Southern History of the War: The First Year of the WarC. B. Richardson, 1864 - 391 sider |
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Abolitionists Abraham Lincoln advance arms army artillery attack battery battle battle-field Beauregard brigade camp campaign captured cavalry Centreville Charleston Cheat Mountain Chickahominy citizens Colonel command Confederate forces Congress Constitution Convention Cotton Hill Davis declared defeated defence Donelson election enemy enemy's engaged evacuation federacy Federal forces Federal troops field fight fire flag Floyd Fort Craig Fort Donelson Fort Sumter Governor gunboats guns House hundred infantry Island Jackson Johnston Kanawha Kentucky Legislature Lincoln government loss Manassas McClellan McCulloch ment miles military Mississippi Missouri Missourians morning Mountain movement Nashville night North Northern o'clock occupied officers ordered Orleans party portion position Potomac President Price prisoners railroad rear regiment reinforcements retreat Richmond river road Roanoke Island Senate shot side slavery slaves soldiers South Carolina spirit Sterling Price Sumter surrender Tennessee territory thousand tion Union victory Virginia vote Washington whole Yankee
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Side 363 - ARTICLE I SECTION 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. SECTION 2. 1 The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several States...
Side 369 - States or Territories of the United States of America, is hereby forbidden; and Congress is required to pass such laws as shall effectually prevent the same. (2) Congress shall also have power to prohibit the introduction of slaves from any State not a member of, or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.
Side 376 - In all such territory, the institution of negro slavery, as it now exists in the Confederate States, shall be recognized and protected by Congress and by the territorial government...
Side 365 - States shall be president of the senate but shall have no vote unless they be equally divided.
Side 32 - Inasmuch as differences of opinion exist in the Democratic party as to the nature and extent of the powers of a Territorial Legislature, and as to the powers and duties of Congress, under the Constitution of the United States, over the institution of Slavery within the Territories : "2. Resolved, That the Democratic Party will abide by the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States on the questions of Constitutional law.
Side 375 - Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.
Side 363 - We, the People of the Confederate States, each State acting in its Sovereign and Independent character, in order to form a Permanent Federal Government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity — invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God — do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Confederate States of America.
Side 369 - Congress shall appropriate no money from the treasury except by a vote of two'thirds of both Houses, taken by Yeas and Nays, unless it be asked and estimated for by some one of the Heads of Departments, and submitted to Congress by the President...
Side 67 - Pulaski, nineteen thousand men, and sixteen thousand are now en route for Virginia. It is proposed to organize and hold in readiness for instant action , in view of the present exigencies of the country , an army of one hundred thousand men.
Side 368 - To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water; 12 To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years ; 13 To provide and maintain a navy...