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... president . After a while Smith was chosen to be the president of the colony . He managed so wisely and well that Jamestown was soon an orderly and pros- perous place . Most of the men went to work with a will . They cleared ground for ...
... president . After a while Smith was chosen to be the president of the colony . He managed so wisely and well that Jamestown was soon an orderly and pros- perous place . Most of the men went to work with a will . They cleared ground for ...
Page 183
... president of Pennsylvania . The next year he was a delegate to the convention which formed our present Constitution . 1785 — In 1790 , Dr. Franklin died , honored by the entire country in whose service he had spent so many years of his ...
... president of Pennsylvania . The next year he was a delegate to the convention which formed our present Constitution . 1785 — In 1790 , Dr. Franklin died , honored by the entire country in whose service he had spent so many years of his ...
Page 207
... of the states were present . George Washington was the president of the convention , and no man's words had greater weight. Room where the Constitutional Convention met Washington landing at New York just before his inauguration.
... of the states were present . George Washington was the president of the convention , and no man's words had greater weight. Room where the Constitutional Convention met Washington landing at New York just before his inauguration.
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... President . The new constitution made it necessary for the people to choose electors to elect a Presi- Our first President dent who should be the chief ruler , or executive officer , of the country . An elec- tion was held , and when ...
... President . The new constitution made it necessary for the people to choose electors to elect a Presi- Our first President dent who should be the chief ruler , or executive officer , of the country . An elec- tion was held , and when ...
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... President of the United States were both difficult and perplexing . He was to bring order out of disorder ; he was to put a new gov- ernment into operation . But so well did he perform his great task , and so well did he meet the ...
... President of the United States were both difficult and perplexing . He was to bring order out of disorder ; he was to put a new gov- ernment into operation . But so well did he perform his great task , and so well did he meet the ...
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Page 328 - My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it — and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 325 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 303 - ... and the President of the United States should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or slavery of the country, and asked...
Page 230 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the "First had his Cromwell — -and George the Third
Page 309 - Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native state, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.
Page 262 - A tall, lank, uncouth-looking personage, with long locks of hair hanging over his face and a cue down his back tied in an eel-skin; his dress singular; his manners those of a rough backwoodsman.
Page 276 - I wish that in an instant I could communicate the information: but three thousand miles are not passed over in an instant, and we must wait four long weeks before we can hear from each other.
Page 310 - Men, we have fought through the war together. I have done my best for you. My heart is too full to say more.
Page 326 - 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.
Page 373 - The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment.