The War with the South: A History of the Late Rebellion, Volume 1Virture & Yorston., 1862 - United States |
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... eral forts in the harbor of Charleston ; 71 and I therefore deeply regret that , in your opinion , ' the events of the last twenty - four hours render this impossi- ble . ' In conclusion , you urge upon me ' the immediate withdrawal of ...
... eral forts in the harbor of Charleston ; 71 and I therefore deeply regret that , in your opinion , ' the events of the last twenty - four hours render this impossi- ble . ' In conclusion , you urge upon me ' the immediate withdrawal of ...
Page 72
... eral Government , provided that no re- inforcements shall be sent into those forts , and their relative military status shall remain as at present . 6 ' JOHN MCQUEEN , ' M. L. BONHAM , ' W. W. BOYCE , LAWRENCE M. KEITT . ' WASHINGTON ...
... eral Government , provided that no re- inforcements shall be sent into those forts , and their relative military status shall remain as at present . 6 ' JOHN MCQUEEN , ' M. L. BONHAM , ' W. W. BOYCE , LAWRENCE M. KEITT . ' WASHINGTON ...
Page 85
... eral authority was assumed . Dignified words at least were spoken , if not effect- ive measures taken , in vindication of the Government . To the Governor of North Carolina , who , after restoring the forts of that State to the ...
... eral authority was assumed . Dignified words at least were spoken , if not effect- ive measures taken , in vindication of the Government . To the Governor of North Carolina , who , after restoring the forts of that State to the ...
Page 88
... eral Jackson , was applied to a State refusing to obey the laws and still re- maining in the Union . I remember well when Massachusetts was arraigned before the Senate . The record of that occasion will show that I said , if Massa ...
... eral Jackson , was applied to a State refusing to obey the laws and still re- maining in the Union . I remember well when Massachusetts was arraigned before the Senate . The record of that occasion will show that I said , if Massa ...
Page 89
... eral States , and was intended to be per- petual ; that every attempt by a State to secede or annul the laws of the United States was not only a usurpation of the powers of the General Government , but an aggression upon the equal ...
... eral States , and was intended to be per- petual ; that every attempt by a State to secede or annul the laws of the United States was not only a usurpation of the powers of the General Government , but an aggression upon the equal ...
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