 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...  Life of Abraham Lincoln - Page 280by Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 2006 - 896 pages
...ana to collect the duties and imports ; but beyond what is necessary for theso objects there will bo no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere." By the words " property and places belonging to the Government," I chiefly allude to the military posts... | |
 | Various - Reference - 2007 - 228 pages
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 | Clint Johnson - History - 2007 - 288 pages
...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...using of force against or among the people anywhere." The "property" to which Lincoln referred were federal forts like Fort Sumter, which were the primary... | |
 | Carl Sandburg - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 476 pages
...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...these objects, there will be no invasion — no using offoree against, or among the people anywhere . . . If a minority, in such case, will secede rather... | |
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