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 |
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... duty to the Consti- tution , holding up before them the greatness of their country and its resources - showing how Heaven had enriched it ; pointing them to the magnificent growth of the country under republican institutions ; telling ...
... duty to the Consti- tution , holding up before them the greatness of their country and its resources - showing how Heaven had enriched it ; pointing them to the magnificent growth of the country under republican institutions ; telling ...
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... duty on my part : and I shall perform it , so far as practicable , unless my rightful masters , the American people ... duties and imposts ; but beyond what may be but necessary for these objects , there will be no inva- sion , no using ...
... duty on my part : and I shall perform it , so far as practicable , unless my rightful masters , the American people ... duties and imposts ; but beyond what may be but necessary for these objects , there will be no inva- sion , no using ...
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... duty as such . ' This bold stroke of authority aroused much indignation among the anti - martial law party , which , on the 3d of March , found voice in the public press . A. long article appeared anony- mously in one of the newspapers ...
... duty as such . ' This bold stroke of authority aroused much indignation among the anti - martial law party , which , on the 3d of March , found voice in the public press . A. long article appeared anony- mously in one of the newspapers ...
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... duty due to the public authorities ; for that any impropriety of theirs would be imputed to him , and urged , if they had any regard for him , that they would , on the present occasion , forbear those feelings and expressions of opinion ...
... duty due to the public authorities ; for that any impropriety of theirs would be imputed to him , and urged , if they had any regard for him , that they would , on the present occasion , forbear those feelings and expressions of opinion ...
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... duty required , and that his right to declare martial law and enforce it resulted from the same source , and rested on the same principle , that the gentleman from New York ( Mr. Barnard ) asserted , from which Judge Hall derived the ...
... duty required , and that his right to declare martial law and enforce it resulted from the same source , and rested on the same principle , that the gentleman from New York ( Mr. Barnard ) asserted , from which Judge Hall derived the ...
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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...