| Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...claiming to represent the old Whigs, met also at Baltimore and declared merely that it stood for " the Constitution of the country, the union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws." They nominated for the Presidency John Bell of Tennessee, and for the VicePresidency Edward Everett.... | |
| Missouri. Convention - History - 1861 - 336 pages
...understand you, but I say no, — you are a coercionist." I stand in favor of the Constitution of my country, the Union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws, and if this is coercion, you can have it for what it is worth. What kind of a position would we be... | |
| William D. Jones - United States - 1864 - 276 pages
...li That it is both the part of patriotism and of duty to recognize no political principle other than the Constitution of the country, the Union of the, States, and the enforcement of t/ie laws, Sfc. The principles of the other parties were more definitely expressed, so that, however... | |
| Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1865 - 902 pages
...American, now adopted the designation of " Constitutional Union," and proclaimed as their platform, " The Constitution of the country, the union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws." 1 See Hist., pp. 774, 775. Such were the issues. One section of the Democratic c£vY'party nominated... | |
| Josiah Gilbert Holland - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 574 pages
...their fears. They passed a "conservative" resolution, declaring that they had no principles except "The Constitution of the country, the Union of the states, and the enforcement of the laws." The convention nominated John Bell of Tennessee for president, and Edward Everett of Massachusetts... | |
| Benson John Lossing - History - 1866 - 628 pages
...for the party to plant itself upon in the coming contest, that which was defined by the words : — THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. This platform was adopted unanimously. The Convention now proceeded to vote for candidates for the... | |
| Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 572 pages
...their fears. They passed a "conservative" resolution, declaring that they had no principles except "The Constitution of the country, the Union of the states, and the enforcement of the laws." The convention nominated John Bell of Tennessee for president, and Edvrard Everett of Massachusetts... | |
| Jacob Harris Patton - United States - 1867 - 834 pages
...American, now adopted the designation of " Constitutional Union/' and proclaimed as their platform, "The Constitution of the country, the union of the States^ and the enforcement of the laws/' 1 Bee Hist., pp. 774, 775. Such were the issues. One section of the Democratic C^IP> party nominated... | |
| John William Draper - Literary Criticism - 1867 - 568 pages
...party, met likewise at Baltimore. mrtynSmi^ 11 I* declared its principles to be the Constir.Beii. tution of the country, the union of the states, and the enforcement of the laws. It nominated Mr. John Bell, of Tennessee, as President, and Mr. Edward Everett, of Massachusetts, as... | |
| Horace Greeley - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 650 pages
..." (late " American " ) party, met by delegates three days later in Baltimore, declared its platform to be " the Constitution of the country, the Union of the States, and the enforcement of the Laws," and nominated thereon John Bell, of Tennessee, for President, and Edward Everett, of Massachusetts,... | |
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