A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 8Bureau of National Literature, Incorporated, 1897 - 7116 pages |
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Page 3438
... tion abolishing slavery throughout the United States passed the Senate , but failed for lack of the requisite two - thirds vote in the House of Repre- sentatives . Although the present is the same Congress and nearly the same members ...
... tion abolishing slavery throughout the United States passed the Senate , but failed for lack of the requisite two - thirds vote in the House of Repre- sentatives . Although the present is the same Congress and nearly the same members ...
Page 3440
... tion of special clemency . During the year many availed themselves of the general provision , and many more would , only that the signs of bad faith in some led to such precautionary measures as rendered the practical process less easy ...
... tion of special clemency . During the year many availed themselves of the general provision , and many more would , only that the signs of bad faith in some led to such precautionary measures as rendered the practical process less easy ...
Page 3443
... tion of that vessel on the 19th June , 1864 . To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN . WASHINGTON , December 7 , 1864 . In answer to the Senate's resolution of yesterday , requesting informa- tion in regard to aid ...
... tion of that vessel on the 19th June , 1864 . To the Senate of the United States : ABRAHAM LINCOLN . WASHINGTON , December 7 , 1864 . In answer to the Senate's resolution of yesterday , requesting informa- tion in regard to aid ...
Page 3446
... tion in relation to a conference recently held in Hampton Roads , I have the honor to state that on the day of the date I gave Francis P. Blair , sr . , a card , written on as follows , to wit : DECEMBER 28 , 1864 . Allow the bearer ...
... tion in relation to a conference recently held in Hampton Roads , I have the honor to state that on the day of the date I gave Francis P. Blair , sr . , a card , written on as follows , to wit : DECEMBER 28 , 1864 . Allow the bearer ...
Page 3462
... tion and engrosses the energies of the nation , little that is new could be presented . The progress of our arms , upon which all else chiefly depends , is as well known to the public as to myself , and it is , I trust , reasonably ...
... tion and engrosses the energies of the nation , little that is new could be presented . The progress of our arms , upon which all else chiefly depends , is as well known to the public as to myself , and it is , I trust , reasonably ...
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Page 3463 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 3611 - States to make and enforce contracts; to sue, be parties, and give evidence; to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property, as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 3635 - If in the opinion of the people the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation, for though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Page 3615 - WHEREAS the laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 3441 - I may add at this point that, while I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation ; nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.
Page 3513 - Carolina ; whose duty it shall be, at the earliest practicable period, to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for convening a convention, composed of delegates to be chosen by that portion of the people of said State who are loyal to the United States, and no others, for the purpose of altering or amending the constitution thereof...
Page 3610 - That all persons born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States...
Page 3701 - ... upon vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States, or upon the produce, manufactures, or merchandise, imported in the same from the United States, or from any foreign country...
Page 3809 - That every person holding any civil office to which he has been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and every person who shall hereafter be appointed to any such office, and shall become duly qualified to act therein, is and shall be entitled to hold such office until a successor shall have been in like manner appointed and duly qualified, except as herein otherwise provided...
Page 3692 - Martial law cannot arise from a threatened invasion. The necessity must be actual and present ; the invasion real, such as effectually closes the courts and deposes the civil administration.