Life and Correspondence of John A. Quitman: Major-general, U.S.A., and Governor of the State of Mississippi, Band 2Harper & Brothers, 1860 |
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... give me a full division , so long as I was on duty with him , and promised me for the future it should be corrected . He went so far as to say that I might select such position in the army , consistent with A 2 JOHN A. QUITMAN .
... give me a full division , so long as I was on duty with him , and promised me for the future it should be corrected . He went so far as to say that I might select such position in the army , consistent with A 2 JOHN A. QUITMAN .
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... give me a wide sea and a flowing sail . I would rather go down gloriously , engulfed by a mount- ain wave on the great deep , than be swamped in the surf of the sea - shore . My receptions every where have been enthusiastic in the ...
... give me a wide sea and a flowing sail . I would rather go down gloriously , engulfed by a mount- ain wave on the great deep , than be swamped in the surf of the sea - shore . My receptions every where have been enthusiastic in the ...
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... give you my hand upon your prompt rejection of the honor of exile , which our cool and calculating friend the President was disposed to confer on you . It would be a very convenient thing if our President possessed the power of sending ...
... give you my hand upon your prompt rejection of the honor of exile , which our cool and calculating friend the President was disposed to confer on you . It would be a very convenient thing if our President possessed the power of sending ...
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... give up that right . We will not yield it . We have a right to the quiet enjoyment of our slave property . We can not and will no longer permit that right to be dis- turbed . It is of those essential rights which can not be yielded up ...
... give up that right . We will not yield it . We have a right to the quiet enjoyment of our slave property . We can not and will no longer permit that right to be dis- turbed . It is of those essential rights which can not be yielded up ...
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... give up 84 men from the North for 29 men from the South , these being the pro- portions into which the Northern and Southern mem- bers of Congress of the Taylor party were then divided . Those who knew the constitutional obstinacy of ...
... give up 84 men from the North for 29 men from the South , these being the pro- portions into which the Northern and Southern mem- bers of Congress of the Taylor party were then divided . Those who knew the constitutional obstinacy of ...
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Seite 353 - Should this question be answered in the affirmative, then, by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Spain if we possess the power ; and this upon the very same principle that would justify an individual in tearing down the burning house of his neighbor, if there were no other means of preventing the flames from destroying his own house. " Under such circumstances, we ought neither to count the cost nor regard the odds which Spain might enlist against us.
Seite 240 - States; to examine the relative situation and trade of the said states; to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial relations may be necessary to their common interest, and their permanent harmony; and to report to the several states such an act relative to this great object, as, when unanimously ratified by them, will enable the United States in congress assembled effectually to provide for the same.
Seite 240 - States shall in no instance be subjected to pay higher imposts and duties, than those imposed on the subjects of foreign powers; provided also that the Legislative power of the several States shall not be restrained from prohibiting the importation or exportation of any species of goods or commodities whatsoever...
Seite 234 - No tax or duty shall be laid by the Legislature on articles exported from any State ; nor on the migration or importation of such persons as the several States shall think proper to admit ; nor shall such migration or importation be prohibited.
Seite 242 - Thus the rights of property are united with the rights of person, and placed on the same ground by the fifth amendment to the Constitution, which provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty and property, without due process of law.
Seite 61 - States with intention to invade the island of Cuba, a colony of Spain, with which this country is at peace; and Whereas it is believed that this expedition is instigated and set on foot chiefly by foreigners who dare to make our shores the scene of their guilty and hostile preparations against a friendly power and seek by falsehood and misrepresentation to seduce our own citizens, especially the young and inconsiderate, into their wicked schemes — an ungrateful return for the benefits conferred...
Seite 133 - THOUGH I have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with you, I think it not improbable that you may have learnt my name from your excellent parents, who...
Seite 101 - With respect to the 15th article of the same Treaty of Friendship, Limits and Navigation of 1795, in which it is stipulated, that the Flag shall cover the property, the Two High Contracting Parties agree that this shall be so understood with respect to those Powers who...
Seite 100 - ... leaving open and free to them the Tribunals of Justice for their Judicial recourse on the same terms, which are usual and customary with the natives or Citizens of the Country...
Seite 100 - And it is agreed, that the subjects or citizens of each of the contracting parties, their vessels or effects, shall not be liable to any embargo or detention on the part of the other, for any military expedition or other public or private purpose whatever.