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 63
... sent in . That document ascribed the discontent of the Southern States to the alleged fact that the violent agitation in the North against slavery had created disaffection among the slaves , and created apprehensions of servile ...
... sent in . That document ascribed the discontent of the Southern States to the alleged fact that the violent agitation in the North against slavery had created disaffection among the slaves , and created apprehensions of servile ...
Page 64
... sent into those forts , and their relative military status shall remain as at present . " On the 10th of December Howell Cobb resigned his office as Secretary of the Treasury , and on the 14th Gen. Cass resigned as Secretary of State ...
... sent into those forts , and their relative military status shall remain as at present . " On the 10th of December Howell Cobb resigned his office as Secretary of the Treasury , and on the 14th Gen. Cass resigned as Secretary of State ...
Page 65
... sent a Message to Con- gress , calling their attention to the condition of public affairs , declaring that while he had no right to make aggressive war upon any State , it was his right and his duty to " use military force defensively ...
... sent a Message to Con- gress , calling their attention to the condition of public affairs , declaring that while he had no right to make aggressive war upon any State , it was his right and his duty to " use military force defensively ...
Page 69
... sent here to destroy , but to sustain and harmonize the institutions of the country , and to see that equal justice is done to all parts of the same ; and finally , to perpetuate its existence on terms of equality and justice to all the ...
... sent here to destroy , but to sustain and harmonize the institutions of the country , and to see that equal justice is done to all parts of the same ; and finally , to perpetuate its existence on terms of equality and justice to all the ...
Page 109
... sent Mr. F. W. Seward as a special messenger to Philadelphia , to meet the President - elect there , previous to his departure for Harrisburg , and give him notice of these circumstances . Mr. LINCOLN di not deviate from the programme ...
... sent Mr. F. W. Seward as a special messenger to Philadelphia , to meet the President - elect there , previous to his departure for Harrisburg , and give him notice of these circumstances . Mr. LINCOLN di not deviate from the programme ...
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