General Butler in New Orleans: Being a History of the Administration of the Department of the Gulf in the Year 1862, with an Account of the Capture of New Orleans, and a Sketch of the Previous Career of the General, Civil and MilitaryMason Bros., 1864 - 174 страници |
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... Mississippi had said anything of the kind , but I thought it especially unkind in my friend from Maryland , because he violated the well - known maxim in my country , that the " pot should never call the kettle black . " ( Laughter ...
... Mississippi had said anything of the kind , but I thought it especially unkind in my friend from Maryland , because he violated the well - known maxim in my country , that the " pot should never call the kettle black . " ( Laughter ...
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... Mississippi ; and I claim , at least , that that vote was guided by intelligence . " Through a series of fifty - seven ballotings , the voting did not materially change . Afterward , almost by common consent , an adjournment was carried ...
... Mississippi ; and I claim , at least , that that vote was guided by intelligence . " Through a series of fifty - seven ballotings , the voting did not materially change . Afterward , almost by common consent , an adjournment was carried ...
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... Mississippi ; secondly , to the United States ; which is the same as saying that he owed no allegiance to the United States at all . So , if a majority of the legislature of Mississippi should pronounce for secession , he was bound to ...
... Mississippi ; secondly , to the United States ; which is the same as saying that he owed no allegiance to the United States at all . So , if a majority of the legislature of Mississippi should pronounce for secession , he was bound to ...
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... Mississippi , loaded with his last troops , lying in Hampton Roads , waiting only for his coming to put to sea . It may interest some readers to know , that the total cost of raising the troops and starting them on their voyage , was ...
... Mississippi , loaded with his last troops , lying in Hampton Roads , waiting only for his coming to put to sea . It may interest some readers to know , that the total cost of raising the troops and starting them on their voyage , was ...
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... Mississippi river , and the first obstacle to be encountered , perhaps the only one , is in the resistance offered by Forts St. Philip and Jackson . It is expected that the navy can reduce the works ; in that case , you will , after ...
... Mississippi river , and the first obstacle to be encountered , perhaps the only one , is in the resistance offered by Forts St. Philip and Jackson . It is expected that the navy can reduce the works ; in that case , you will , after ...
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Страница 327 - As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subject to repeated insults from the women (calling themselves ladies ) of New Orleans, in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall, by word, gesture or movement, insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.
Страница 482 - When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Страница 172 - States wholly or in part under insurrectionary control, where the laws of the United States are so far opposed and resisted that they...
Страница 450 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America ; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever ; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.
Страница 612 - Butler to be a felon, deserving of capital punishment. I do order that he be no longer considered or treated simply as a public enemy of the Confederate States of America, but as an outlaw and common enemy of mankind, and that in the event of his capture the officer in command of the capturing force do cause him to be immediately executed by hanging...
Страница 46 - That we, the Democracy of the Union, in Convention assembled, hereby declare our affirmance of the resolutions unanimously adopted and declared as a platform of principles by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year 1856, believing that Democratic principles are unchangeable in their nature, when applied to the same subject-matters...
Страница 604 - I, therefore, felt no hesitation in taking the substance of the wealthy, who had caused the war, to feed the innocent poor, who had suffered by the war. And I shall now leave you with the proud consciousness that I carry with me the blessings of the humble and loyal, under the roof of the cottage and in the cabin of the slave, and so am quite content to incur the sneers of the salon^ or the curses of the rich.
Страница 234 - The Flag-Officer, having heard all the opinions expressed by the different commanders, is of the opinion that whatever is to be done will have to be done quickly...
Страница 45 - Resolved, That we, the Democracy of the Union, in Convention assembled, hereby declare our affirmance of the resolutions unanimously adopted and declared as a platform of principles by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, in the year 1856, believing that Democratic principles are unchangeable in their nature, when applied to the same...
Страница 39 - ... to control this nation through a disjointed democracy, or any material obstacle in that party which shall tend to throw us out of that rule and control, we shall then resort to the dissolution of the Union. The compromises in the Constitution, under the circumstances, were sufficient for our fathers, but, under the altered condition of our country from that period, leave to the South no resource but dissolution ; for no amendments to the Constitution could be reached through a convention of the...