 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1861 - 798 pages
...Anderson acted upon his own responsibility and without authority, unless, indeed, he had " taagible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act"...officer, and justice requires that he should not be C"i)demned without a fair hearing. Be this as it may, when I learned that Major Anderson had left Fort... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 572 pages
...from the seat of war, hi hopes that delay would furnish some excuse for this precipitation. But this ' tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile...part of the authorities of South Carolina,' which is the only justification of Major Anderson you are forced to admit, ' has not yet been alleged.' But... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 560 pages
...that Major Anderson acted upon his own responsihility, and withont anthority, uuless, indeed, he had ' tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act ' on the part of South Carolina, which has not yet been alleged; Still.he is a brave and honortble officer, and justice... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1862 - 554 pages
...from the scat of war, in hopes that delay would furnish some excuse for this precipitation. But this ' tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile...part of the authorities of South Carolina,' which is the only justification of Major Anderson you are forced to admit, ' has not yet been alleged.' But... | |
 | South Carolina. Convention - Constitutions - 1862 - 894 pages
...from the seat of war, in hopes that delay would furnish some excuse for this precipitation. But this " tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile...part of the authorities of South Carolina," (which is the only justification of Major Anderson,) yon are forced to admit " has not yet been alleged."... | |
 | Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 764 pages
...that Major Anderson acted upon his own responsibility, and without authority, unless, indeed, he had ' tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act' on the part of South Carolina, which has not yet been alleged. Still, he is a brave and honorable officer, and justice... | |
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 pages
...Major Anderson acted upon his own responsibility, and without authority — unless, indeed, he had ' tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act' on the part of South Carolina, which has not yet been alleged." The first impression upon the mind of the president,... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 462 pages
...Major Anderson acted upon his own responsibility, and without authority, — unless, indeed, lie "had tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile...he should not be condemned without a fair hearing. I Be this as it may, when I learned that Major Anderson had left Fort Moultrie and proceeded to Fort... | |
 | Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 680 pages
...r'these circumstances it is clear that »ponsibility, and without authority, — unless, indeed, he " had » brave and honorable officer, and jpstice requires that he should not be condemned withont a fair... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1865 - 676 pages
...Major Anderson acted upon his own refponsibility, and without authority, — unless, indeed, he "had and support to t ho pretensions of conspiracy and treason: and t P»rt of the authorities of South Carolina, which has not yet been alleged. Still he is » brave and... | |
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Under these circumstances it is clear that Major Anderson acted upon his own responsibility, and without authority, unless, indeed, he had " tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act" on the part of the authorities of South Carolina, which... 
