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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 1: the political Conventions in 1860. (search)
; and Thaddeus P. Mott, Chairman, and J. Lawrence, Secretary of the Association, whatever it was. These certified that Gideon J. Tucker and Dr. Charles Edward Lewis Stuart had been appointed delegates at large from the Association ; and that Colonel Baldwin, Isaac Lawrence, James B. Bensel, and James Villiers, had been appointed Delegates, and N. Drake Parsons, James S. Selby: M. Dudley Bean, and A. W. Gilbert, Alternatives, to represent the Association at the Richmond Convention for the nominaPresbyterian Church, and known as that of Dr. Plummer's. managed. The leaders allowed no definite action. An expression of opinion concerning the platforms offered at Charleston was suppressed; and on the second day of the session, while a Colonel Baldwin, of the New York commissioners, smarting under the lash of W. L. Barry, of Mississippi, who charged him with abusing the courtesy of the Convention by talking of the horrors of disunion, was asking forgiveness in an abject manners, Halste
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1., Chapter 10: Peace movements.--Convention of conspirators at Montgomery. (search)
n, William W. Hoppin, George H. Browne, Samuel G. Arnold. Connecticut.--Roger S. Baldwin, Chauncey F. Cleveland, Charles J. McCurdy, James T. Pratt, Robins Battellhusetts, Francis B. Crowninshield: Rhode Island, Samuel Ames; Connecticut, Roger S. Baldwin; New York, David Dudley Field; New Jersey, Peter D. Vroom; Pennsylvania, The claimant thereby should lose his property. Two members of the Committee (Baldwin, of Connecticut. and Seddon, of Virginia) each presented a minority report. Baldwin proposed a general Convention of all the States, The Legislature of Kentucky had made application to Congress to call a convention of all the States to consider amendments to the Constitution, and Mr. Baldwin proposed that the several States should join Kentucky in this request. to consider amendments to the Constitut same day, Mr. Guthrie's majority report was taken up for final action, when Mr. Baldwin offered his proposition as a substitute, and it was rejected by a vote of th
nts. South Carolina and Georgia can not do without slaves. * * He contended that the importation of slaves would be for the interest of the whole Union. The more slaves, the more products to employ the carrying trade; the more consumption also; and the more of this, the more revenue for the common treasury. He admitted it to be reasonable, that slaves should be dutied, like other imports, but should consider a rejection of the clause as an exclusion of South Carolina from the Union. Mr. Baldwin has similar conceptions in the case of Georgia. Mr. Wilson (of Pennsylvania) observed, that, if South Carolina and Georgia were thus disposed to get rid of the importation of slaves in a short time, as had been suggested, they would never refuse to unite, because the importation might be prohibited. As the section now stands, all articles imported are to be taxed. Slaves alone are exempt. This is, in fact, a bounty on that article. Mr. Dickinson [of Delaware] expressed his sentim
, Asa Fowler; Vermont, Hiland Hall; Massachusetts, Francis B. Crowninshield; Rhode Island, Samuel Ames; Connecticut, Roger S. Baldwin; New York, David Dudley Field; New Jersey, Peter D. Vroom; Pennsylvania, Thomas White; Ohio, Thomas Ewing; Indiana, Federal Constitution; which amendments, as perfected and voted on by the Conference, will hereafter be given. Gov. Roger S. Baldwin [Republican], of Connecticut, made a dissenting report; recommending that, instead of the aforesaid amendments, t Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia--11. Mr. Guthrie's report at length coming up for action thereon, Gov. Baldwin moved a substitution for said report of his proposition aforesaid; which was in the following words: Whereas, unhaeir return to bondage from the Free States to which they had escaped. Mr. Tuck's proposition in the Peace Conference, Gov. Baldwin's, and nearly every authentic or influential utterance from the same side, admitted the duty of the North, if it could
aker, Col. Edward D., 422; reinforces Col. Devens at Ball's Bluff, 622; his death, 623; orders from Gen. Stone to, 624. Bagby, Arthur P., of Ala., on Annexation, 174. Bailey, Godard, an account of his defalcations at Washington, 410-11. Baldwin, Roger S., of Conn., 397; 398; 404. Baldwin, Henry, of Pa., his vote on the Missouri Compromise, 80. Ballou, Major, killed at Bull Run, 545; 552. Ball's Bluff, Battle of, 621 to 624; bravery of the Federal troops at. 625. Baltimore, Baldwin, Henry, of Pa., his vote on the Missouri Compromise, 80. Ballou, Major, killed at Bull Run, 545; 552. Ball's Bluff, Battle of, 621 to 624; bravery of the Federal troops at. 625. Baltimore, Dem. Convention of 1844 at, 164; Convention of 1843 at, 191; Conventions at, in 1852, 222-3: Whig Convention of 1856 at, 247; Seceders' and Douglas Conventions at, 317-18: other Conventions at, 818-19; 407; 420; President Lincoln's passage through, 421; 461; Secession meeting at, 462; the mobbing of the Federal troops, 463-4; great Union meeting at, 471; Gen. Butler takes possession of, 471; 472; 528-9. Baltimore Exchange, The, endeavors to incite a mob against President Lincoln, 420. Bal
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Connecticut (search)
h1813 to 1817 Oliver Wolcott1817 to 1827 Gideon Tomlinson1827 to 1831 John S. Peters1831 to 1833 H. W. Edwards1833 to 1834 Samuel A. Foote1834 to 1835 H. W. Edwards1835 to 1838 W. W. Ellsworth1838 to 1842 O. F. Cleveland1842 to 1844 Roger S. Baldwin1844 to 1846 Clark Bissell1846 to 1849 Joseph Trumbull1849 to 1850 Thomas H. Seymour1850 to 1853 Governors of Connecticut—Continued. Name.Date. Charles H. Pond 1853 to 1854 Henry Dutton 1854 to 1855 W. T. Minor 1855 to 1857 A. H. 4th1831 to 1837 Nathan Smith23d 1833 to 1835 John M. Niles 24th to 25th1835 to 1839 Perry Smith25th to 27th1837 to 1843 Thaddeus Betts 26th1839 to 1840 Jabez W. Huntington26th to 29th1840 to 1847 John M. Niles 28th to 30th1843 to 1849 Roger S. Baldwin30th to 31st1847 to 1851 Truman Smith 31st to 33d1849 to 1854 Isaac Toucey 32d to 34th1852 to 1857 Francis Gillett 33d1854 to 1855 Lafayette Foster 34th to 39th1855 to 1867 James Dixon 35th to 40th1857 to 1869 Orris S. Ferry 40th to 44t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Constitution of the United States (search)
fflin, Robt. Morris, Geo. Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Jared Ingersoll, James Wilson, Gouv. Morris. Delaware. Geo: Read, Jaco: Broom, John Dickinson, Richard Bassett, Gunning Bedford, Jun. Maryland. James Mchenry, Danl. Carroll, Dan of St. Thos. Jenifer. Virginia. John Blair, James Madison, Jr. North Carolina. Wm. Blount, Hugh Williamson, Richd. Dobbs Spaight. South Carolina. J. Rutledge, Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Pierce Butler. Georgia. William Few, Abr. Baldwin. Attest: William Jackson, Secretary. Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The following amendments were proposed at the first session of the First Congress of the United States, which was begun and held at the city of New York on the 4th of March, 1789, and were declared in force Dec. 15, 1791. The following preamble and resolution preceded the original proposition of the amendments, and as they have been supposed to have an important bearing on the construction o