The Political History of the United States of America, During the Period of Reconstruction (from April 15, 1865, to July 15, 1870,) Including a Classified Summary of the Legislation of the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, and Forty-first Congresses: With the Votes Thereon; Together with the Action, Congressional and State, on the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and the Other Important Executive, Legislative, Politico-military, and Judicial Facts of that Period |
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... Union , and that therefore each State ought to remain and constitute an integral part of the United States ; And whereas the people of the several before- mentioned States have , in the manner aforesaid , given satisfactory evidence ...
... Union , and that therefore each State ought to remain and constitute an integral part of the United States ; And whereas the people of the several before- mentioned States have , in the manner aforesaid , given satisfactory evidence ...
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... Union . I repeat that the loyal people of North Carolina should be exon- erated from the payment of every dollar of in - petent officer , the amnesty oath prescribed by debtedness created to aid in carrying on the the proclamation of ...
... Union . I repeat that the loyal people of North Carolina should be exon- erated from the payment of every dollar of in - petent officer , the amnesty oath prescribed by debtedness created to aid in carrying on the the proclamation of ...
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... Union , of which this , the fourth , is the most important : " That Alabama will not voluntarily consent to change the adjustment of political power as fixed by the Constitution of the United States , and to constrain her to do so , in ...
... Union , of which this , the fourth , is the most important : " That Alabama will not voluntarily consent to change the adjustment of political power as fixed by the Constitution of the United States , and to constrain her to do so , in ...
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... Union . but they fear that the second section may be dent cannot refrain from awaiting with interest | manding the. construed to give Congress power of local legis- lation over the negroes , and white men , too , ' after the abolishment ...
... Union . but they fear that the second section may be dent cannot refrain from awaiting with interest | manding the. construed to give Congress power of local legis- lation over the negroes , and white men , too , ' after the abolishment ...
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... Union man and the Government should be remunerated out of the pockets of those who have inflicted this great suffering upon the country . But do not under- stand me as saying this in a spirit of anger , for , if I understand my own ...
... Union man and the Government should be remunerated out of the pockets of those who have inflicted this great suffering upon the country . But do not under- stand me as saying this in a spirit of anger , for , if I understand my own ...
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Page 254 - That the Government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself...
Page 68 - States; and such citizens, of every race and color, without regard to any previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall have the same right, in every State and Territory in the United States, to make and enforce contracts, to sue. be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for...
Page 361 - American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity or warpower higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts he made for a cessation of hostilities...
Page 236 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Page 257 - Constitution; and the other of which acts exercises, in like manner, a power not delegated by the Constitution, but on the contrary, expressly and positively forbidden by one of the amendments thereto; a power which, more than any other, ought to produce universal alarm, because it is levelled against...
Page 213 - The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances.
Page 90 - Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired;...
Page 119 - April 9, 1865. GENERAL : I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither I had come to meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposition of yesterday. With reference to the surrender of this army, I now request an interview, in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose.
Page 146 - that all persons born in the United States, and not subject to any foreign Power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States...