Speeches on Political Questions [1850-1871] |
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Page 36
... means we employ . I have sufficient faith in the moral govern- ment of the world to believe that no right act is ever unattended , sooner or later , with an appropriate result ; whilst every wrong deed carries with it its own unfailing ...
... means we employ . I have sufficient faith in the moral govern- ment of the world to believe that no right act is ever unattended , sooner or later , with an appropriate result ; whilst every wrong deed carries with it its own unfailing ...
Page 37
... means of this war , has cost this government more than one hundred millions of money . These are the prominent facts of her history ; and yet we are now called on to give her ten millions of dollars besides , and an immense territory to ...
... means of this war , has cost this government more than one hundred millions of money . These are the prominent facts of her history ; and yet we are now called on to give her ten millions of dollars besides , and an immense territory to ...
Page 38
... mean - spirited policy which proclaims in one breath that Texas is without the semblance of a right to the territory for which she threatens us with war , thereby putting her in the attitude of the robber seeking to despoil us by force ...
... mean - spirited policy which proclaims in one breath that Texas is without the semblance of a right to the territory for which she threatens us with war , thereby putting her in the attitude of the robber seeking to despoil us by force ...
Page 40
... mean to enlarge upon them now , vindicated as they are by the truth of history ; but I reiterate them here , as worthy of the consid- eration of those who seem bent on a total disregard of the principles and policy of the government at ...
... mean to enlarge upon them now , vindicated as they are by the truth of history ; but I reiterate them here , as worthy of the consid- eration of those who seem bent on a total disregard of the principles and policy of the government at ...
Page 41
... means simply the right of a whole people , whether of a State or Territory , to the common blessing of freedom ? In its application to our Territories , the Wilmot Proviso is the Declaration of Inde- pendence embodied in a fundamental ...
... means simply the right of a whole people , whether of a State or Territory , to the common blessing of freedom ? In its application to our Territories , the Wilmot Proviso is the Declaration of Inde- pendence embodied in a fundamental ...
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Page 47 - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, — a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God...
Page 228 - Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Page 373 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 179 - God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands. Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking; Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
Page 145 - ... it becomes our duty, by legislation, whenever such legislation is necessary, to maintain this provision of the Constitution against all attempts to violate it; and we deny the authority of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of any individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any territory of the United States.
Page 312 - Indians not taxed ; provided, that whenever the elective franchise shall be denied or abridged in any State on account of race or color, all persons of such race or color shall be excluded from the basis of representation.
Page 24 - the citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the several States.
Page 228 - In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth.
Page 366 - An act granting the right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for other purposes...
Page 12 - THE ABOLITION OF DOMESTIC SLAVERY is the greatest object of desire in these Colonies, where it was unhappily introduced in their infant state.