Author: Henry WilsonPublisher:
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Category : Reconstruction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, on Representation of Rebel States
Author: Henry WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reconstruction
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson; Of Massachusetts
Author: Henry WilsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781331502364
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Excerpt from Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson; Of Massachusetts: Of Massachusetts, on the Presidents's Message on the Lecompton Constitution I know, sir, that the President cannot be expected, in the midst of the vast duties that devolve upon him, to understand everything that has transpired in that Territory. He was out of the country when the act for the organization of Kansas was passed; he was out of the country during the eventful years of 1854 and 1855, and a portion of 1856 - years in which events of great magnitude transpired in Kansas. He was nominated, we all know, sir, because he was out of the country, and had no connection with these events, because he was able to prove an alibi. But, sir, he sends to us, to men familiar with the events of the past four years, this message, covering this application for the admission of Kansas, and he gives a coloring to events in that Territory which will give to the country and to the world about as correct an idea of the affairs of that Territory as the bulletins of Napoleon gave to the people of France of the condition of the grand army on its retreat from Moscow. The President tells us that there is a delusion in the country in regard to the condition of affairs in Kansas; that it is supposed there are two parties in that Territory, contending for the government of the Territory. He gives us to understand that this is not the fact; that there is not a great Free State party, struggling to make Kansas a Free State, and a Slave State party struggling to make Kansas a slave State. He would have the country understand that this is the state of affairs in that Territory; that there is a party of law and order, a party that legitimately and legally governs the Territory; and that there is another party setting at defiance the laws of Congress and the Constitution of the country, and that they are laboring to overthrow by lawless violence the Government of the Territory, and to impose on the people a Constitution of their own choice. Now, sir, I know, you know, every man here knows, that this is not the fact. I say there is no party and there has been no party in the Territory of Kansas, setting at defiance the Constitution of the United States or the laws of the United States; no party, nobody, no set men, in that Territory, in rebellion against Federal authority. On the 30th March, 1855, the people of the Territory were summoned to the ballot-box to elect thirteen members of the Legislative Council and twenty six members of the House of Representatives. On that day there was an invasion of the Territory of forty-nine hundred men from the neighboring State of Missouri. These forty-nine hundred aimed men went into every Council district and into every Representative district but one. They took possession of the electoral urns; they selected the Legislature to frame the laws for the Territory, and to shape and could its future. Of the twenty-nine hundred men in the Territory who had a right to vote, less than fourteen hundred voted on that day, and yet a majority of actual residents were in favor of a free State, and had majorities in sixteen of the eighteen districts. These facts have been proved, demonstrated, by taking the names of the persons enrolled as actual voters, and taking the names of the persons who voted on the 30th of March. These facts were proved under the order of the House of Representatives, and by a thorough investigation by a committee of that House, and no man here or elsewhere can deny them. The people of Kansas had imposed upon them that day a Government not elected by themselves - a Government imposed upon them by those forty-nine hundred men from the State of Missouri. The people of the Territory felt this to be a great outrage on their rights - they had a light to feel so. The people of any State would have felt outraged on going to the ballot-boxes and finding them in the possession of armed-men from another State. Gov. Reeder unde
Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts
Author: Henry WilsonThe Draft
Author: Henry WilsonDefence of the Republican Party: Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, on the President's Message, in the Senate of the United States, Decemb
Author: Henry WilsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332587769
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Excerpt from Defence of the Republican Party: Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, on the President's Message, in the Senate of the United States, December 17, 1856 But the Senator from Ohio [ml Puss] under took to break this charge, the other day, by tell ing us, on this side of the Chamber, that if our positions were as we stated them to be, the Pres ident could not have intended this attack upon us that he meant it for the little organization of Abolitionists in the North. I was surprised that the Senator should have invented such an excuse for the Chief Magistrate. I tell the Senator, and I tell other Senators, that this excuse will not do. The President intended to arraign the electors who voted for Fremont; his words do not apply to the Garrison Abolitionists, or to that class of radical Abolitionists who supported Gerrit Smith for the Presidency. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Democratic Leaders for Disunion
Author: Henry WilsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528576093
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Excerpt from Democratic Leaders for Disunion: Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts; Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Jan, 25, 1860 Tar: tribune - now more than eighteen years old, and having over a quarter of a million sub scribers, or constant purchasers, diffused through every State and Territory of our Union - will con tinne in essence what it has been - the earnest champion of Liberty, Progress, and of whatever will conduce to our national growth in Virtue, Industry, Knowledge, and Prosperity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Henry Wilson and the Era of Reconstruction
Author: John L. MyersPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 076184743X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Already a leader of the Republican party when the Civil War began, Henry Wilson had distinguished himself as the most important Congressional figure on military and antislavery and pro-black legislation during the war. During the Era of Reconstruction, Wilson fought to protect the rights of the newly-freed slaves, but he was opposed to the severe punishment of Confederate leaders and initially tried to be conciliatory toward President Johnson's lenient policies. Soon Wilson joined others in promoting Congress's own Reconstruction program, including the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Military Reconstruction Acts, and the impeachment of the President. He became the Republican Party's most frequently-used campaign speaker. Long recognized as a spokesman for labor, he was also the foremost national politician promoting the cause of prohibition. He wrote the most authoritative three-volume work on the causes of the Civil War from the northern viewpoint. He was also a frequent contributor to the era's most influential religious periodical. In 1872, Wilson was rewarded for his political activities when he was nominated and elected as the country's vice-president.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: The Life and Public Services of Hon. Henry Wilson
Author: Elias NasonPublisher:
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Category : Antislavery movements
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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