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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 53 3 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 21 1 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 14 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 14 0 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 12 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 16, 1864., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1861., [Electronic resource] 4 2 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 3 1 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 2 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Mr. Lincoln in Washington. (search)
ard was there, and that he passed the card to him as he gave the answer, was quite furious. He had just arrived and presented himself in a new black suit, and a black suit, and a black beaver, looking better than I have seen him for some time. Having cast, the vote of Oregon for Mr. Lincoln, he had cause to exclaim et tu brute. There is no longer any doubt that Mr. Seward has the inside track of the ribune. Mr. Lincoln was afterwards called upon by the President, Senator Powell, Hon. Preston King, Vice-President Breckinridge, Senator Doolittle, Commodore Spalding, and other gentlemen of note. A throng of ladies, among whom was the family of Gen. Cass, paid their respects to Mrs. Lincoln, who held quite a levee up to 2 P. M. At 2 o'clock Mr. Lincoln, accompanied by Senator Seward, visited the Capitol, and spent a short time on the floor of both Houses, where he was greeted by his friends. He also visited the chamber of the Supreme Court, and was presented by Mr. Sewar
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National Crisis. (search)
red. -- We have reached the bottom of our troubles, and henceforth our fortunes will be brighter. The Conference has met and overcome the Territorial difficulty, in a mode satisfactory to all the slave States represented, and we entertain no doubt that we shall overcome all other difficulties, and reach a result on all points in controversy, to the satisfaction of a large majority, and probably close our labors on Tuesday. I cannot be more explicit." The New Orleans Mint. Postmaster General King has made an effort to secure the bullion fund of the Government in the New Orleans Mint, by drawing upon Mr. Guinot, the Assistant Treasurer of Louisiana, for three hundred thousand dollars. Dispatches received this afternoon say that the draft was dishonored. The Seizure of the Texas forts. A Southern Senator received a dispatch today making the following announcement: "The Texas forts are all in the possession of Commissioners appointed by the Convention. General T
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 71 (search)
ents all unstained by contact with party conflicts. He would be lost to every consideration of duty, who did not, in this trying hour, forget that he ever belonged to a political party. This point was well illustrated by the anecdote of the Duke of Wellington and the old soldier. When asked by his leader if in the height of battle he thought of his regiment, the war-scarred veteran replied that he loved his regiment — he gloried in its honor; but on the battle field he thought only of his King and his country. So (said Mr. G.) let it be now. Let us relinquish all for the glory and honor of Virginia. He was ready to lose all rather than sink to degradation and disgrace; and his fervent prayer was that Heaven would protect the noble old Common wealth. Mr. Goode having closed his remarks. Mr. Goggin, of Bedford, arose to address the Convention. He proceeded to say that he had come here to discharge a high and responsible duty as one of those who had been clothed with the