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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... coming first of May the " stars and bars " would float over the Capitol of our country in Washington - having before his view the graves of hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died in this war for the defence of our flag- the ...
... coming first of May the " stars and bars " would float over the Capitol of our country in Washington - having before his view the graves of hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died in this war for the defence of our flag- the ...
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... coming into her borders by birth or emigration , for free New Eng- land with her public schools and social equality , they teem with denunciation . I shall proceed to show that their purpose is just what I have said to dismember the ...
... coming into her borders by birth or emigration , for free New Eng- land with her public schools and social equality , they teem with denunciation . I shall proceed to show that their purpose is just what I have said to dismember the ...
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... - two years ago the coming 17th of November . Lord Lyons writes : — " In his despatches of the 17th and 24th ultimo , and of the 17th instant , Mr. Stuart reported to your lordship the result of the elections for members 28.
... - two years ago the coming 17th of November . Lord Lyons writes : — " In his despatches of the 17th and 24th ultimo , and of the 17th instant , Mr. Stuart reported to your lordship the result of the elections for members 28.
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... coming too soon . It was evident that they apprehended that a premature proposal of foreign intervention would afford the Radical party a means of reviving the violent war spirit , and of thus defeating the peaceful plans of the ...
... coming too soon . It was evident that they apprehended that a premature proposal of foreign intervention would afford the Radical party a means of reviving the violent war spirit , and of thus defeating the peaceful plans of the ...
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... coming election fairly stated and see that they are identical - now that you know my views and those of my friend as to the set- tlement of those issues , the time has come for me to answer his propositions and interroga- tories . To ...
... coming election fairly stated and see that they are identical - now that you know my views and those of my friend as to the set- tlement of those issues , the time has come for me to answer his propositions and interroga- tories . To ...
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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...