John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet: An Autobiography, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 81
Page iv
... the war . So great a change naturally led to disorder and violence where slavery had existed , but this condition , it is believed , is passing away . Therefore I have not entered in detail into the measures iv PREFACE .
... the war . So great a change naturally led to disorder and violence where slavery had existed , but this condition , it is believed , is passing away . Therefore I have not entered in detail into the measures iv PREFACE .
Page xiii
... Condition of the Treasury Immediately Preceding the War - Not Enough Money on Hand to Pay Members of Congress - Value of Fractional Silver of Earlier Coinage - Largely Increased Revenues an Urgent Ne- cessity - Lincoln's Message and ...
... Condition of the Treasury Immediately Preceding the War - Not Enough Money on Hand to Pay Members of Congress - Value of Fractional Silver of Earlier Coinage - Largely Increased Revenues an Urgent Ne- cessity - Lincoln's Message and ...
Page 12
... burned . Indem- nity had been proposed , but the state was in no condition to pay such losses . In the year 1800 , the State of Connecticut granted to her citizens , who were sufferers by fire during the Revolutionary 12 RECOLLECTIONS.
... burned . Indem- nity had been proposed , but the state was in no condition to pay such losses . In the year 1800 , the State of Connecticut granted to her citizens , who were sufferers by fire during the Revolutionary 12 RECOLLECTIONS.
Page 14
... condition of this region in 1812 , it may be worth while to here record a truthful anecdote of Daniel Sherman , the son of Taylor Sherman , and whom we knew as " Uncle Dan . " In the spring of 1812 , when twenty - two years of age , he ...
... condition of this region in 1812 , it may be worth while to here record a truthful anecdote of Daniel Sherman , the son of Taylor Sherman , and whom we knew as " Uncle Dan . " In the spring of 1812 , when twenty - two years of age , he ...
Page 26
... conditions and surround- ings of his early days . The boy is father to the man . It is difficult for one in advanced age to recall or to measure the influence of each of these in forming his character , but a state- ment of them is a ...
... conditions and surround- ings of his early days . The boy is father to the man . It is difficult for one in advanced age to recall or to measure the influence of each of these in forming his character , but a state- ment of them is a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
36th Congress adopted amendment Andrew Johnson appointed army authorized banks became believe bill bonds Buchanan called canvass cent Chase circulation citizens civil coinage committee compromise Congress constitution contest convention Court currency debate debt declared demand demand notes dollar duty election especially existing favor feeling Fort Sumter gentlemen gold Governor House of Representatives Indian interest issue JOHN SHERMAN Judge Kansas legal tender Lincoln Mansfield March measure meet Members ment military Missouri Missouri Compromise Morrill tariff necessity nomination Ohio Ohio River opinion organized paper money passed persons political President question railroads received repeal Republican party resolution result resumption revenue Richland county Secretary secure Senate session slave slavery soldiers soon southern specie payments speech tariff territory tion treasury notes Union United States notes vote W. T. SHERMAN Washington Whig
Popular passages
Page 313 - 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 232 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of 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 government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 97 - It being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom; but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States.
Page 146 - ... so far inferior, that they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; M Howard and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced p.
Page 313 - That on the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward and forever free...
Page 99 - That in all that Territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of Thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Page 531 - ... the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment in coin or its equivalent of all the obligations of the United States...
Page 100 - Third, new States of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provision of the Federal Constitution.
Page 99 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 240 - And furthermore, as President of the Board of Supervisors, I beg you to take immediate steps to relieve me as superintendent the moment the State determines to secede; for on no earthly account will I do any act or think any thought hostile to or in defiance of the old Government of the United States.