A Complete History of the Great American Rebellion: Embracing Its Causes, Events and Consequences, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Its Principal Actors ...Auburn Publishing Company, 1865 |
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... Senate , in the original autograph , he says : " The tariff was only the pretext , and disunion and a Southern Confederacy the real object . The next pretext will be the negro or slavery question . ' " Jackson was undoubtedly right ...
... Senate , in the original autograph , he says : " The tariff was only the pretext , and disunion and a Southern Confederacy the real object . The next pretext will be the negro or slavery question . ' " Jackson was undoubtedly right ...
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... Senate Application Renewed next Session- Proviso Prohibiting Slavery North of 88th Parallel - Taylor Proviso - Debate thereon - Bill for the Ad- mission of Maine - Mr. Thomas ' Amendment of Missouri Bill - Slavery Lim- ited to the ...
... Senate Application Renewed next Session- Proviso Prohibiting Slavery North of 88th Parallel - Taylor Proviso - Debate thereon - Bill for the Ad- mission of Maine - Mr. Thomas ' Amendment of Missouri Bill - Slavery Lim- ited to the ...
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... Senate , where the bill was lost . The proviso was advocated in that body by several Senators , among whom was Rufus King of New York , who concluded his able argument as follows : " Slavery cannot exist in Missouri without the consent ...
... Senate , where the bill was lost . The proviso was advocated in that body by several Senators , among whom was Rufus King of New York , who concluded his able argument as follows : " Slavery cannot exist in Missouri without the consent ...
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... Senate consisted of thirty - eight members , of which thirty- one were republican , and seven in opposition . On the 14th of that month , Mr. Taylor , of New York , after an appro- priate exordium , introduced a resolution to raise a ...
... Senate consisted of thirty - eight members , of which thirty- one were republican , and seven in opposition . On the 14th of that month , Mr. Taylor , of New York , after an appro- priate exordium , introduced a resolution to raise a ...
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... Senate . See the monuments of valor , wisdom , and patriotism they have left behind them , and then ask an impartial world on which side the Delaware lies the preponderance ; it will answer in a moment , to the South ; it will not be a ...
... Senate . See the monuments of valor , wisdom , and patriotism they have left behind them , and then ask an impartial world on which side the Delaware lies the preponderance ; it will answer in a moment , to the South ; it will not be a ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
advance arms army army of Virginia artillery attack batteries battle bill boats bridge brigade camp capture cavalry Centreville Colonel command commenced Confederate Congress Constitution Corinth corps Creek crossed declared division enemy enemy's engaged expedition Federal fight fire flag fleet Fort Henry Fremont front Front Royal Georgia Government Governor gun-boats guns Harper's Ferry Heintzelman House hundred Indians infantry Island Jackson James river Kansas Kentucky killed land large number Legislature loss McClellan ment Merrimac miles military Mississippi Missouri morning Mountain moved movement night North o'clock occupied officers Ohio passed petition position Potomac President prisoners proclamation rail-road re-enforcements rear rebel force rebellion regiments resolution retreat Richmond river road Rosecrans secession Senate sent shells shot Sigel skirmishing slavery slaves soon South Carolina Southern surrender Tennessee territory thousand tion town troops Union Union army United Virginia vote Warrenton wounded Zouaves
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 39 - The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other.
Seite 44 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Seite 176 - I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth, will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union ; and in every event the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of, or interference with, property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens of any part of the country...
Seite 79 - ... limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact; as no further valid than they are authorized by the grants enumerated in that compact; and that, in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right and are in duty bound to interpose for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits the authorities, rights, and...
Seite 82 - the Constitution and the laws of the United States, made in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme law of the land, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Seite 27 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Seite 530 - That the 22d day of February, 1862, be the day for a general movement of the land and naval forces of the United States against the insurgent forces.
Seite 125 - March 6, 1820,) which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories — as recognized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures — is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their...
Seite 319 - The property, real and personal, of all persons in the State of Missouri who shall take up arms against the United States, or shall be directly proven to have taken active part with their enemies in the field, is declared to be confiscated to the public use, and their slaves, if any they have, are hereby declared free men.
Seite 572 - Now it is insisted that Congress, and not the Executive, is vested with this power. But the Constitution itself is silent as to which, or who, is to exercise the power ; and as the provision was plainly made for a dangerous emergency, it cannot be believed the framers of the instrument intended that, in every case, the danger should run its course, until Congress could be called together; the very assembling of which might be prevented, as was intended in this case, by the rebellion.