Union-disunion-reunion: Three Decades of Federal Legislation. 1855 to 1885J. A. and R. A. Reid, 1885 - 726 páginas |
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... gave partic- ular directions to the military commanders in the Southern States to cause a registration of the voters therein , and to order the election of delegates to conventions which were to frame constitutions for these states ...
... gave partic- ular directions to the military commanders in the Southern States to cause a registration of the voters therein , and to order the election of delegates to conventions which were to frame constitutions for these states ...
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... gave to Athens its crowning glory ; but it is so set upon a hill that , with its dome capped by the Goddess of Liberty , it makes a grand beacon of attraction for all the country round . It is an event in any one's life to enter this ...
... gave to Athens its crowning glory ; but it is so set upon a hill that , with its dome capped by the Goddess of Liberty , it makes a grand beacon of attraction for all the country round . It is an event in any one's life to enter this ...
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... gave voice to its arches and pillars . Every stone and tablet echoed the elder and , as it was said , the better day ... gave , in 1873 , life - size statues , in bronze , of Gen. George Clinton , a Democrat par excellence , and Robert R ...
... gave voice to its arches and pillars . Every stone and tablet echoed the elder and , as it was said , the better day ... gave , in 1873 , life - size statues , in bronze , of Gen. George Clinton , a Democrat par excellence , and Robert R ...
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... gave him a pause for calm reflection , all his passions and interests became subordinated to a clear mental vision . Whatever of acrimony may have remained from the heat of discussion gave place to charity . He had time to observe the ...
... gave him a pause for calm reflection , all his passions and interests became subordinated to a clear mental vision . Whatever of acrimony may have remained from the heat of discussion gave place to charity . He had time to observe the ...
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... gave strength to the spirit of liberty . After the middle of the eighteenth century it gave new force to the judgment of history against slavery . When the Revolution of 1776 came on , there were few enlightened men , north or south ...
... gave strength to the spirit of liberty . After the middle of the eighteenth century it gave new force to the judgment of history against slavery . When the Revolution of 1776 came on , there were few enlightened men , north or south ...
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Página 262 - His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States...
Página 338 - I, , do solemnly swear in presence of Almighty God that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States and the Union of the states thereunder ; and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress, or by the decision of the Supreme Court...
Página 336 - The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms, they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed.
Página 602 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility...
Página 102 - That to this compact each state accede,d as a state, and is an integral party, its co-states forming as to itself, the other party : That the Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the constitution, the...
Página 348 - The fourth section of the fourth article of the constitution of the United 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.
Página 160 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Página 696 - Sec. 3. That, in each state entitled under this apportionment, the number to which such state may be entitled in the 53d and each subsequent Congress shall be elected by districts composed of contiguous territory, and containing, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of inhabitants.
Página 371 - Under this article of the constitution it rests with congress to decide what government is the established one in a State. For as the United States guarantee to each State a republican government, congress -must necessarily decide what government is established in the State before it can determine whether it is republican or not.
Página 338 - Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress or by decision of the Supreme Court; and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion having reference to slaves, so long and so far as not modified or declared void by decision of the Supreme Court. So help me God.