Speeches, Correspondence, Etc., of the Late Daniel S. Dickinson of New York: Including: Addresses on Important Public Topics: Speeches in the State and United States Senate, and in Support of the Government During the Rebellion; Correspondence, Private and Political (collected and Arranged by Mrs. Dickinson), Poems (collected and Arranged by Mrs. Mygatt), Etc, Volume 2G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1867 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 3
... earth , would bear this great question far above and beyond the field of vitiated and demoralized politics , and save the Union ; not in mere form , but the Union of our fathers , in the spirit of the con- stitution ; the Union ...
... earth , would bear this great question far above and beyond the field of vitiated and demoralized politics , and save the Union ; not in mere form , but the Union of our fathers , in the spirit of the con- stitution ; the Union ...
Page 7
... earth . The Union of these States was a bright vis- ion of my early years , the pride of my manhood , the ambition of my public service . I have sacrificed upon its altar the best energies and choicest hopes of a life checkered by ...
... earth . The Union of these States was a bright vis- ion of my early years , the pride of my manhood , the ambition of my public service . I have sacrificed upon its altar the best energies and choicest hopes of a life checkered by ...
Page 9
... earth and good will toward men ; " not by flashes of contending steel , amidst the bad passions of the battle - field , the shrieks of the dy- ing and the flames of subjugated cities , but by the glowing light which shot athwart the ...
... earth and good will toward men ; " not by flashes of contending steel , amidst the bad passions of the battle - field , the shrieks of the dy- ing and the flames of subjugated cities , but by the glowing light which shot athwart the ...
Page 10
... earth , to emancipate the immortal mind from the slavery by which it was degraded . They asserted the simplest yet sublimest of political truths , that all men were created equal . They arraigned at the bar of a Christian world ...
... earth , to emancipate the immortal mind from the slavery by which it was degraded . They asserted the simplest yet sublimest of political truths , that all men were created equal . They arraigned at the bar of a Christian world ...
Page 11
... earth learned the salutary lesson , that a proud nation , mighty in armed men , and strong in the terrible material of war by sea and by land , could not conquer the everlasting truth . The experiment , so full of promise and yet so ...
... earth learned the salutary lesson , that a proud nation , mighty in armed men , and strong in the terrible material of war by sea and by land , could not conquer the everlasting truth . The experiment , so full of promise and yet so ...
Contents
1 | |
9 | |
36 | |
53 | |
69 | |
90 | |
109 | |
147 | |
450 | |
455 | |
464 | |
470 | |
481 | |
488 | |
494 | |
500 | |
163 | |
181 | |
192 | |
212 | |
223 | |
233 | |
238 | |
249 | |
261 | |
274 | |
307 | |
315 | |
324 | |
330 | |
335 | |
341 | |
347 | |
353 | |
359 | |
365 | |
367 | |
373 | |
381 | |
387 | |
393 | |
395 | |
401 | |
407 | |
414 | |
420 | |
427 | |
429 | |
436 | |
444 | |
506 | |
512 | |
515 | |
521 | |
531 | |
538 | |
544 | |
546 | |
552 | |
558 | |
564 | |
570 | |
573 | |
580 | |
586 | |
592 | |
598 | |
604 | |
610 | |
613 | |
619 | |
625 | |
633 | |
639 | |
645 | |
653 | |
659 | |
665 | |
671 | |
677 | |
679 | |
685 | |
695 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abolitionism abolitionists administration affectionate father ALBANY American Andrew Jackson arms army arrest attempt BINGHAMTON blessings blood cause citizens coerce conspiracy Constitution Convention Copperhead crush D. S. DICKINSON DEAR SIR-I defend democracy Democratic party destroy destruction domestic duty earth efforts election enemy ernment existence favor fear feel fellow-citizens friends give habeas corpus hands happy hear heart Heaven honor hope institutions kind land leaders letter liberal propositions liberty look loyal martial law meet ment mother murder nation never occasion organization patriotic perjury political political parties politicians popular present preserve President principles propositions of peace prosecution question rebel rebellion Republican sacred secession sentiments Sincerely slavery South Southern speech spirit stand Stars and Stripes sustain sympathy Tammany Hall tion to-day traitors treason Union United Washington York
Popular passages
Page 302 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 5 - The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh ; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die.
Page 84 - Truth crushed to earth, shall rise again The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.
Page 680 - There is no flock, however watched and tended But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying.
Page 155 - Men! with Mothers and Wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives! Stitch - stitch - stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once, with a double thread, A Shroud as well as a Shirt.
Page 93 - When beggars die there are no comets seen ; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
Page 38 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Page 301 - In all its history it has been beneficent; it has trodden down no man's liberty ; it has crushed no State. Its daily respiration is liberty and patriotism; its yet youthful veins are full of enterprise, courage, and honorable love of glory and renown.
Page 92 - A weapon that comes down as still As snow-flakes fall upon the sod, But executes a freeman's will As lightning does the will of God ; And from its force nor doors nor locks Can shield you; — 'tis the ballot-box.
Page 104 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!