The Works of Charles Sumner, Svazek 7Lee and Shepard, 1873 |
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Strana 3
... speaking . Amendments were made , among which was one moved by Mr. Sumner , February 25th , requiring , that , whenever any person claimed another as slave , he should , before proceeding with his claim , prove loyalty . Then came ...
... speaking . Amendments were made , among which was one moved by Mr. Sumner , February 25th , requiring , that , whenever any person claimed another as slave , he should , before proceeding with his claim , prove loyalty . Then came ...
Strana 8
... speak and act upon . Certainly your highest ambition ought to be satisfied with that which in- sures to you your place in the immortality of history ; and you have had the most abundant opportunity for accomplishing upon the grandest ...
... speak and act upon . Certainly your highest ambition ought to be satisfied with that which in- sures to you your place in the immortality of history ; and you have had the most abundant opportunity for accomplishing upon the grandest ...
Strana 38
... speak of them separately . First . I begin with the Rights of War over enemy property actually within the national jurisdiction . In stating the general rule , I adopt the language of a re- cent English authority . " Although there have ...
... speak of them separately . First . I begin with the Rights of War over enemy property actually within the national jurisdiction . In stating the general rule , I adopt the language of a re- cent English authority . " Although there have ...
Strana 93
... speaking against a tax on cotton , Mr. Sumner was anxious to tax Slavery , and this he sought to accomplish by a tax on those who pretended to hold slaves . May 28th , he moved the following amendment : - " And be it further enacted ...
... speaking against a tax on cotton , Mr. Sumner was anxious to tax Slavery , and this he sought to accomplish by a tax on those who pretended to hold slaves . May 28th , he moved the following amendment : - " And be it further enacted ...
Strana 101
... speak for themselves ; and especially I do not think it proper or courteous to use such language , applied to a whole class of people , when Senators on this floor are with us , associating with us , who are included by the appellation ...
... speak for themselves ; and especially I do not think it proper or courteous to use such language , applied to a whole class of people , when Senators on this floor are with us , associating with us , who are included by the appellation ...
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Strana 427 - Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery, subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition. "This, our new government, is the first in the history of the world based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.
Strana 505 - It is obviously impracticable, in the Federal Government of these States, to secure all rights of independent sovereignty to each, and yet provide for the interest and safety of all. Individuals entering into society must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
Strana 450 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shall have none assurance of thy life: In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!
Strana 134 - States shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners, as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any species of goods or commodities whatsoever; of establishing rules for deciding in all cases, what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States, shall be divided or appropriated...
Strana 193 - That on the first day of January, in the year of "our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty"three, all persons held as slaves within any State or "designated part of a State, the people whereof shall "then be in rebellion against the United States, shall "be then, thenceforward, and forever free...
Strana 67 - It is agreed that the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective states, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights and properties, which have been confiscated, belonging to real British subjects, and also of the estates, rights and properties of persons resident in districts in the possession of his Majesty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States.
Strana 383 - Then to advise how war may best, upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage; besides, to know Both spiritual power and civil, what each...
Strana 5 - ... and all slaves captured from such persons or deserted by them, and coming under the control of the government of the United States...
Strana 514 - The government of the United States, then, though limited in its powers, is supreme; and its laws, when made in pursuance of the Constitution, form the supreme law of the land, ' ' anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
Strana 173 - ... a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of president shall be eligible to that of vice president of the United States.