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... from our British ancestry , namely , to hold the constituent States of our great realm in perpetual and indissoluble union . K The western part of Virginia has been cleared of insurgents DIARY , OR NOTES ON THE WAR . 53.
... from our British ancestry , namely , to hold the constituent States of our great realm in perpetual and indissoluble union . K The western part of Virginia has been cleared of insurgents DIARY , OR NOTES ON THE WAR . 53.
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... namely , that of withdrawing their armies from their own region , and rapidly throwing them forward upon not this capital alone , but the loyal States of Maryland , Ohio , and Pennsylvania . For the moment the war on our part , which ...
... namely , that of withdrawing their armies from their own region , and rapidly throwing them forward upon not this capital alone , but the loyal States of Maryland , Ohio , and Pennsylvania . For the moment the war on our part , which ...
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... Missouri and Mississippi , need no explanations to show their importance . October 13 , 1862. There is an opinion in foreign circles that does appear unaccountable , namely , that this government , DIARY , OR NOTES ON THE WAR . 79.
... Missouri and Mississippi , need no explanations to show their importance . October 13 , 1862. There is an opinion in foreign circles that does appear unaccountable , namely , that this government , DIARY , OR NOTES ON THE WAR . 79.
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William Henry Seward George E. Baker. does appear unaccountable , namely , that this government , with the loyal people ... namely , that whereas at that time it was believed here that the government had virtually suppressed the revolt ...
William Henry Seward George E. Baker. does appear unaccountable , namely , that this government , with the loyal people ... namely , that whereas at that time it was believed here that the government had virtually suppressed the revolt ...
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... namely , the principles in regard to slavery on which the Federal authority shall be restored in the insurgent region . I have already told you that , in the President's opinion , this question is as yet premature , because , as yet ...
... namely , the principles in regard to slavery on which the Federal authority shall be restored in the insurgent region . I have already told you that , in the President's opinion , this question is as yet premature , because , as yet ...
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Page 595 - ... 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 499 - ... justice. humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities with a view to an ultimate convention of the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that, at the earliest practicable moment, peace may be restored on the basis of the Federal Union of the States.
Page 594 - ... above mentioned, order and designate as 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 594 - 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 347 - An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following : —
Page 192 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag. 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 594 - 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 595 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 602 - Straits on the parallel of sixty-five degrees thirty minutes north latitude, at its intersection by the meridian which passes midway between the islands of Krusenstern or Ignalook, and the island of Ratmanoff, or Noonarbook, and proceeds due north without limitation, into the same Frozen Ocean.
Page 601 - Island, which point lies in the parallel of 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, and between the 131st and 133d degree of west longitude (meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude...
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| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 5 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Redfield, 1884 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2008 |
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