The Life of Schuyler ColfaxT.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1868 - 370 էջ |
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... gress could constitutionally prohibit the slave trade , it had done so ; and instead of its former acquiescence in its horrors , had placed it under the ban of the law as piracy . Legislation on both sides of the slavery ques- tion had ...
... gress could constitutionally prohibit the slave trade , it had done so ; and instead of its former acquiescence in its horrors , had placed it under the ban of the law as piracy . Legislation on both sides of the slavery ques- tion had ...
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... gress , and the Republican banner waved in triumph over the Speaker's chair CHAPTER VIII . EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE - CLOSING SCENES OF THE LONG CONTEST - HAPPY RESULT - LETTER FROM MR . COLFAX IN REPLY TO AN INVITATION TO ADDRESS THE ...
... gress , and the Republican banner waved in triumph over the Speaker's chair CHAPTER VIII . EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE - CLOSING SCENES OF THE LONG CONTEST - HAPPY RESULT - LETTER FROM MR . COLFAX IN REPLY TO AN INVITATION TO ADDRESS THE ...
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... gress , made it imperative upon Mr. Colfax to continue in that duty to which the people had called him , and at that post where they had placed him . In the Thirty- seventh Congress , a special session of which was called to meet on the ...
... gress , made it imperative upon Mr. Colfax to continue in that duty to which the people had called him , and at that post where they had placed him . In the Thirty- seventh Congress , a special session of which was called to meet on the ...
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Ambrose Yoemans Moore. the House of Representatives for the Thirty - eighth Con- gress . ' And the galleries cheer again , while the mem- bers ' faces are wreathed in smiles , and there is a general turning to the medium - sized , brown ...
Ambrose Yoemans Moore. the House of Representatives for the Thirty - eighth Con- gress . ' And the galleries cheer again , while the mem- bers ' faces are wreathed in smiles , and there is a general turning to the medium - sized , brown ...
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... gress , we would as soon see Mr. Colfax in the chair as any Republican in the House . He is an intelligent , active working man , a good printer , a good editor , a good citizen , and has discharged his duty conscientiously , we have no ...
... gress , we would as soon see Mr. Colfax in the chair as any Republican in the House . He is an intelligent , active working man , a good printer , a good editor , a good citizen , and has discharged his duty conscientiously , we have no ...
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Էջ 270 - With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in...
Էջ 270 - The Almighty has his own purposes. " Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.
Էջ 65 - Missouri Territory to form a Constitution and State Government, and for the admission of such State into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain Territories...
Էջ 164 - Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her : and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Էջ 50 - That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, among which are, the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Էջ 269 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Էջ 268 - It was not the mere matter of the separation of the colonies from the motherland, but that sentiment in the Declaration of Independence which gave liberty not alone to the people of this country, but hope to all the world, for all future time. It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights would be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance.
Էջ 268 - Now, my friends, can this country be saved upon that basis? If it can, I will consider myself one of the happiest men in the world if I can help to save it. If it cannot be saved upon that principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it Now, in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war.
Էջ 173 - There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Էջ 269 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.