The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries, Volume 15

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John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond
A. S. Barnes., 1886

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Contents

Slavery in America Its Origin and Consequences
56
Slavery in America Its Origin and Consequences General John A Logan
57
Washingtons First Campaign T J Chapman A M
66
Princess or Pretender A Leaf of Old Louisiana History Charles Dimitry
72
The New Years Holiday Its Origin and Observances Mrs Martha J Lamb
79
The Bladensburg Races a ballad contributed by Hon Horatio King
85
Notes Queries and Replies 93 205 311 406 510 613
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The City of Albany Two Hundred Years of Progress Frederic G Mather
104
Residence of Governor Dongan New York City
106
Portrait of Peter Schuyler
113
View of Albany in the Early Part of this Century
119
Residence of Governor William H Seward Albany
121
Anthony Wayne General John Watts de Peyster
127
Portrait of Anthony Wayne
128
Disintegration of Canada Doctor Prosper Bender
144
The Charleston Convention 1788 A W Clason
153
Historic Aspects of Sable Island J Macdonald Oxley LL B B A
162
The New Mexican Campaign of 1862 A A Hayes
171
Army of the Potomac under Hooker William Howard Mills
185
The Outlook for 1886 Mrs Martha J Lamb
196
Letters from Washington Mrs Washington Pickering Fairfax and Patrick Henry con
203
T J CHAPMAN A M
216
Minor Topics The Bladensburg Races Letter from ExPostmaster General Hon Horatio
216
Van Cortlandt ManorHouse Mrs Martha J Lamb
217
SittingRoom Van Cortlandt ManorHouse
223
Portrait of LieutenantGovernor Pierre Van Cortlandt
229
Portrait of Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt
235
Shall We Have Colonies and a Navy? Our Attempts to Colonize Hon John W Johnston
238
Champlains American Experiences in 1613 Arthur Harvey
246
Girty the White Indian George W Ranck
256
Lexington Kentucky 1782
257
The Trent Affair Hon Horatio King
278
Tribute to General Winfield Scott Hancock William L Keese
335
The Consolidation of Canada Watson Griffin
339
The Convention of North Carolina 1788 A W Clason
352
The Overcrowding of Cities Doctor Prosper Bender
365
Chancellorsville William Howard Mills
371
Shiloh The First Days Battle April 6 General Wm Farrar Smith
382
Our First Battle Bull Pasture Mountain Alfred E Lee Late Consul General U S A
391
A Poem In response to the Toast Our National Independence May it Exist Forever
396
Professional Numismatist Reply to a Criticism H W Richardson
401
Maps of Shiloh Battlefield 383 478
416
Horatio Seymour Rev Isaac S Hartley D D
417
Seymour Homestead
418
Side View of Seymour Homestead
427
Historical Colorado Twentyeight Years of Progress Katherine Hodges
433
Indian Village in Denver
436
A Colorado Cañon
442
An Old House in New Orleans A Souvenir of General Jacksons Rule Charles Dimitry
444
History of a Newspaper The Pennsylvania Gazette Paul Leicester Ford
452
Shiloh The Second Days Battle April 7 General Wm Farrar Smith
470
The Battle of Cross Keys Alfred E Lee Late Consul General U S A
483
My Trip to Canada with Jefferson Davis W G Waller
492
Extracts from the Correspondence of Edward Gibbon the Historian 17741783
500
Letter from George R Gleig Chaplain General of the British Army concerning the Battle
508
Sketch of San Antonio The Fall of the Alamo G Norton Galloway
521
Street Scenes in San Antonio
523
Canadas Actual Condition Doctor Prosper Bender
541
Address on SelfGovernment George Bancroft
550
Triumph of the American Principle The Trent Affair Hon Charles K Tuckerman
559
The Convention of Virginia 1788 A W Clason
566
Battles of Port Republic and Lewiston General Alfred E Lee Late Consul General U S A
590
Retreat of the Confederate Government From Richmond to the Gulf W H Swallon
596
The Last of the Confederates W G Waller
609
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Page 56 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 56 - Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.
Page 177 - ... and now beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.
Page 59 - That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Page 177 - Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The Government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders. I much fear that the spirit which you have aided to infuse into the army, of criticising their commander and withholding confidence from him, will now turn upon you. I shall assist you as far as I can to put it down. Neither...
Page 4 - If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light, — One, if by land, and two, if by sea ; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm.
Page 575 - Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression...
Page 5 - A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet. That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
Page 58 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Page 549 - I had hardly fallen into that line of argument when I discovered that I was really defending and maintaining, not an exclusively British interest, but an old, honored, and cherished American cause, not upon British authorities, but upon principles that constitute a large portion of the distinctive policy by which the United States have developed the resources of a continent, and thus, becoming a considerable maritime power, have won the respect and confidence of many nations.

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