Opinions of Prominent Men Concerning the Great Questions of the Times Expressed in Their Letters to the Loyal National League: On Occasion of the Great Mass Meeting of the League and Other Loyalists at Union Square, New York, on the Anniversary of SumterC.S. Westcott & Company, Printers, 1863 - 72 pages |
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... South , before rebellion , predicted the destruction of slavery as a consequence of secession , if that mad- ness should prevail . Nothing , in my judgment , is more certain than the ful- filment of these predictions . Safe in the ...
... South , before rebellion , predicted the destruction of slavery as a consequence of secession , if that mad- ness should prevail . Nothing , in my judgment , is more certain than the ful- filment of these predictions . Safe in the ...
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... South was as sure as of their own negroes . ' The subsequent long continuance of the slave states under the Constitution was partly from a perception of their power to control the Union , and perpetually to make it subservient to their ...
... South was as sure as of their own negroes . ' The subsequent long continuance of the slave states under the Constitution was partly from a perception of their power to control the Union , and perpetually to make it subservient to their ...
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... South ; and she will hold the Union together . From the bombardment of Fort Sumter down to the present moment through all the changes and vicissitudes of the contest , in victory and in defeat - the Northwest has never hesitated nor ...
... South ; and she will hold the Union together . From the bombardment of Fort Sumter down to the present moment through all the changes and vicissitudes of the contest , in victory and in defeat - the Northwest has never hesitated nor ...
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... South , and then place their heels upon the heads of sneaking traitors in the North . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , H. W. HALLECK , General - in - Chief . JAMES A. ROOSEVELT , Secretary of the League , New York . LETTER OF ...
... South , and then place their heels upon the heads of sneaking traitors in the North . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , H. W. HALLECK , General - in - Chief . JAMES A. ROOSEVELT , Secretary of the League , New York . LETTER OF ...
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... South into this insurrection against a government over which they have had , for three quarters of a century , a leading control , which has never visited them with a single act of oppression or injustice , must be overthrown before we ...
... South into this insurrection against a government over which they have had , for three quarters of a century , a leading control , which has never visited them with a single act of oppression or injustice , must be overthrown before we ...
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11th inst 11th instant acknowledge the receipt address the mass allegiance American April 11 April 9 arms army brave cause Charles citizens civil Committee Congress Constitution DEAR SIR defend duties EDWARD HAIGHT enemies ernment flag Fort Sumter free government George glory Habeas Corpus heart held at Union Henry Henry Winter Davis hope inaugural mass meeting invitation to attend JAMES JOHN AUSTIN STEVENS laws LETTER OF REV liberty Loyal League Loyal National League LYMAN TREMAIN meeting at Union ment national unity never North obedient servant object occasion party patriotic peace pledge political present President privilege proclaimed prosecution R. H. DANA rebellion or invasion rebels regret republic republican Resolved respectfully Robert Dale Owen ROOSEVELT Secretary Loyal National sentiment SILAS CASEY slave slavery soldiers SUMTER ANNIVERSARY sympathy territorial tion traitors treason truly unconditional loyalty Union League Union Square United VINTON WASHINGTON William William Curtis Noyes York
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Page 35 - Congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin; but no State shall coin money, emit bills of credit, or make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.
Page 15 - Vice is a monster of such frightful mien, That to be hated, needs but to be seen; But seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 24 - I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America...
Page 72 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate. We know what master laid thy keel; What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel; Who made each mast and sail and rope ; What anvils rang, what hammers beat; In what a forge and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope.
Page 72 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore. Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee.
Page 34 - privilege' of the writ of habeas corpus is secured by our national and state constitutions to every citizen. It can only be suspended or withheld in cases of rebellion or invasion, when the public safety may require it.
Page 35 - ... to make rules for the government of the land and naval forces...
Page 45 - It is no loose, unorganized insurrection, having no defined boundary or possession. It has a boundary, marked by lines of bayonets, and which can be crossed only by force. South of this line is enemy's territory, because it is claimed and held in possession by an organized, hostile, and belligerent power.
Page 59 - They stand, therefore, in precisely the same predicament as two nations who engage in a contest, and, being unable to come to an agreement, have recourse to arms.
Page 34 - Corpus in cases of rebellion or invasion, when the public safety may require it, the question is narrowed to the inquiry whether rebellion or invasion is a fact. In the present condition of the country, no...