Speeches of Hon. William D. Kelley: Replies of the Hon. William D. Kelley to George Northrop, Esq., in the Joint Debate in the Fourth Congressional District |
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... command in the yards of the North , but the four smallest vessels of our navy , manned by 250 out of the 7,000 men , and carrying less than 25 out of the more than 250 guns . The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of ...
... command in the yards of the North , but the four smallest vessels of our navy , manned by 250 out of the 7,000 men , and carrying less than 25 out of the more than 250 guns . The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of ...
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... command an army ; the country was at peace ; and he did what Mr. Lincoln and his " hirelings , " even down to McClellan , will do when the war is over : he respected the civil law . He walked into the court room as the summons was ...
... command an army ; the country was at peace ; and he did what Mr. Lincoln and his " hirelings , " even down to McClellan , will do when the war is over : he respected the civil law . He walked into the court room as the summons was ...
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... command at Indianapolis , and to whom was confided the order to search the premises of Dodd , the commander of the " Sons of Liberty , " in Indiana , to whose premises boxes of arms had just gone , sent me a copy of the " Constitution ...
... command at Indianapolis , and to whom was confided the order to search the premises of Dodd , the commander of the " Sons of Liberty , " in Indiana , to whose premises boxes of arms had just gone , sent me a copy of the " Constitution ...
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... command , to make the war aggressive . And in conducting these debates I have been better pleased to take my own field , and to put my friend upon the defensive , than to dance around in any narrow circle that he might be pleased to ...
... command , to make the war aggressive . And in conducting these debates I have been better pleased to take my own field , and to put my friend upon the defensive , than to dance around in any narrow circle that he might be pleased to ...
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... command of the Army of the Potomac , and ordered to repair to his home ; that he had , in fact , been removed altogether from active service . The General had been regarded as the representative of conservative principles in the army ...
... command of the Army of the Potomac , and ordered to repair to his home ; that he had , in fact , been removed altogether from active service . The General had been regarded as the representative of conservative principles in the army ...
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Page 84 - ... 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 84 - West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts are, for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.
Page 83 - 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 12 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 12 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Page 47 - I did this for your good ; I pretend to no right to bind you ; you may disavow me, and I must get out of the scrape as I can ; I thought it my duty to risk myself for you.
Page 12 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 84 - 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.
Page 82 - When the regular course of justice is interrupted by revolt, rebellion, or insurrection, so that the courts of justice cannot be kept open, civil war exists, and hostilities may be prosecuted on the same footing as if those opposing the government were foreign enemies invading the land.
Page 83 - ... order and designate, as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States...