The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 1Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 664 pages |
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... persons in the community thought the contest might last twelve or eighteen months , but none were bold enough to hazard the conjecture that it would be prolonged through four eventful years . The dis- tinguished Secretary of State , Mr ...
... persons in the community thought the contest might last twelve or eighteen months , but none were bold enough to hazard the conjecture that it would be prolonged through four eventful years . The dis- tinguished Secretary of State , Mr ...
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... persons and things ; and , like them , it has at command a physical force for executing the powers committed to it . " " It was intended to be perpetual , and not be annulled at the pleasure of any one of the contracting parties . The ...
... persons and things ; and , like them , it has at command a physical force for executing the powers committed to it . " " It was intended to be perpetual , and not be annulled at the pleasure of any one of the contracting parties . The ...
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... person held to service or labor in one State under the laws thereof , escaping into another , shall , in conse- quence of any law or regulation therein , be discharged from such service or labor , but shall be delivered up , on claim of ...
... person held to service or labor in one State under the laws thereof , escaping into another , shall , in conse- quence of any law or regulation therein , be discharged from such service or labor , but shall be delivered up , on claim of ...
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... persons distinct political rights ; by giv- ing them the right to represent , and burdening them with direct taxes for , three - fifths of their slaves ; by authoriz- ing the importation of slaves for twenty years ; and by stipulating ...
... persons distinct political rights ; by giv- ing them the right to represent , and burdening them with direct taxes for , three - fifths of their slaves ; by authoriz- ing the importation of slaves for twenty years ; and by stipulating ...
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... persons who , by the su- preme law of the land , are incapable of becoming citizens ; and their votes have been used to inaugurate a new policy hostile to the South , and destructive of its peace and safety . " On the 4th of March next ...
... persons who , by the su- preme law of the land , are incapable of becoming citizens ; and their votes have been used to inaugurate a new policy hostile to the South , and destructive of its peace and safety . " On the 4th of March next ...
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