Life of A. P. Dostie, Or, The Conflict in New OrleansW.P. Tomlinson, 1868 - 374 páginas |
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... vote . But the demand was refused , and to this day the public does not know what the people's verdict was . The convention met at Baton Rouge , and with closed doors passed the infamous act . The event was announced by telegraph and ...
... vote . But the demand was refused , and to this day the public does not know what the people's verdict was . The convention met at Baton Rouge , and with closed doors passed the infamous act . The event was announced by telegraph and ...
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... votes that would displease him . The President took me by the hand and said , " Let the perpetuity of the Union be the prominent object of your official conduct , and you will not displease me . " Says Herndon , ( the law partner of ...
... votes that would displease him . The President took me by the hand and said , " Let the perpetuity of the Union be the prominent object of your official conduct , and you will not displease me . " Says Herndon , ( the law partner of ...
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... only representative of the views of Union men of New Orleans , take steps towards the formation of such a Government . The city contains more than one - half the voting population of the State , and as loyal 82 LIFE OF A. P. DOSTIE .
... only representative of the views of Union men of New Orleans , take steps towards the formation of such a Government . The city contains more than one - half the voting population of the State , and as loyal 82 LIFE OF A. P. DOSTIE .
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... voted for the resolution were Dostie , Graham , and Waples . At a meeting of the Union Association in Lyceum Hall ... vote was taken , when the resolutions favor- ing the Convention were passed by 95 to 73 . The following letter from ...
... voted for the resolution were Dostie , Graham , and Waples . At a meeting of the Union Association in Lyceum Hall ... vote was taken , when the resolutions favor- ing the Convention were passed by 95 to 73 . The following letter from ...
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... vote in public affairs , as hereinafter pre- scribed , to assemble in the election precincts designated by law , or at such places as may hereafter be established , on the 22d day of February , 1864 , to cast their votes for the ...
... vote in public affairs , as hereinafter pre- scribed , to assemble in the election precincts designated by law , or at such places as may hereafter be established , on the 22d day of February , 1864 , to cast their votes for the ...
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Página 122 - That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free...
Página 84 - I repeat the declaration made a year ago, that " while I remain in my present position I shall not attempt to retract or modify the emancipation proclamation, nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.
Página 166 - Finding themselves safely at home, it would be utterly immaterial whether they had ever been abroad.
Página 218 - That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Página 163 - I distinctly stated that this was not the only plan which might possibly be acceptable, and I also distinctly protested that the Executive claimed no right to say when or whether Members should be admitted to seats in Congress from such States.
Página 165 - We all agree that the seceded States, so called, are out of their proper practical relation with the Union, and that the sole object of the Government, civil and military, in regard to those States, is to again get them into that proper practical relation.
Página 123 - ... order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St.
Página 160 - Now you are about to have a convention, which, among other things, will probably define the elective franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in — as, for instance, the very intelligent, and especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks.
Página 340 - So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.
Página 162 - Nor must those whose harder part gives us the cause of rejoicing be overlooked. Their honors must not be parceled out with others. I myself was near the front, and had the high pleasure of transmitting much of the good news to you ; but no part of the honor for plan or execution is mine. To General Grant, his skilful officers and brave men, all belongs.