Eight Years in Congress, from 1857-1865: Memoir and SpeechesD. Appleton, 1865 - 442 páginas |
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... South had grievances . Their error and crime consisted in mistaking - oh ! how wofully - their remedy . From the beginning of the Government there have been sectional as- perities growing out of sectional interests . These were happily ...
... South had grievances . Their error and crime consisted in mistaking - oh ! how wofully - their remedy . From the beginning of the Government there have been sectional as- perities growing out of sectional interests . These were happily ...
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... South to receive , a peaceful redress of grievances . They discard secession as an unconstitu- tional and revolutionary proceeding , unjustifiable and criminal , and ele- vate the principle of nationality to that eminence where the ...
... South to receive , a peaceful redress of grievances . They discard secession as an unconstitu- tional and revolutionary proceeding , unjustifiable and criminal , and ele- vate the principle of nationality to that eminence where the ...
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... South , but against the friends and doctrine of Judge Douglas . Congress met in December following ; then arose for desperate debate all the varied questions involving human servitude . It was to the composition of these questions that ...
... South , but against the friends and doctrine of Judge Douglas . Congress met in December following ; then arose for desperate debate all the varied questions involving human servitude . It was to the composition of these questions that ...
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... South and of every State and section would be protected in the Union . " The first efforts at compromise were by no means confined to the Democratic Senators and members . Gov. CORWIN , Mr. ADAMS , Mr. EDWARD JOY MORRIS , and others in ...
... South and of every State and section would be protected in the Union . " The first efforts at compromise were by no means confined to the Democratic Senators and members . Gov. CORWIN , Mr. ADAMS , Mr. EDWARD JOY MORRIS , and others in ...
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... South . Now he is a fugitive upon English soil , pleading with his stricken confederates to do the best by submission to Federal rule . Foremost in influence , if not in rank , is JEFFERSON DAVIS ; how then unlike that DAVIS who , in ...
... South . Now he is a fugitive upon English soil , pleading with his stricken confederates to do the best by submission to Federal rule . Foremost in influence , if not in rank , is JEFFERSON DAVIS ; how then unlike that DAVIS who , in ...
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Eight Years in Congress, from 1857 to 1865: Memoir and Speeches Samuel Sullivan Cox Visualização integral - 1865 |
Eight Years in Congress, from 1857-1865: Memoir and Speeches Samuel Sullivan Cox Visualização integral - 1865 |
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Página 207 - It is a partnership in all science ; a partnership in all art ; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.
Página 206 - In contemplating the causes which may disturb our union, it occurs as a matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discriminations — northern and southern — Atlantic and western...
Página 177 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag.
Página 441 - A TREATISE on the STEAM ENGINE, in its various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture, By J. BOURNE, CE Eighth Edition ; with Portrait, 37 Plates, and 546 Woodcuts. 4to. 42s. CATECHISM of the STEAM ENGINE, in its various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture.
Página 332 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press; and freedom of person, under the protection of the habeas corpus : and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation, which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
Página 332 - The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.
Página 376 - Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty, each having taken the oath aforesaid, and not having since violated it, and being a qualified voter by the election law of the state existing immediately before the so-called act of secession, and excluding all others, shall re-establish a state government, which shall be republican, and in no wise contravening said oath, such shall be recognized as the true government of the state...
Página 222 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, The glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: Neither believeth he that it is the sound of...
Página 199 - ... a jealous care of the right of election by the people, a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lopped by the sword of...
Página 6 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so; and I have no inclination to do so.