...of a State to secede, or to plainly avow his intention unqualifiedly to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and collect the duties and imports. While regarding these as duties devolving on his office, he said, that "beyond what may be...

...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...people anywhere. Where hostility to the United States, in any interior locality, shall be so great and so universal, as to prevent competent resident citizens...

...address argued against the right to secede and asserted his intention to "hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government, and...necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no use of force against or among the people anywhere." William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State, in...

...possess the property and places belonging to the Government and to collect the duties and imposts . . . beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there...using of force against or among the people anywhere." Choices (A) and (B) are wrong because he did not confirm their fears but instead sought to alleviate...

...the laws, "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 offeree against, or among the people anywhere. . . . "Physically speaking, we cannot separate," Lincoln...

...constitutional obligation to return fugitive slaves, but he would also "hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and . . . collect the duties and imposts." He would not deny "the very high respect and consideration" due Supreme Court rulings on constitutional...

...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...people anywhere. Where hostility to the United States, in any interior locality, shall be so great and so universal, as to prevent competent resident citizens...

...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...of force against, or among the people anywhere... Prom questions of this class spring all our constitutional controversies, and we divide upon them into...

...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...necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion The last two paragraphs are for history, but this passage is the meat of the speech in terms of immediate...

...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...