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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 192 192 Browse Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 88 88 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 41 41 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2 32 32 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) 31 31 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 26 26 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 25 25 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 23 23 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 21 21 Browse Search
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. 19 19 Browse Search
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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), The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States. (search)
Northern area increased in population until in 1844 its representation in the popular branch of Conon by act of the Federal government. Though in 1844 the organized movement in favor of abolition waght to a crisis by the presidential election of 1844, in which the questions of the annexation of Teitution of slavery. There was no such right in 1844 nor in 1861. They did not intend to submit to ould be accomplished only by force of arms. In 1844, as in 1861, the Southern people loved the Uniof parties. Said the New York Evening Post in 1844 (as quoted in Ladd's History of the War with Meican people, as the verdict of the election of 1844 plainly demonstrated, and the following table octional interests. Yet, during the campaign of 1844, one of the party cries had been Fifty-four forment was aroused by the presidential canvass of 1844. In this canvass the generous spirit of the So the party zeal in the presidential election of 1844. President Polk came into office March 4, 18[1 more...]
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), The civil history of the Confederate States (search)
with all the power of this special objection pressed upon the Northern States, the total strength of the fanatics shown in 1844 in thirteen States, all North, was less than 60,000 votes. The election of Mr. Polk, in 1844, to the presidency, was a 1844, to the presidency, was a decisive verdict of the people in favor of the annexation of Texas, the chief reason of which, as stated by statesmen of the period, probably was that it was wiser to annex Texas and incur war with Mexico than to abandon that rich empire to the contre addition to the area of the Union. But, unfortunately, the North began to suspect that all the annexation measures of 1844 were scarcely anything more than a purpose of the slave power to acquire territory in order to add more slave States to th With only three States anticipated from the great Northwest, it was the evident expectation of the Southern men who then (1844) had control of the government, that if war with Mexico should ensue, the result would inevitably be the acquisition of su
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), Biographical: officers of civil and military organizations. (search)
was returned in 1839, 1840, 1842 and 1843. In 1844 he was elected to Congress, where he served eigalhoun. He was defeated in 1842, re-elected in 1844, and in 1846 was elected United States senator.ed to practice of the law in 1841, and in 1842, 1844 and 1845 held a seat in the State legislature. ed the military school at St. Maur, France. In 1844 he was promoted captain, and in 1846 crossed thacademy; was assigned to the Second dragoons in 1844; joined the army of occupation in Texas; and seilitary academy in 1840, and being graduated in 1844, was assigned to a lieutenancy in the Second inyears. During the latter three sessions, 1843, 1844 and 845, he was speaker of the house. He was pppointed solicitor of his judicial circuit. In 1844 he was elected to the State senate, and in 1851y, had been a member of the general assembly in 1844, and in 1848 had been called to the bench of thalley Star in 1839, he resumed control of it in 1844, and zealously advocated the interests of the S[6 more...]