The Presidents of the United States 1789-1894James Grant Wilson D. Appleton, 1894 - 526 psl. |
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... Augus- tine , survived their mother , who died in 1728. On 6 March , 1730 , the father was again married . His second wife was Mary Ball , and George was her first child . If tradition is to be trusted , few sons ever.
... Augus- tine , survived their mother , who died in 1728. On 6 March , 1730 , the father was again married . His second wife was Mary Ball , and George was her first child . If tradition is to be trusted , few sons ever.
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... march in and plant the British flag on the yet smoking ruins " of that fort — henceforth to be known as Fort Pitt , in honor of the great minister of England , afterward Lord Chatham . Meantime Washington had chanced to meet on his way ...
... march in and plant the British flag on the yet smoking ruins " of that fort — henceforth to be known as Fort Pitt , in honor of the great minister of England , afterward Lord Chatham . Meantime Washington had chanced to meet on his way ...
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... March , which chanced in that year to be the 4th of March . Not , however , until 1 April was there a quorum for business in the house of representatives , and not until 6 April was the senate organized . On that day , in the presence ...
... March , which chanced in that year to be the 4th of March . Not , however , until 1 April was there a quorum for business in the house of representatives , and not until 6 April was the senate organized . On that day , in the presence ...
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... March as the inauguration - day of the second century of our constitutional existence . It would add two months to the too short second session of con- gress , give a probability of pro- pitious weather for the ceremony , and be a ...
... March as the inauguration - day of the second century of our constitutional existence . It would add two months to the too short second session of con- gress , give a probability of pro- pitious weather for the ceremony , and be a ...
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... March , 1798 , Mr. Adams an- nounced to congress the failure of the mission , and advised that the preparations already begun should be kept up in view of the war that now seemed almost inevitable . A furious de- bate ensued , which was ...
... March , 1798 , Mr. Adams an- nounced to congress the failure of the mission , and advised that the preparations already begun should be kept up in view of the war that now seemed almost inevitable . A furious de- bate ensued , which was ...
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63 psl. - Gentlemen may cry: Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun ! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!
299 psl. - I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in...
17 psl. - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
310 psl. - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be free ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
302 psl. - Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.
22 psl. - Whereas it is necessary for the support of government, for the discharge of the debts of the United States, and the encouragement and protection of manufactures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and merchandises imported: Be it enacted, etc.
74 psl. - If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it.
321 psl. - God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword...
112 psl. - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
310 psl. - I may add at this point that, while I remain in my present position, I shall not attempt to retract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation ; nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of that proclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress.