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... July , 1866 . The national military force on the 1st of May , 1865 , numbered 1,000,516 men . It is proposed to reduce the military establishment to a peace footing , compre- hending fifty thousand troops of all arms , organized so as ...
... July , 1866 . The national military force on the 1st of May , 1865 , numbered 1,000,516 men . It is proposed to reduce the military establishment to a peace footing , compre- hending fifty thousand troops of all arms , organized so as ...
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... July 1 , 1866 , to June 30 , 1867 . Details explanatory of this branch of the service will be found in the Ap- pendix . FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE . The general results of the foreign service are as follows : The aggregate postages , sea ...
... July 1 , 1866 , to June 30 , 1867 . Details explanatory of this branch of the service will be found in the Ap- pendix . FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE . The general results of the foreign service are as follows : The aggregate postages , sea ...
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United States. President. can take the oath prescribed by the acts of July 2 , 1862 , and March 3 , 1863 , requiring uniform loyalty to the government during the rebellion as the con- dition of holding office and for the conveying of the ...
United States. President. can take the oath prescribed by the acts of July 2 , 1862 , and March 3 , 1863 , requiring uniform loyalty to the government during the rebellion as the con- dition of holding office and for the conveying of the ...
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... July . Besides the vessels composing the several squadrons , others are in commis- sion in various capacities . The James Adger is stationed at Aspinwall ; the Michigan is assigned to the northern lakes ; the Sabine is employed as an ap ...
... July . Besides the vessels composing the several squadrons , others are in commis- sion in various capacities . The James Adger is stationed at Aspinwall ; the Michigan is assigned to the northern lakes ; the Sabine is employed as an ap ...
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... July 16 , 1862 , were enacted , directing that " the hours of labor and the rate of wages of the employés in the navy yards shall conform , as nearly as is consistent with the public interest , with those of private establishments in ...
... July 16 , 1862 , were enacted , directing that " the hours of labor and the rate of wages of the employés in the navy yards shall conform , as nearly as is consistent with the public interest , with those of private establishments in ...
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Page 4 - ... the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Page 19 - No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency...
Page 17 - Heaven itself has ordained, and since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the American people.
Page 358 - ... true allegiance to the Government of the United States ; then, in such case, he, she, or they, if at that time a citizen of the United States, shall be entitled to a patent, as in other cases provided for by law.
Page 663 - ... shall, if captured, be put to death, or be otherwise punished at the discretion of the court.
Page 687 - Take all provisions, forage, and stock wanted for the use of your command ; such as cannot be consumed destroy. It is not desirable that the buildings should be destroyed ; they should rather be protected, but the people should be informed that so long as an army can subsist among them recurrences of these raids must be expected, and we are determined to stop them at all hazards.
Page 358 - That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry; and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry; or, if he be dead, his widow; or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee...