Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln: State papers, 1861-1865Current literature publishing Company, 1907 |
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... necessary by the limited supply of provisions , and with a view of holding possession of the same , with a force of less than twenty thousand good and well - disciplined men . This opinion was concurred in by all the officers of his com ...
... necessary by the limited supply of provisions , and with a view of holding possession of the same , with a force of less than twenty thousand good and well - disciplined men . This opinion was concurred in by all the officers of his com ...
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... necessary and convenient for your deliberation and action ; while the executive and all the departments will stand ready to supply omissions , or to communicate new facts consid- ered important for you to know . It is now recommended ...
... necessary and convenient for your deliberation and action ; while the executive and all the departments will stand ready to supply omissions , or to communicate new facts consid- ered important for you to know . It is now recommended ...
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... necessary by the rebellion are not beyond the resources of the loyal people , and to believe that the same patriotism which has thus far sustained the government will continue to sustain it till peace and union shall again bless the ...
... necessary by the rebellion are not beyond the resources of the loyal people , and to believe that the same patriotism which has thus far sustained the government will continue to sustain it till peace and union shall again bless the ...
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... necessary . I ask attention to the report of the Postmaster- General , the following being a summary state- ment of the condition of the department : The revenue from all sources during the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1861 , including ...
... necessary . I ask attention to the report of the Postmaster- General , the following being a summary state- ment of the condition of the department : The revenue from all sources during the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1861 , including ...
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... necessary to make it self - sustaining . The demands upon the Pension Office will be largely increased by the insurrection . Numerous applications for pensions , based upon the casual- ties of the existing war , have already been made ...
... necessary to make it self - sustaining . The demands upon the Pension Office will be largely increased by the insurrection . Numerous applications for pensions , based upon the casual- ties of the existing war , have already been made ...
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Page 146 - ... 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.
Page 173 - Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 220 - 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...
Page xlvi - And some innative weakness there must be In him who condescends to victory Such as the Present gives, and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate.
Page 144 - An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following : SEC.
Page 146 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion...
Page 144 - States, or who shall in any way give aid or comfort thereto, escaping from such persons and taking refuge within the lines of the army; and all slaves captured from such persons or deserted by them, and coming under the control of the Government of the United States...
Page 69 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution...
Page 81 - The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
Page 232 - Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery...