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... River ......... letter from the Secretary of War , relative to an appropriation for the protection of the banks of the Rio Grand River upon the site of Fort Brown , Texas . letter from the Secretary of the Interior , relative to an ...
... River ......... letter from the Secretary of War , relative to an appropriation for the protection of the banks of the Rio Grand River upon the site of Fort Brown , Texas . letter from the Secretary of the Interior , relative to an ...
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... River at South street , Philadelphia .... letter from the Secretary of War , relating to bill of the House No. 966 , relating to the use by the pub- lic of the , and roads connecting the cities of Davenport and Rock Island ...... letter ...
... River at South street , Philadelphia .... letter from the Secretary of War , relating to bill of the House No. 966 , relating to the use by the pub- lic of the , and roads connecting the cities of Davenport and Rock Island ...... letter ...
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... River and Kanawha ..... letter from the Secretary of War , relative to the ship - canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico letter from chief clerk of War Department , in an- swer to a resolution of the House , in ...
... River and Kanawha ..... letter from the Secretary of War , relative to the ship - canal to connect the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico letter from chief clerk of War Department , in an- swer to a resolution of the House , in ...
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... River . letter from the Secretary of War , relative to the re- moval of the north pier of the old railroad - bridge of the Chicago , Rock Island and Pacific Railroad , at Davenport ... J. 17 17 2 466 283 284 183 9 99 15 211 17 290 Jail ...
... River . letter from the Secretary of War , relative to the re- moval of the north pier of the old railroad - bridge of the Chicago , Rock Island and Pacific Railroad , at Davenport ... J. 17 17 2 466 283 284 183 9 99 15 211 17 290 Jail ...
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... River , within the State of . Lower Mississippi River , letter from the Secretary of War , transmitting estimate of appropriation for the purpose of furnishing food to destitute persons on the ... .. M. Mail - matter , letter from the ...
... River , within the State of . Lower Mississippi River , letter from the Secretary of War , transmitting estimate of appropriation for the purpose of furnishing food to destitute persons on the ... .. M. Mail - matter , letter from the ...
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Page 10 - 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 10 - ... that this war is not prosecuted upon our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and all laws made in pursuance thereof, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired ; that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.
Page 10 - Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged upon our part in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired...
Page 10 - In testimony, whereof I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Page 10 - States of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida (except the inhabitants of that part of the State of Virginia lying west of the Alleghany Mountains...
Page 3 - The President may, at any time, order a survey of the reservation, and, when so surveyed, Congress shall provide for protecting the rights of said settlers in their improvements, and may fix the character of the title held by each. The United States may pass such laws on the subject of alienation and descent of property between the Indians and their descendants as may be thought proper.
Page 11 - ... people who have revolted and who have been overcome and subdued must either be dealt with so as to induce them voluntarily to become friends or else they must be held by absolute military power or devastated so as to prevent them from ever again doing harm as enemies, which last-named policy is abhorrent to humanity and to freedom; and Whereas the President did in the...
Page 3 - ... been recorded, shall be delivered to the party entitled to it, by the agent, after the same shall have been recorded by him in a book to be kept in his office, subject to inspection, which said book shall be known as the "Sioux Land Book.
Page 7 - That the writ of habeas corpus is suspended in respect to all persons arrested, or who are now, or hereafter during the Rebellion shall be, imprisoned in any fort, camp, arsenal, military prison, or other place of confinement, by any military authority, or by the sentence of any court-martial or military commission.
Page 10 - That the present deplorable civil war has been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the Southern States now in revolt against the constitutional Government and in arms around the capital; that in this national emergency Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not waged...