The John P. Branch Historical Papers of Randolph-Macon CollegeRandolph-Macon Historical Society, 1913 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Ambler American appointed April army attack bill Bishop Buren Calhoun candidate Capt Captain cause Church Clay College command committee Company Confederate Constitution Convention Court Creek Davies Debates of Congress defeat Democratic Donelson duty election enemy favor February federal force Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Pitt friends frontier ginia Governors of Virginia Henry History hope House of Delegates Ilinois Indians internal improvements J. Q. Adams Jackson James Barbour James McDowell John Floyd Johnston Kentucky Lee Historical Papers Legislature letter Lieut manuscript defective March Martin Van Buren ment Militia Missouri nation Ohio P. P. Barbour political President Preston Papers provisions Randolph-Macon College received resolution Richmond Enquirer Richmond Whig Rights party River Sectionalism in Virginia Senate sent Serjeant slave slavery South Carolina speech tariff territory Texas Thomas Ritchie tion Tories treaty troops Union United vote Washington western WILLIAM PRESTON
Popular passages
Page 213 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 107 - I shall correct the procedure ; but that done, return with joy to that state of things, when the only questions concerning a candidate shall be, is he honest ? Is he capable ? Is he faithful to the Constitution ? I tender you the homage of my high respect.
Page 81 - ... of them will be regarded as an act of hostility, and you may then put your command into either of them which you may deem most proper to increase its power of resistance. You are also authorized to take similar defensive steps whenever you have tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act.
Page 205 - During almost fifteen centuries, has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy ; ignorance and servility in the laity ; in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution.
Page 222 - That no free Government or the blessings of liberty can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Page 90 - The slight resistance at Fort Henry indicates that the best open earthworks are not reliable to meet successfully a vigorous attack of ironclad gunboats, and, although now supported by a considerable force, I think the gunboats of the enemy will probably take Fort Donelson without the necessity of employing their land force in cooperation, as seems to have been done at Fort Henry.
Page 273 - Claud's creek, being the second creek below the warrior's ford at the mouth of Carter's valley ; thence running a straight line to a high point on Cumberland mountain, between three and five miles below or westward of the great gap which leads to the settlement of the Kentucky. " This last mentioned line is to be considered as the boundary between Virginia and the Cherokees.
Page 217 - Oh, my dear brother ! could we spend and be spent all our lives in painful, disinterested, indefatigable service for God and the world, how serene and bright would it render the swift approaching eve of life ! I am...
Page 81 - You are carefully to avoid every act which would needlessly tend to provoke aggression; and, for that reason, you are not, without evident and imminent necessity, to take up any position which could be construed into the assumption of a hostile attitude ; but you are to hold possession of the forts in this harbor and, if attacked, you are to defend yourself to the last extremity.
Page 93 - I knew that the enemy had twenty gunboats of fresh troops at his landing, then only about three miles distant ; I knew from the great loss my command had sustained during the protracted fight of over seven hours, my command was in no condition to meet a large body of fresh troops, who, I had every reason to believe, were then rapidly approaching the field.