Lives of the Presidents of the United States of America from Washington to the Present Time ...B. B. Russell, 1867 - 480 páginas |
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... fires curled up from the forest , the flash from the paddle of the Indian canoe glanced over the waves , and occasion- ally the sails of the white man's ship were seen ascending the stream . From earliest childhood , George developed a ...
... fires curled up from the forest , the flash from the paddle of the Indian canoe glanced over the waves , and occasion- ally the sails of the white man's ship were seen ascending the stream . From earliest childhood , George developed a ...
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... fire . Again the wigwam of the Indian was hospitably open to receive him . It must have been a strange experience to ... fire . " On the 2d of April he writes , " A blowing , rainy night . Our straw , upon which we were lying , took fire ...
... fire . Again the wigwam of the Indian was hospitably open to receive him . It must have been a strange experience to ... fire . " On the 2d of April he writes , " A blowing , rainy night . Our straw , upon which we were lying , took fire ...
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... fire on a little hay , straw , fodder , or bear - skin , whichever was to be had , with man , wife , and children , like dogs and cats ; and happy is he who gets the berth nearest the fire . I have never had my clothes off , but have ...
... fire on a little hay , straw , fodder , or bear - skin , whichever was to be had , with man , wife , and children , like dogs and cats ; and happy is he who gets the berth nearest the fire . I have never had my clothes off , but have ...
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... fires ; pondered the question of the encroach- ments of industry , education , and wealth ; and resolved , Satan- inspired ... fire which destroyed their dwellings . No tongue can tell the woes which ensued . The whole military force of ...
... fires ; pondered the question of the encroach- ments of industry , education , and wealth ; and resolved , Satan- inspired ... fire which destroyed their dwellings . No tongue can tell the woes which ensued . The whole military force of ...
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... fire was assailing them . It was supernatural ; it was ghostly . Braddock stood his ground with senseless , bull - dog courage , until he fell pierced by a bullet . After a short scene of confusion and horror , when nearly half of the ...
... fire was assailing them . It was supernatural ; it was ghostly . Braddock stood his ground with senseless , bull - dog courage , until he fell pierced by a bullet . After a short scene of confusion and horror , when nearly half of the ...
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Página 429 - Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth...
Página 205 - That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundations on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Página 391 - I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Página 406 - ... especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend ; and we denounce the lawless invasion, by armed force, of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.
Página 408 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Página 132 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political: peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none: the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies: the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home, and safety abroad...
Página 416 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be free...
Página 407 - It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence, in 1776. It was further matured, and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation, in 1778. And finally, in 1787, one of the declared objects for ordaining and establishing the Constitution was, 'to form a more perfect Union.
Página 30 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.
Página 408 - One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute.