The Martyr's Monument: Being the Patriotism and Political Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Exhibited in His Speeches, Messages, Orders, and Proclamations, from the Presidential Canvass of 1860 Until His Assassination, April 14, 1865 ... |
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Page 40
... Continue to execute all the express provisions of our national Constitution , and the Union will endure forever - it being impossible to destroy it , except by some action not pro- vided for in the instrument itself . Again , if the ...
... Continue to execute all the express provisions of our national Constitution , and the Union will endure forever - it being impossible to destroy it , except by some action not pro- vided for in the instrument itself . Again , if the ...
Page 41
... continue to be furnished in all parts of the Union . So far as possible the people every- where shall have that sense of perfect security which is most favorable to calm thought and reflection . The course here in- dicated will be ...
... continue to be furnished in all parts of the Union . So far as possible the people every- where shall have that sense of perfect security which is most favorable to calm thought and reflection . The course here in- dicated will be ...
Page 42
... continuing the Government is acquiescence on one side or the other . If a minority in such case will secede rather than acquiesce , they make a precedent which , in turn , will divide and ruin them ; for a minority of their 42 THE ...
... continuing the Government is acquiescence on one side or the other . If a minority in such case will secede rather than acquiesce , they make a precedent which , in turn , will divide and ruin them ; for a minority of their 42 THE ...
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... continue between them . It is impossible , then , to make that intercourse more advantagous or more satisfactory after separation than before . Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws ? Can treaties be more faithfully ...
... continue between them . It is impossible , then , to make that intercourse more advantagous or more satisfactory after separation than before . Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws ? Can treaties be more faithfully ...
Page 55
... continue to be , equal and honored members of this Federal Union , and that their citizens throughout all political misunderstandings and alienations still are and always must be our kindred and countrymen . In short , all your argu ...
... continue to be , equal and honored members of this Federal Union , and that their citizens throughout all political misunderstandings and alienations still are and always must be our kindred and countrymen . In short , all your argu ...
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