Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical IndustryD. Appleton, 1866 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... slavery is abolished , and Missouri elected , on the 8th of November , a convention pledged to pass an ordinance of immediate emancipation early in January , 1865. A motion in Congress so to amend the Constitution of the United States ...
... slavery is abolished , and Missouri elected , on the 8th of November , a convention pledged to pass an ordinance of immediate emancipation early in January , 1865. A motion in Congress so to amend the Constitution of the United States ...
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... slaves , and their owners were guaranteed against escape or death . He was authorized to impress the slaves when he could not hire them ; and gen- eral orders No. 32 , March 11 , 1864 , directed the enrollment of the free negroes , and ...
... slaves , and their owners were guaranteed against escape or death . He was authorized to impress the slaves when he could not hire them ; and gen- eral orders No. 32 , March 11 , 1864 , directed the enrollment of the free negroes , and ...
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... slaves un- der certain circumstances . An unsuccessful attempt to go into secret session was made , the pending ... slaves ? Mr. Smith had never heard that free negroes had done any thing good to our cause . He was willing to pass ...
... slaves un- der certain circumstances . An unsuccessful attempt to go into secret session was made , the pending ... slaves ? Mr. Smith had never heard that free negroes had done any thing good to our cause . He was willing to pass ...
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... slavery , as he makes the best of slaves , he must needs make the worst of soldiers . He could recollect no instance in the war of " 76 where negro troops were used in regular organization and regular battle , except the battalion of slaves ...
... slavery , as he makes the best of slaves , he must needs make the worst of soldiers . He could recollect no instance in the war of " 76 where negro troops were used in regular organization and regular battle , except the battalion of slaves ...
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... slavery question , which had become intolerable under the old Union , was to have no place . But to his surprise he finds that this Government assumes the power to arm the slaves , which involves also the power of emancipation . To the ...
... slavery question , which had become intolerable under the old Union , was to have no place . But to his surprise he finds that this Government assumes the power to arm the slaves , which involves also the power of emancipation . To the ...
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Page 255 - In all our deliberations on this subject we kept steadily in our view, that which appears to us the greatest interest of every true American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each State in the Convention to be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected ; and thus the Constitution, which we now...
Page 227 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice, without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich...
Page 312 - States provides that the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on the application of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 255 - It is obviously impracticable in the federal government of these states, to secure all rights of independent sovereignty to each, and yet provide for the interest and safety of all: Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
Page 284 - The modern usage of nations, which has become law, would be violated, that sense of justice and of right which is acknowledged and felt by the whole civilized world would be outraged, if private property should be generally confiscated, and private rights annulled. The people change their allegiance, their relation to their ancient sovereign is dissolved, but their relations to each other, and their rights of property, remain undisturbed.
Page 346 - I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States...
Page 309 - And for the same reason it may be proper to further say that whether members sent to Congress from any State shall be admitted to seats constitutionally rests exclusively with the respective Houses, and not to any extent with the Executive.
Page 199 - HAIL, holy Light, offspring of heaven first-born, Or of the eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate.
Page 359 - In 1842 he was appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy in the United States Senate caused by the death of Hon.
Page 229 - to nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not in the Constitution otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law.