A Political Manual for 1866 [to 1869]Philp & Solomons, 1868 - United States |
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... Freedmen's Bu- reau - The Electoral College Bill , and Presi- dent Johnson's veto , with the votes on re - pas- sage - President Johnson's Proclamation on the Ratification of the XIVth Amendment by Florida and North Carolina - General ...
... Freedmen's Bu- reau - The Electoral College Bill , and Presi- dent Johnson's veto , with the votes on re - pas- sage - President Johnson's Proclamation on the Ratification of the XIVth Amendment by Florida and North Carolina - General ...
Page 270
... Freedman's Bureau ' bill ; yes , that I was a traitor . And I have been traduced , I have been slan- dered , I have been maligned , I have been called Judas Is- cariot , and all that . Now , my countrymen , here to - night , it is very ...
... Freedman's Bureau ' bill ; yes , that I was a traitor . And I have been traduced , I have been slan- dered , I have been maligned , I have been called Judas Is- cariot , and all that . Now , my countrymen , here to - night , it is very ...
Page 298
... freedmen and Union men in remote parts of Texas is truly horrible . The Government is denounced , the freedmen are shot , and Union men are persecuted if they have the temerity to express their opinion . State to an alarming extent ...
... freedmen and Union men in remote parts of Texas is truly horrible . The Government is denounced , the freedmen are shot , and Union men are persecuted if they have the temerity to express their opinion . State to an alarming extent ...
Page 309
... freedmen are doing well . I have the honor to be , very respectfully , your obedient servant , J. G. FOSTER , But . Maj . Gen. U. S. Army , Commanding District . GENERAL : I have the honor to make the fol- Byt . Maj . Gen. GEO . L ...
... freedmen are doing well . I have the honor to be , very respectfully , your obedient servant , J. G. FOSTER , But . Maj . Gen. U. S. Army , Commanding District . GENERAL : I have the honor to make the fol- Byt . Maj . Gen. GEO . L ...
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... freedmen , against whom much gross injustice had been committed . in South Carolina . and 71,657 blacks ; and in South Carolina , 45,751 whites , and " In North Carolina there were registered 103,060 whites , 79,585 blacks ...
... freedmen , against whom much gross injustice had been committed . in South Carolina . and 71,657 blacks ; and in South Carolina , 45,751 whites , and " In North Carolina there were registered 103,060 whites , 79,585 blacks ...
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Page 325 - The General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens.
Page 359 - That the normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom ; that as our republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that " no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...
Page 356 - States by positive legislation prohibiting its existence or extension therein; that we deny the authority of Congress, of a Territorial legislature, of any individual or association of individuals, to give legal existence to slavery in any Territory of the United States while the present Constitution shall be maintained.
Page 342 - States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired; and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.
Page 359 - That the new dogma, that the Constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into any or all of the Territories of the United States, is a dangerous political heresy, at variance with the explicit provisions of that instrument itself, with contemporaneous exposition, and with legislative and judicial precedent; is revolutionary in its tendency, and subversive of the peace and harmony of the country.
Page 341 - I, , do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder...
Page 341 - ... with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves...
Page 334 - June 30, 1868 and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1867, and also to prevent the execution of an act entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States...
Page 360 - That the Republican party is opposed to any change in our naturalization laws, or any State legislation by which the rights of citizenship hitherto accorded to immigrants from foreign lands shall be abridged or impaired ; and in favor of giving a full and efficient protection to the rights of all classes of citizens, whether native or naturalized, both at home and abroad.
Page 340 - The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under the constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority...