America: the Origin of Her Present Conflict: Her Prospect for the Slave, and Her Claim for Anti-slavery Sympathy; Illustrated by Incidents of Travel During a Tour in the Summer of 1863, Throughout the United States, from ... Maine to the MississippiJ. Snow, 1864 - 472 páginas |
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... never have power to interfere with slavery in the states where it is now permitted . " 7. That the right to have property in men should be legal , not only in the territory then in possession , but also in all territory to be thereafter ...
... never have power to interfere with slavery in the states where it is now permitted . " 7. That the right to have property in men should be legal , not only in the territory then in possession , but also in all territory to be thereafter ...
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... never broken their allegiance ? or can it leave the feeble and helpless victims of oppression , brought into bondage by its former abuse of power , to continue sufferers of a brutal thraldom which threatens their utter destruction ? Mr ...
... never broken their allegiance ? or can it leave the feeble and helpless victims of oppression , brought into bondage by its former abuse of power , to continue sufferers of a brutal thraldom which threatens their utter destruction ? Mr ...
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... never will they consent that any other sovereignty than that of the United States shall hold the key that can shut the gate of their access to the ocean ? By the force of a geographical necessity impressed upon the continent by its ...
... never will they consent that any other sovereignty than that of the United States shall hold the key that can shut the gate of their access to the ocean ? By the force of a geographical necessity impressed upon the continent by its ...
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... never be carried into effect among the people of these states , otherwise than by mere force , suppressing and crushing the sense of justice in thoughtful and generous souls ? " Surely , then , the thought of conciliating those re ...
... never be carried into effect among the people of these states , otherwise than by mere force , suppressing and crushing the sense of justice in thoughtful and generous souls ? " Surely , then , the thought of conciliating those re ...
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... never was a President so popular in the United States . The power over the slave and to maintain slavery in the South had never been touched by congressional legislation or presidential authority ; nothing was proposed to be done by Mr ...
... never was a President so popular in the United States . The power over the slave and to maintain slavery in the South had never been touched by congressional legislation or presidential authority ; nothing was proposed to be done by Mr ...
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Página 413 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Página 430 - 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 decision of the Supreme Court...
Página 430 - States, do proclaim, declare, and make known to all persons who have, directly or by implication, participated in the existing rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, that a full pardon is hereby granted to them and each of them, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves and in property cases where rights of third parties shall have intervened...
Página 152 - ... the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Página 411 - Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and Disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honour, Trust or Profit under the United States : but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
Página 99 - I admire the truthfulness and candor of the greater portion of the witnesses who have testified in this case) — had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends, either father, mother, brother, sister, wife, or children, or any of that class, and suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interference, it would have been all right. Every man in this court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward rather than...
Página 430 - 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 431 - 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 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....
Página 411 - The times, places and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Página 421 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.