The Works of Charles Sumner, Volumen9Lee and Shepard, 1874 |
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... course , may be removed by time ; but it existed in full force at the election of the claimant , and is deci- sive upon the question before us . Unquestionably , it is according to the genius of our Government that the majority should ...
... course , may be removed by time ; but it existed in full force at the election of the claimant , and is deci- sive upon the question before us . Unquestionably , it is according to the genius of our Government that the majority should ...
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... course not . It follows , then , that the offices were empty . And this was the practical conclusion of Andrew Johnson , when he be- gan to reorganize Tennessee , in an address as early as 18th March , 1862. Here are his words : - " I ...
... course not . It follows , then , that the offices were empty . And this was the practical conclusion of Andrew Johnson , when he be- gan to reorganize Tennessee , in an address as early as 18th March , 1862. Here are his words : - " I ...
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... course this suggestion of what is not improper im- plies necessarily that in his opinion even these great changes are within the discretion of the revived com- munity . I have called especial attention to the language of the President ...
... course this suggestion of what is not improper im- plies necessarily that in his opinion even these great changes are within the discretion of the revived com- munity . I have called especial attention to the language of the President ...
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... course , when within the confines of a State the Rebellion is triumphantly subdued , and the great body of the people manifest an unmistakable loyalty , -when local elections are held according to ordinary municipal forms , when laws ...
... course , when within the confines of a State the Rebellion is triumphantly subdued , and the great body of the people manifest an unmistakable loyalty , -when local elections are held according to ordinary municipal forms , when laws ...
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... course , or a single impatient word . All this now belongs to history , and I mention it as a precedent for the present hour . My motion that day was discussed on its merits , and I trust my motion to - day will be discussed in the same ...
... course , or a single impatient word . All this now belongs to history , and I mention it as a precedent for the present hour . My motion that day was discussed on its merits , and I trust my motion to - day will be discussed in the same ...
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Página 79 - Portsmouth and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued 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 and that the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authorities thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons...
Página 282 - Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just ; that his justice cannot sleep forever...
Página 450 - ... condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. "And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Página 427 - And I will punish the world for their evil, And the wicked for their iniquity ; And I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine gold ; Even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Página 389 - Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
Página 470 - And they, who to be sure of Paradise, Dying, put on the weeds of Dominic, Or in Franciscan think to pass disguised.
Página 411 - ... party, bring themselves to give up the charming hope; but with greedier anxiety they rush about him, sustain him, and give him marches, triumphal entries, and receptions beyond what even in the days of his highest prosperity they could have brought about in his favor. On the contrary, nobody has ever expected me to be President. In my poor, lean, lank face nobody has ever seen that any cabbages were sprouting out.
Página 260 - But now, in this Valley of Humiliation, poor Christian was hard put to it ; for he had gone but a little way before he espied a foul fiend coming over the field to meet him ; his name is Apollyon. Then did Christian begin to be afraid, and to cast in his mind whether to go back or to stand his ground.
Página 388 - This is a world of compensation and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
Página 126 - An orphan's curse would drag to hell A spirit from on high ; But oh ! more horrible than that Is the curse in a dead man's eye ! Seven days, seven nights, I saw that curse, And yet I could not die.