
Popular passages
Page 84 - ... the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the parishes of St.
Page 84 - West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts are, for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.
Page 83 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and 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...
Page 12 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 12 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Page 47 - I did this for your good ; I pretend to no right to bind you ; you may disavow me, and I must get out of the scrape as I can ; I thought it my duty to risk myself for you.
Page 12 - 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 84 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Page 82 - When the regular course of justice is interrupted by revolt, rebellion, or insurrection, so that the courts of justice cannot be kept open, civil war exists, and hostilities may be prosecuted on the same footing as if those opposing the government were foreign enemies invading the land.
Page 83 - ... order and designate, as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States...