Arbitrary Arrests in the South; Or, Scenes from the Experience of an Alabama Unionist |
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Page 133 - must I leave thee, Paradise ? thus leave Thee, native soil; these happy walks and shades, Fit haunt of gods ? where I had hoped to spend. Quiet, though sad, the respite of that day, That must be mortal to us both.
Page 186 - overthrowing or interfering with the rights and established institutions of the 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,
Page 141 - and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the South to the North shall be burned therein. " 48 And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. " 49 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables
Page 206 - There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon, real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
Page 101 - They praise and they admire they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other; And what delight to be, by such, extolled, To live upon their tongues and be their talk, Of whom to be dispraised, were no small praise?
Page 141 - 47 And say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee* and it shall devour every green tree in
Page 186 - That this war is not waged on their part in any spirit of oppression, or for any purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights and established institutions of the 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,
Page 196 - In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish; that
Page 113 - In all criminal prosecutions, the accused lias a right to be heard by himself and counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation, and have a copy thereof; to be confronted
Page 87 - No person shall be accused, arrested, or detained, except in cases ascertained by law, and according to the forms which the same has prescribed: and no person shall be punished but in virtue of a law established and promulgated prior to the offence and legally