Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 5

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James Grant Wilson, John Fiske
Gale Research Company, 1888 - America
 

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Page 61 - of the ordinance of 1781, to the effect that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Page 11 - will not be along Mason and Dixon's line merely. It will be within our own borders, in our own streets, between the two classes of citizens to whom I have referred. Those who defy law and scout constitutional obligations will, if we ever reach the arbitrament of arms, find occupation enough at home. . . . I
Page 61 - for its prosecution. Its preamble read as follows: "Whereas, by the act of the republic of Mexico, a state of war exists between that government and the
Page 160 - am compelled to declare it as my deliberate opinion that, if this bill passes, the bonds of this Union are virtually dissolved; that the states which compose it are free from their moral obligations ; and that, as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation — amicably, if they can ; violently, if they must.
Page 120 - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire amidst the Ruins of the Capitol, while the Barefooted Friars were singing Vespers in the Temple of Jupiter.
Page 9 - President Pierce maintained the constitutionality of slavery and the fugitive-slave law, denounced slavery agitation, and hoped that " no sectional or ambitious or fanatical excitement might again threaten the durability of our institutions, or obscure the light of our prosperity.
Page 383 - St. Clair reached Fort Edward with the remnant of his men. " The •evacuation," wrote Washington, when the news reached him, " is an event of chagrin and surprise not apprehended, nor within the compass of my reasoning. This stroke is severe indeed, and has distressed us much.
Page 60 - On 4 March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugurated. In his inaugural address, after recounting the blessings conferred upon the nation by the Federal Union, he said : " To perpetuate them, it is our sacred duty to preserve it. Who shall assign limits to the achievements of free minds and free hands under the protection of this glorious Union
Page 224 - officer escaped death in a boat that contained fifty souls ; he was wounded. The Americans fought with great firmness. Some of the boats were left without a single man to row them : others with three and four. The most that any one returned with was about ten. Several boats floated on shore full of dead bodies.
Page 174 - Universal History Americanized, or an Historical View of the World from the Earliest Records to the Nineteenth Century, with a Particular Reference to the State of Society, Literature. Religion, and Form of Government of the United States of

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