The American Annual Cyclopędia and Register of Important Events of the Year, Volume 6D. Appleton and Company, 1868 |
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... President of the United States , by ratifying the , Constitutional Amendment prohibiting slavery with- in her borders forever , and , by legislative enactment , securing protection to the freedman in all his per- sonal rights , and ...
... President of the United States , by ratifying the , Constitutional Amendment prohibiting slavery with- in her borders forever , and , by legislative enactment , securing protection to the freedman in all his per- sonal rights , and ...
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... President of the republic , to the Supreme Court , giving as his reasons that his predecessor ruled the country so miserably , that he found it impossible to replenish the treasury ; that the army was full of abuses , and the treasury ...
... President of the republic , to the Supreme Court , giving as his reasons that his predecessor ruled the country so miserably , that he found it impossible to replenish the treasury ; that the army was full of abuses , and the treasury ...
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... President of the United States . Mr. Sumner : " I wish to know whether the report of Major - General Carl Schurz is annexed to the message of the President . " The President pro tempore : " The Chair understands that it is . " Mr ...
... President of the United States . Mr. Sumner : " I wish to know whether the report of Major - General Carl Schurz is annexed to the message of the President . " The President pro tempore : " The Chair understands that it is . " Mr ...
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... President , there is nothing in the history of the Senate , there is nothing in the constitu- tion of this committee , which would send these great constitutional questions for advisement and consideration to any other committee than ...
... President , there is nothing in the history of the Senate , there is nothing in the constitu- tion of this committee , which would send these great constitutional questions for advisement and consideration to any other committee than ...
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... President , and it is not desired that this resolution should be . I know it has not been the practice heretofore to send such resolutions to the President . " The amendments of the Senate were then agreed to . In the House on December ...
... President , and it is not desired that this resolution should be . I know it has not been the practice heretofore to send such resolutions to the President . " The amendments of the Senate were then agreed to . In the House on December ...
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Page 189 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears Him in the wind; His soul proud Science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Page 201 - 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 125 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neither sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States...
Page 314 - ... condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 146 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring) : That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States...
Page 194 - An Act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the Means of their Vindication.
Page 157 - The fourth section of the fourth article of the constitution of the United States provides that the United States shall guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on the application of the legislature or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Page 182 - ... of these provisions is just. They are all asserted, in some form or other, in our DECLARATION or organic law. But the Constitution limits only the action of Congress, and is not a limitation on the States. This amendment supplies that defect, and allows Congress to correct the unjust legislation of the States, so far that the law which operates upon one man shall operate equally upon all.
Page 194 - We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and that to secure these rights governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Page 224 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives are prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any time by law alter such regulations, or make new ones, except as to the places of choosing senators.