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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... proposition is that the " Constitution of the United States , within its limi- tations , is the supreme law of the land , and the only bond of the Union of the States . " As I have said , I accept this proposition . It governs the head ...
... proposition is that the " Constitution of the United States , within its limi- tations , is the supreme law of the land , and the only bond of the Union of the States . " As I have said , I accept this proposition . It governs the head ...
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... propositions , to the provision of the Constitution under which those important amendments were made . Whose country was it that these felonious conspirators undertook thus summarily to dis- pose of ? Our ancestors acquired part of it ...
... propositions , to the provision of the Constitution under which those important amendments were made . Whose country was it that these felonious conspirators undertook thus summarily to dis- pose of ? Our ancestors acquired part of it ...
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... proposition passed both houses of Congress , many Republicans in both houses voting for it . It passed the Senate by 24 to 12 and the House by 133 to 65 , largely more than the requisite two - thirds vote , and by the generous support ...
... proposition passed both houses of Congress , many Republicans in both houses voting for it . It passed the Senate by 24 to 12 and the House by 133 to 65 , largely more than the requisite two - thirds vote , and by the generous support ...
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... propositions , and closed them by submitting seven interrogatories to me . In his closing remarks he seemed to complain that I had not answered all his propositions and interrogatories . In this he was a little unjust . I am here by his ...
... propositions , and closed them by submitting seven interrogatories to me . In his closing remarks he seemed to complain that I had not answered all his propositions and interrogatories . In this he was a little unjust . I am here by his ...
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... propositions and all his questions ; but he will pardon me if I charge him with a little want of candor , not intentional , but casual . I hold in my hand his challenge , and it reads thus " You and I have been nominated , by the ...
... propositions and all his questions ; but he will pardon me if I charge him with a little want of candor , not intentional , but casual . I hold in my hand his challenge , and it reads thus " You and I have been nominated , by the ...
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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...