History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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Page 55
... South as well as North discussed the issues involved with energy and vigor , and every thing on the surface indicated the usual termination of the contest , the triumph of one party and the peaceful acquiescence of all others . The ...
... South as well as North discussed the issues involved with energy and vigor , and every thing on the surface indicated the usual termination of the contest , the triumph of one party and the peaceful acquiescence of all others . The ...
Page 56
... South- ern people should seize some of the Federal forts in the South- ern States , and advising that they should be immediately gar- risoned by way of precaution . The Secretary of War , ac- cording to statements subsequently made by ...
... South- ern people should seize some of the Federal forts in the South- ern States , and advising that they should be immediately gar- risoned by way of precaution . The Secretary of War , ac- cording to statements subsequently made by ...
Page 57
... South Carolina and other States under the name of the United States of America ; " and on the 24th the Governor issued his proclamation , declaring the State of South Carolina to be a " separate , sovereign , free , and independent ...
... South Carolina and other States under the name of the United States of America ; " and on the 24th the Governor issued his proclamation , declaring the State of South Carolina to be a " separate , sovereign , free , and independent ...
Page 58
... South Carolina was not the event of a day . It is not , " said he , " any thing produced by Mr. Lincoln's election , or by the non - execution of the Fugitive Slave Law . It is a matter which has been gathering head for thirty years ...
... South Carolina was not the event of a day . It is not , " said he , " any thing produced by Mr. Lincoln's election , or by the non - execution of the Fugitive Slave Law . It is a matter which has been gathering head for thirty years ...
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... South is determined to maintain her position , and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel , if coercion is persisted in . " He felt sure of the result ; it might be they would " have to encounter ...
... South is determined to maintain her position , and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel , if coercion is persisted in . " He felt sure of the result ; it might be they would " have to encounter ...
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