 | Mountague Bernard - Great Britain - 1870 - 542 pages
...obscurely in his Inaugural Address, was one which could hardly fail to lead straight to war :— " I consider that, in view of the Constitution and the...Union is unbroken, and, to the extent of my ability, I Khali take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the law of the Union is... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1874 - 558 pages
...the extent of his ability, he should take care, according to express injunction of the Constitution, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States. While thus positive in upholding the National Unity, he was resolved that on his part there should... | |
 | Mountague Bernard - Great Britain - 1870 - 558 pages
...obscurely in his Inaugural Address, was one which could hardly fail to lead straight to war : — o " I consider that, in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unhroken, and, to the extent of my ability, I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1888 - 990 pages
...an&ordinancesto that effect are legally void ; and that acts of violence, within any State or States, against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to circumstances.8 I therefore consider that, in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken;... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Freed persons - 1871 - 670 pages
...among other things he said, " no State of its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union ;" and reply to mine of same date, asking conditions on * ...against the Government of the United Stales, until p Second. Actual conflict soon afterwards ensued. The South, it was believed, misapprehended the purpose... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1871 - 678 pages
...lawfully get out of the Union ;" and that " in view of the Constitution und the laws, the Union ie unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall...itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of tlie Union be faithfully executed in all the States." Second. Actual conflict soon afterwards entued.... | |
 | Erastus Buck Treat - 1872 - 404 pages
...ordinances to that effect, are legally void ; and that acts of violence within any State or States against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary...expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union shall be faithfully executed in all the States. Doing this, which I deem to be only a simple duty on... | |
 | Erastus Buck Treat - United States - 1872 - 386 pages
...ordinances to that effect, are legally void; and that acts of violence within any State or States against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary...expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union shall be faithfully executed in all the States. Doing this, which I deem to be only a simple duty on... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon, Chauncey Forward Black - 1872 - 604 pages
...ordinances to that effect are legally void; and that acts of violence within any State or States against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary...expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union shall be faithfully executed in all the States. Doing this, which I deem to be only a simple duty on... | |
 | John Carroll Power - 1873 - 432 pages
...constitution, the union of the states is perpetual. I therefore consider that in view of the constitution, the union is unbroken, and to the extent of my ability I shall' take care that the laws of the union be faithfully executed in all the states. In doing this there need be no... | |
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It follows from these views that no State, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union; that resolves and ordinances to that effect, are legally void; and that acts of violence within any State or States against the authority of the United... 
