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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2,462 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 692 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 516 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 418 0 Browse Search
C. Julius Caesar, Gallic War 358 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 298 0 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) 230 0 Browse Search
H. Wager Halleck , A. M. , Lieut. of Engineers, U. S. Army ., Elements of Military Art and Science; or, Course of Instruction in Strategy, Fortification, Tactis of Battles &c., Embracing the Duties of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery and Engineers. Adapted to the Use of Volunteers and Militia. 190 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 186 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 182 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: October 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], The situation at Chattanooga. (search)
a abolished all auction sales by a solemn act. In twelve months after it reinstated them. They found that if producers were not allowed to sell by auction they would not produce, or would not sell at all.--But our legislators spurn examples. In France the Convention stopped all auctions, shut up all retail stores, abolished all corporations, stopped all industry, and took the whole business of the country into their own hands. Let our Legislature try the same thing. The result in France was France was very encouraging.--Famine, pestilence, bloodshed, and every other evil that was let out of the fabled box of Pandora pervaded the land. Lastly, the Convention broke up all the banks and all the brokers. They guillotined every man who was convicted of selling assignats for less than their nominal value in gold. This example our Legislature could not overlook. They are devising high penalties for selling gold at a higher price than Memminger assignats. Penalties for traffic in gold have h
The Daily Dispatch: October 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], A letter from Capt. Maffitt. (search)
A letter from Capt. Maffitt. Capt. Maffitt, of the Florida, at Brest, writes a letter to La Patrie, (Paris,) explaining the position of his ship according to international law. He says: Brest, Sept. 12, 1863. Sir: Your number of the 10th inst. contains two errors, which I beg permission to rectify. It states: "Two incidents have just taken place in France and England which interest the American question. The first is the seizure at Brest, by a French ship-owner, of the Confederate privateer Florida, who claims from her an indemnity of 100,000 francs for the loss of a vessel belonging to him, and which was sunk by the said privateer." On this first point I have the honor to assure you that, in spite of the thrusts of certain persons who pretend to have claims against the corvette Florida, she has not been yet seized. I protest in the most formal and energetic manner against the second allegation, the Florida has never had any reason for sinking a French vessel