Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln: State papers, 1861-1865Current literature publishing Company, 1907 |
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Page 51
... Almighty to bless us with a return of peace , we can but press on , guided by the best light he gives us , trusting that in his own good time and wise way all will yet be well . The correspondence touching foreign affairs which has ...
... Almighty to bless us with a return of peace , we can but press on , guided by the best light he gives us , trusting that in his own good time and wise way all will yet be well . The correspondence touching foreign affairs which has ...
Page 105
... almighty God . The condition of our foreign affairs is rea- sonably satisfactory . Mexico continues to be a theater of civil war . While our political relations with that country have undergone no change , we have , at the same time ...
... almighty God . The condition of our foreign affairs is rea- sonably satisfactory . Mexico continues to be a theater of civil war . While our political relations with that country have undergone no change , we have , at the same time ...
Page 147
... . And upon this act , sincerely believed to be an act of justice , warranted by the Constitu- tion upon military necessity , I invoke the con- siderate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION 147.
... . And upon this act , sincerely believed to be an act of justice , warranted by the Constitu- tion upon military necessity , I invoke the con- siderate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION 147.
Page 148
Abraham Lincoln. siderate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God . In witness , etc. By the President : Abraham Lincoln . William H. Seward , Secretary of State . Message to Congress on Freedmen's Aid Societies ...
Abraham Lincoln. siderate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God . In witness , etc. By the President : Abraham Lincoln . William H. Seward , Secretary of State . Message to Congress on Freedmen's Aid Societies ...
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... Almighty God for the safety and welfare of these States , his blessings on their arms , and a speedy restora- tion of peace " : And whereas it is fit and becoming in all people , at all times , to acknowledge and revere the su- preme ...
... Almighty God for the safety and welfare of these States , his blessings on their arms , and a speedy restora- tion of peace " : And whereas it is fit and becoming in all people , at all times , to acknowledge and revere the su- preme ...
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Page 146 - ... 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 173 - 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 220 - I, , do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the union of the States thereunder ; and that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court...
Page xlvi - And some innative weakness there must be In him who condescends to victory Such as the Present gives, and cannot wait, Safe in himself as in a fate.
Page 144 - An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following : SEC.
Page 146 - 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 144 - States, or who shall in any way give aid or comfort thereto, escaping from such persons and taking refuge within the lines of the army; and all slaves captured from such persons or deserted by them, and coming under the control of the Government of the United States...
Page 69 - 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 Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States, as Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution...
Page 81 - The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
Page 232 - Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery...