 | Carl Sandburg - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 476 pages
...there shall be none, unless it be forced upon the national authority. 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... | |
 | John Wesley Dean - Political Science - 2007 - 364 pages
...vision, it was the president's duty to keep the government operating: "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 — The mails, unless repelled, will continue to be furnished in... | |
 | Clint Johnson - History - 2007 - 288 pages
...the same speech, Lincoln made it very clear what would provoke war: "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... | |
 | Various - Reference - 2007 - 228 pages
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 | Richard R. Duncan - History - 2007 - 380 pages
...formation of a Confederate government compounded their problems. The president's promise to use his power "to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government, and to collect the duties on imposts" forced Unionists to answer charges that his words were a declaration... | |
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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... 
