Address, on the Duty of the Slave States in the Present CrisisPrinted at the "News" Book and Job Office, 1860 - 16 Seiten |
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abolish abolitionists agitations anarchy anti-slavery become a necessity believe border Calhoun Canada christian principles civilization colonies commenced commercial condition of things conflict Constitution continuance conviction corrupt different governments division doubtless duty election England epoch Excalibur export extinction of slavery FEDERAL UNION feel final separation force friends give heart idea of moral independent government inevitable interests invitation to address irrepressible Judge Roberts King Knight labor and capital Liberty meer ment minds moral agent moral idea moral responsibility moral right mystic hand nations never nineteen millions North Northern sentiment O'Conor peace philoso political popular majorities pounds PRESENT CRISIS President problem progress of events progressive solution question of moral question of policy reap a harvest remedy Republic secede secession sentiment of fear separate governments Sir Bedivere slave slaveholding South Southern speech spirit stroke struggle Suppose the Northern teachings tion truth yield
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Seite 14 - Ah, miserable and unkind, untrue, Unknightly, traitor-hearted ! Woe is me ! Authority forgets a dying king, Laid widow'd of the power in his eye That bow'd the will. I see thee what thou art. For thou, the latest-left of all my knights, In whom should meet the offices of all...
Seite 10 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
Seite 7 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are ; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Seite 13 - ... government from abusing its powers. The end of the contest would be the subversion of the constitution, either by the undermining process of construction — where its meaning would admit of possible doubt — or by substituting in practice what is called party-usage in place of its provisions, or, finally, when no other contrivance would subserve the purpose, by openly and boldly setting them aside.
Seite 16 - Let a great Assembly be Of the fearless and the free On some spot of English ground Where the plains stretch wide around.
Seite 11 - Then old missus, she feel mighty sad, And de tears run down like de rain, And then old massa. he feel very bad, 'Case he never see old Ned again.