Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1906: Based Upon the Plan of Benson John Lossing ...Harper & brothers, 1905 |
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... civil en- gineer ; born in New York City in 1812 ; was educated in New York , and in 1827- 46 was an engineer in the construction of the Erie Canal . Afterwards he was chief engineer of the construction of dry - docks in the Brooklyn ...
... civil en- gineer ; born in New York City in 1812 ; was educated in New York , and in 1827- 46 was an engineer in the construction of the Erie Canal . Afterwards he was chief engineer of the construction of dry - docks in the Brooklyn ...
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... Civil War , becoming a captain in the 3d Artillery Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia . After the war he founded and became head master of the University School in Petersburg , Va . , which he subsequently removed to Rich- mond , Va ...
... Civil War , becoming a captain in the 3d Artillery Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia . After the war he founded and became head master of the University School in Petersburg , Va . , which he subsequently removed to Rich- mond , Va ...
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... Civil War he drove off the Confederate battery attacking Franklin's corps at West Point , Va . , on May 2 , 1862 ; captured the Con- federate gunboat Teazer , July 4 , follow- ing ; was in the battle of Mobile Bay ; and during the war ...
... Civil War he drove off the Confederate battery attacking Franklin's corps at West Point , Va . , on May 2 , 1862 ; captured the Con- federate gunboat Teazer , July 4 , follow- ing ; was in the battle of Mobile Bay ; and during the war ...
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... civil engineering and as super- intendent of railroads . He was residing in Ohio when the Civil War broke out , and was commissioned major - general of Ohio volunteers by the governor . He took command of all the troops in the Depart ...
... civil engineering and as super- intendent of railroads . He was residing in Ohio when the Civil War broke out , and was commissioned major - general of Ohio volunteers by the governor . He took command of all the troops in the Depart ...
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... civil by the military laws in States not in insurrection ; the arbitrary military arrest , imprisonment , trial , and sentence of American citizens in States where civil law exists in full force ; the suppression of freedom of speech ...
... civil by the military laws in States not in insurrection ; the arbitrary military arrest , imprisonment , trial , and sentence of American citizens in States where civil law exists in full force ; the suppression of freedom of speech ...
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Side 30 - Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
Side 171 - House dissenting) had declared that " by the act of the Republic of Mexico a state of war exists between that Government and the United States...
Side 36 - ... ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict, and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war. We hope that all who are represented here may be moved to higher and nobler effort for their own and the world's good, and that out of this city may come not only greater commerce and trade for us all, but, more essential than these, relations of mutual respect, confidence and friendship which will deepen and endure. "Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously...
Side 38 - Alliance, or a better system ; also by payments in discharge of its obligations for public improvements. 1. We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1.
Side 67 - British subjects alone that, under the pretext of searching for these, thousands of American citizens, under the safeguard of public law and of their national flag, have been torn from their country and from everything dear to them, have been dragged on board ships of war of a foreign nation, and exposed under the severities of their discipline, to be exiled to the most distant and deadly climes, to risk their lives in the battles of their oppressors, and to be the melancholy instruments of taking...
Side 34 - After all, how near one to the other is every part of the world. Modern inventions have brought into close relation widely separated peoples and made them better acquainted. Geographic and political divisions will continue to exist, but distances have been effaced. Swift ships and fast trains are becoming cosmopolitan. They invade fields which a few years ago were impenetrable. The world's products are exchanged as never before, and with increasing transportation facilities come increasing knowledge...
Side 133 - God's people here, and not to practice those courses in a wilderness which you went so far to prevent. These rigid ways have laid you very low in the hearts of the saints. I do assure you I have heard them pray in the public assemblies that the Lord would give you meek and humble spirits, not to strive so much for uniformity as to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace.
Side 228 - ... exempt from the payment of all taxes or duties of the United States, as well as from taxation in any form by or under State, municipal, or local authority...
Side 46 - ... the future of the Philippines may be, there is no course open to us now except the prosecution of the war until the insurgents are reduced to submission. The commission is of the opinion that there has been no time since the destruction of the Spanish squadron by Admiral Dewey when it was possible to withdraw our forces from the islands either with honor to ourselves or with safety to the inhabitants.
Side 273 - ... conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court...