... justice. humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities with a view to an ultimate convention of the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that, at the earliest practicable moment,... The Works of William H. Seward - Page 499by William Henry Seward - 1884Full view - About this book
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 872 pages
...the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity, or war . To this he replied that he would do nothing to delay...cause delay, but rather to prevent it. In making t impaire! justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for... | |
| David Brainerd Williamson - Presidents - 1865 - 322 pages
...the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution...alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the countiy essentially impaired ; justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare, demand that immediate... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...under foot. In fact, the Chicago Democratic platform — in anti-climatic eagerness — averred that " the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every...material prosperity of the country essentially impaired." By a curious infelicity, complaint was made of an alleged " direct interference of the military authority... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution...disregarded in every part, and public liberty and privateright alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice,... | |
| Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, nnder the pretence of military necessity or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and pnblio liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially... | |
| Thomas Prentice Kettell - United States - 1865 - 944 pages
...Union by the етт>ег>ment of war. during which, under the pretence of a military necessity, or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every perv and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosper; rr c>; the... | |
| Robert Allen Campbell - United States - 1866 - 390 pages
...restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of military necessity or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution...hostilities with a view to an ultimate convention of the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest practical moment peace may be... | |
| Edward McPherson - Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - 1866 - 164 pages
...during which, under the pretence of a military necessity, or war power higher than the Contitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every...hostilities, with a view to an ultimate convention of the States, or other peaceable means, 'to the end that at the earliest practicable moment peace may... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - United States - 1866 - 1314 pages
...the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity, or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution...public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made lor a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate convention of all the States, or other peaceable... | |
| Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 750 pages
...the Union by the expe.rimeut of war, during which, under the pretence of military necessity, or war power, higher than the Constitution, the Constitution...liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate cffnrts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate tConvention, of the States... | |
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