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John F. Hume, The abolitionists together with personal memories of the struggle for human rights, Chapter 17: Colonization (search)
s did not want Central America. A story that is curiously illustrative of Mr. Lincoln's attachment to the policy of removing the colored people is told by L. E. Chittenden in his Recollections of President Lincoln. Mr. Chittenden was a citizen of Vermont and Register of the Treasury under Lincoln, with whom he was in intimate aMr. Chittenden was a citizen of Vermont and Register of the Treasury under Lincoln, with whom he was in intimate and confidential relations: During one of his welcome visits to my office, says Mr. Chittenden, the President seemed to be buried in thought over some subject of great interest. After long reflection he abruptly exclaimed that he wanted to ask me a question. Do you know any energetic contractor? he inquired; one wMr. Chittenden, the President seemed to be buried in thought over some subject of great interest. After long reflection he abruptly exclaimed that he wanted to ask me a question. Do you know any energetic contractor? he inquired; one who would be willing to take a large contract attended with some risk? I know New England contractors, I replied, who would not be frightened by the magnitude or risk of any contract. The element of prospective profit is the only one that would interest them. If there was a fair prospect of profit, they would not hesitate to
John F. Hume, The abolitionists together with personal memories of the struggle for human rights, Index (search)
of capture, 191-194. Campbell, David, 202. Campbell, John R., 202. Capron, Effingham C., 202. Carlisle, Earl of, 18. Chapman, Mrs. Henry, 33. Charcoals, Missouri, 159; delegation to President, 162, 166; fight for Free Missouri, 162; appeal to President for protection, 166-168. Chase, Salmon P., 10, 13, 14, 59-61, 148, 205; financial policy, 60; espousal of Abolitionism, 61; and third party, 64; election to United States Senate, 206. Child, David Lee, 204. Child, Lydia Maria, 204. Chittenden, L. E., 134. Churchill's Crisis, 157. Civil War, 11; due to Abolitionists, 12. Clay, Henry, 2, 6. Claybanks, 159; exclusion from National Convention, 169. Coffin, Joshua, 201. Coffin, Levi, 197-198; President of the Underground railroad, 97. Colonization, 128-135; Society, 128; and England, 130-132; Lincoln's opinion, 133; experiments, 133-134. Colonizationists, pretended friendship for negroes, 130. Compromise of 1850, 6. Conover, A. J., 205. Cotton-gin, invention of, 31. Cox,
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Alexandria. (search)
whole number of votes cast was 213. C. A. Ware, on the "anti-reform ticket," was elected Mayor. A long list of sales of property made under the direct law, on the 1st instant, is published. We give a few items: Office of the Virginia Sentinel and residence of R. M. Smith, assessed at $3,500, sold to W. A. Duncan for $1,750; house on Washington street, assessed to J. H. Lathrop at $500, sold to F. H. Pierpont ("Governor,") for $450; ten houses and lots were knocked out to one "L. E. Chittenden." The Gazette publishes extracts from the speech of Lewis McKenzie in the Yankee House of Representatives, on the contest by him for a seat in that body. He urges his loyally strongly — says he is and has been all the time a friend to the Government. "--"did all he could to prevent the rebellion against a Government which has always been kind and paternal, particularly to the people of the South," and many other like sentences. He pleads the "nigger" with special emphasis; says f