History of the United States of America Under the Constitution: 1847-1861. [1891W.H. & O.H. Morrison, 1891 |
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... followed . † Taylor's bright star , brighter than his own while it lasted , was indeed one of the sorest tribulations to which our autocrat of the regular army had to school himself ; for Winfield Scott , with all his noble and ...
... followed . † Taylor's bright star , brighter than his own while it lasted , was indeed one of the sorest tribulations to which our autocrat of the regular army had to school himself ; for Winfield Scott , with all his noble and ...
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... distant border followed the declaration of war and our little army was thought to be in peril , led Taylor * See vol . iv . p . 541 . 1845 . OUTBREAK OF WAR . 13 to the conviction 12 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES . CHAP . XVIII .
... distant border followed the declaration of war and our little army was thought to be in peril , led Taylor * See vol . iv . p . 541 . 1845 . OUTBREAK OF WAR . 13 to the conviction 12 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES . CHAP . XVIII .
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... followed Taylor's injunction : " Defend the fort to the death ! " Arista resumed his cannonade ; but the boom of Taylor's guns in the distance soon gave our garrison confidence that they had decided right . For one week altogether did ...
... followed Taylor's injunction : " Defend the fort to the death ! " Arista resumed his cannonade ; but the boom of Taylor's guns in the distance soon gave our garrison confidence that they had decided right . For one week altogether did ...
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... followed painful rumors that in a bloody fight his army had been surrounded and cut to pieces . What exultation swept away that dark anxiety when the despatches were published which told the tale so modestly , none but a contemporary of ...
... followed painful rumors that in a bloody fight his army had been surrounded and cut to pieces . What exultation swept away that dark anxiety when the despatches were published which told the tale so modestly , none but a contemporary of ...
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... followed , Vera Cruz , in spite of repeated * Waddy Thompson's Recollections , 10 . † Ib . c . 1. The Vera Cruz of the present invasion was not the same town of the holy cross which Cortes founded in 1519 ; the latter and original ...
... followed , Vera Cruz , in spite of repeated * Waddy Thompson's Recollections , 10 . † Ib . c . 1. The Vera Cruz of the present invasion was not the same town of the holy cross which Cortes founded in 1519 ; the latter and original ...
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Seite 487 - If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Seite 286 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void : it being the true intent and meaning of this act, not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States...
Seite 134 - The whole country from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and from the seashore to the base of the Sierra Nevada, resounds to the sordid cry of gold ! GOLD ! ! GOLD...
Seite 474 - We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained, that the ordinance adopted by us in convention on...
Seite 493 - Do the people of the South really entertain fears that a Republican administration would, directly or indirectly, interfere with the slaves, or with them about the slaves? If they do, I wish to assure you, as once a friend, and still, I hope, not an enemy, that there is no cause for such fears. The South would be in no more danger in this respect than it was in the days of Washington.
Seite 493 - I suppose, however, this does not meet the case. You think slavery is right and ought to be extended, while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted. That. I suppose, is the rub. It certainly is the only substantial difference between us.
Seite 196 - ... and in the midst of great transactions which concern that country's fate ? Let the consequences be what they will, I am careless. No man can suffer too much, and no man can fall too soon, if he suffer or if he fall in defence of the liberties and Constitution of his country.
Seite 241 - ... until time and experience shall demonstrate the necessity of further legislation to guard against the evasion of the laws on the one hand and the abuse of their powers on the other...
Seite 376 - Besides, it is a judicial question, which legitimately belongs to the Supreme Court of the United States, before whom it is now pending, and will, it is understood, be speedily and finally settled. To their decision, in common with all good citizens, I shall cheerfully submit, whatever this may be...
Seite 490 - provisional government of the Confederate States of America...