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" And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon* military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. "
The Political History of the United States of America, During the Great ... - Page 231
by Edward McPherson - 1865 - 653 pages
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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America

Allen C. Guelzo - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 374 pages
...when allowed, to labor faithfully, for wages. And I further declare, and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison and defend forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service....
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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America

Allen C. Guelzo - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 374 pages
...suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison and defend forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. 4. EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION: JANUARY l, 1863 Lincoln's original manuscript was donated in October...
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Lincoln in the Times: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, as Originally Reported in ...

David Herbert Donald, Harold Holzer - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 462 pages
...they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed...vessels of all sorts in said service. And, upon this — sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution — upon military necessity...
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The Civil War and the Constitution 1859-1865, Vol. 2

John W. Burgess - History - 2005 - 385 pages
...they labor faithfully for reasonable wages, " And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed...and to man vessels of all sorts in said service." Both the morality and the legality of this act have been made subject to serious question, and it is...
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Lincoln's Speeches Reconsidered

John Channing Briggs - History - 2005 - 396 pages
...And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act ofjustice warranted by the Constitution, Lincoln: And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, Chase: and of duty demanded by the circumstances of the country, Lincoln: upon military necessity,...
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The Constitutionalist: Notes on the First Amendment

George Anastaplo - Law - 2005 - 918 pages
...Emancipation Proclamation was drafted. The limited interference with slavery in that instrument was "sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity. ..." Ibid., 2:288. See, also, chap. 4, n. 56, above; chap. 7, nn. 54, 55, 95, below. See Walter Berns,...
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The American Civil War: An Anthology of Essential Writings

Ian Frederick Finseth - History - 2006 - 648 pages
...they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed...Almighty God. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this...
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The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters ...

Abraham Lincoln - Biography & Autobiography - 2006 - 292 pages
...they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed...Almighty God. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this...
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One Nation, Indivisible?: A Study of Secession and the Constitution

Robert F. Hawes - Political Science - 2006 - 357 pages
...they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed...Almighty God. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this...
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What We Dragged Out of Slavery

Claude A. Green - Enslaved persons - 2006 - 153 pages
...they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed...Almighty God. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this...
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