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David McDaniel (search for this): article 2
Negroes for sale. --The subscriber has for sale some Fifteen or Twenty Likely Negro Fellows, just taken from his farm, and sold for no fault. He has owned several of them for three or four years. Among them is one good rough carpenter and one stovemaker.--They are for sale privately. David McDANIEL. fe 6--4t*
1776 AD (search for this): article 2
e to bear arms, to unite with those already in the army in repelling the foe, believing that thereby we would compel the Yankees in less than twelve months to petition us for peace upon our own terms. At the conclusion of President Davis's speech, Governor Smith arose and read the following preamble and resolutions seriatim, which were unanimously adopted as the sentiment of the meeting: "Whereas, the Commonwealth of Virginia, in concert with other American States, did, in the year 1776, solemnly set forth that when any form of government becomes destructive of the happiness or dangerous to the liberties of the people, it is the right and the duty of the people to after or abolish it; in pursuance whereof they did declare themselves independent States; and whereas, her separate independence and that of the co-acting States was afterwards acknowledged by the world; and whereas, Virginia did subsequently form, with other States, a common government, or agency, for the managem
Jefferson Davis (search for this): article 2
ible in that meeting. About seven o'clock Governor Smith, attended by President Davis and several distinguished citizens, came upon the stand. The proceedings he was frequently interrupted by thunders of applause. He was followed by President Davis in an address of about three-quarters of an hour, during which he was freq outbursts of applause. Upon the subject of tire recent peace commission, President Davis said he himself had never entertained much hope of effecting honorable terth but the Yankees would think of denying. As to the conditions of peace, President Davis emphatically asserted that none save the independence of the Confederacy cnd lives before he would succumb. It was impossible at the late hour when President Davis concluded to give anything like an accurate summary of his remarks. Suffiths to petition us for peace upon our own terms. At the conclusion of President Davis's speech, Governor Smith arose and read the following preamble and resolut
Abraham Lincoln (search for this): article 2
m. The galleries were so closely packed that serious fears were entertained that they would give way under their weight and crush all beneath them. It was gratifying to see this immense attendance of a meeting whose object was to hurl back into Lincoln's teeth the insult put upon the Southern people by his answer to the Confederate commissioners sent to confer with him on the subject of a peace between the two countries. Standing in that immense assemblage, and hearing the patriotic expressiotremendous odds against us; but, with the approval of a just Providence, which he conscientiously believed was on our side, and the united resolve of our people, he doubted not that victory would yet crown our labors. In his correspondence with Lincoln, that functionary had always spoken of the United States and the Confederacy as our afflicted country; but in his replies he (the speaker) had never failed to refer to them as separate and distinct governments, and sooner than we should ever be
April, 1861 AD (search for this): article 2
no other or further recognition by foreign Powers than as the representatives of the several State sovereignties already recognized; and whereas, Virginia, in entering into this association or federaration, did expressly reserve for herself, and therefore for her co-States, the right which at ached to the act itself of resuming the powers granted whensoever the same might be perverted to their injury or oppression; and whereas, the Commonwealth of Virginia did, in sovereign convention, in April, 1861; decide and determine that the circumstances had arrived which made it her imperative duty, as it was her indisputable right, to withdraw from the association known as the United States of America, and resume her separate sovereignty; and whereas, this, her legitimate act, has been followed by an atrocious war upon her, and upon the States with which she subsequently formed a new confederation, by the States from which she and they withdrew, for the purpose of subjecting her and them to t
Alexander H. Stephens (search for this): article 2
m to illustrate in the future the fame of the past, we will sustain their efforts by every means and resource at our command. "Resolved, That in this presence, and in the face of the world, reverently invoking thereto the aid of Almighty God, we renew our resolve to maintain our liberties and independence; and to this we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." After the adoption of the foregoing preamble and resolutions, loud calls were made for Vice- President A. H. Stephens, Hons. G. A. Henry, of Tennessee; Hunter, of Virginia; Oldham, of Texas, and Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond. The two latter responded in appropriate speeches, of about twenty minutes each; after which the meeting adjourned with three hearty cheers for each of the speakers. Last night's. experience fully demonstrated the absurdity of attempting to hold the great mass meeting of Thursday in this building, or, indeed, in any building. It is safe to say that thousands of people
Duncan (search for this): article 2
esource at our command. "Resolved, That in this presence, and in the face of the world, reverently invoking thereto the aid of Almighty God, we renew our resolve to maintain our liberties and independence; and to this we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." After the adoption of the foregoing preamble and resolutions, loud calls were made for Vice- President A. H. Stephens, Hons. G. A. Henry, of Tennessee; Hunter, of Virginia; Oldham, of Texas, and Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond. The two latter responded in appropriate speeches, of about twenty minutes each; after which the meeting adjourned with three hearty cheers for each of the speakers. Last night's. experience fully demonstrated the absurdity of attempting to hold the great mass meeting of Thursday in this building, or, indeed, in any building. It is safe to say that thousands of people went away last night unable to gain entrance to the church. The Capitol Square is the only place in
G. A. Henry (search for this): article 2
the fame of the past, we will sustain their efforts by every means and resource at our command. "Resolved, That in this presence, and in the face of the world, reverently invoking thereto the aid of Almighty God, we renew our resolve to maintain our liberties and independence; and to this we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." After the adoption of the foregoing preamble and resolutions, loud calls were made for Vice- President A. H. Stephens, Hons. G. A. Henry, of Tennessee; Hunter, of Virginia; Oldham, of Texas, and Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond. The two latter responded in appropriate speeches, of about twenty minutes each; after which the meeting adjourned with three hearty cheers for each of the speakers. Last night's. experience fully demonstrated the absurdity of attempting to hold the great mass meeting of Thursday in this building, or, indeed, in any building. It is safe to say that thousands of people went away last night unable
R. M. T. Hunter (search for this): article 2
will sustain their efforts by every means and resource at our command. "Resolved, That in this presence, and in the face of the world, reverently invoking thereto the aid of Almighty God, we renew our resolve to maintain our liberties and independence; and to this we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." After the adoption of the foregoing preamble and resolutions, loud calls were made for Vice- President A. H. Stephens, Hons. G. A. Henry, of Tennessee; Hunter, of Virginia; Oldham, of Texas, and Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond. The two latter responded in appropriate speeches, of about twenty minutes each; after which the meeting adjourned with three hearty cheers for each of the speakers. Last night's. experience fully demonstrated the absurdity of attempting to hold the great mass meeting of Thursday in this building, or, indeed, in any building. It is safe to say that thousands of people went away last night unable to gain entrance to the c
Oldham (search for this): article 2
fforts by every means and resource at our command. "Resolved, That in this presence, and in the face of the world, reverently invoking thereto the aid of Almighty God, we renew our resolve to maintain our liberties and independence; and to this we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." After the adoption of the foregoing preamble and resolutions, loud calls were made for Vice- President A. H. Stephens, Hons. G. A. Henry, of Tennessee; Hunter, of Virginia; Oldham, of Texas, and Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Richmond. The two latter responded in appropriate speeches, of about twenty minutes each; after which the meeting adjourned with three hearty cheers for each of the speakers. Last night's. experience fully demonstrated the absurdity of attempting to hold the great mass meeting of Thursday in this building, or, indeed, in any building. It is safe to say that thousands of people went away last night unable to gain entrance to the church. The Capitol S
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