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Speech of Hon. John Sherman, Ohio, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Tuesday, September 18, 1888
Author: John ShermanSpeech of Hon. John Sherman, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Tuesday, September 18, 1888.
Author: John 1823-1900 ShermanPublisher: Legare Street Press
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Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, in the Senate of the United States, Tuesday, September 18, 1888
Author: Speech of Hon. John Sherman, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Tuesday, September 18, 1888
Author: John ShermanSpeech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio
Author: John ShermanPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656382835
Category : Business & Economics
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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 4, 1888 In view of this to him alarming state of affairs, he, departing from the practice of his illustrious predecessors, drops from his annual mes sage all reference to our foreign relations, to the many interesting ques tions that have arisen during the past year in our national affairs, and even omits the usual recognition of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. All things celestial and terrestrial must be postponed until we get rid of the surplus revenue. 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.
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Author: John 1823-1900 ShermanPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781373703323
Category : History
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Pages : 36
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Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, on Representation of Southern States
Author: John ShermanPublisher:
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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, on Representation of Southern States: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 26, 1866 The Senate having under consideration the concurrent resolution of the House of Representatives relative to the representation of certain States - Mr. Sherman said: Mr. President: The immediate question before the Senate is upon the resolution of the House of Representatives, passed on the 21st instant, declaring that no Senator or Representative shall be admitted into either branch of Congress from any of the eleven States which have been declared to be in insurrection until Congress shall have declared such State entitled to such representation. This question, together with the reasons stated in the resolution for its passage, the circumstances under which it is pressed in Congress, and the many pending propositions of a kindred character now on our table, induces me to follow the example so often set in the Senate, and to discuss all these kindred propositions now while I have the floor. I shall do so as clearly and as briefly as possible, in the order in which they will probably present themselves for our vote. And first as to this resolution. If the meaning of the resolution is that as a matter of convenience in the discharge of our duties the Senators and Representatives ought to act in concert with each other in legislating upon and in discussing ail propositions affecting the right of States to representation, surely it is a reasonable proposition. We have already acted in concert at the beginning of this session by creating a joint committee as an organ of both bodies to confer with each other and to communicate to each House separately their deliberations. We have often before recognized the propriety of acting through joint committees on questions of great importance, when the concurrence of both Houses is needed, and when a free conference will probably tend to produce an agreement. Therefore, if this is the purpose of this resolution, it is a very simple and plain one, and obviously defensible. But, Mr. President, this resolution goes further. It asserts, and it was intended to assert, that with Congress, and with Congress alone, rests the duty of defining when a State once declared to be in insurrection shall be admitted to representation in this and the other House of Congress. This is a proposition of constitutional law; and on this point I am glad to say that there has been no difference of opinion among us until this session of Congress. This question has been three times decided in the Senate. It has been decided by the unanimous report of our Judiciary Committee. It has not been controverted in this body until within a very few days, or until during the present session of Congress. At the last session a unanimous report was made from the Judiciary Committee, composed of some of the ablest lawyers in the Senate, in which this doctrine is, in my judgment, more clearly and distinctly expressed than in the resolution now before us. I cannot see why any one who gave his deliberate judgment to that proposition can oppose this. The honorable Senator from Maine read a portion of this report on Friday, but it will bear repetition, and I will now read it: "The persons in possession of the local authorities in Louisiana having rebelled against the authority of the United States, and her inhabitants having been declared to be in a state of insurrection in pursuance of a law passed by the two Houses of Congress, your committee deem it improper for this body to admit to seats Senators from Louisiana, till by some joint action of both Houses there shall be some recognition of an existing State government acting in harmony with the Government of the United States and recognizing its authority." If this is law, how can any Senator vote against the pending proposition unless it is for reasons not involving the merits of that .
Speech by Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, on Emancipation as a Compensation for Military Service Rendered by Slaves
Author: John ShermanPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781359581563
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Speech by Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, on Emancipation as a Compensation for Military Service Rendered by Slaves
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ISBN: 9781331068181
Category : Political Science
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Pages : 22
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Excerpt from Speech by Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, on Emancipation as a Compensation for Military Service Rendered by Slaves: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 2, 1864 The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the bill (S. No. 41) to promote enlistments in the Army of the United States, and for other purposes - Mr. Sherman said: Mr. President, the bill now before the Senate presents not only the question of the employment of negroes in the military service of the United States, but also the question of the emancipation of the whole negro race in this country. The second section of the bill provides that all persons of African descent who have been or may hereafter be employed in the military or naval service shall receive the same uniform, pay, arms, and equipments as other soldiers of the regular or volunteer forces of the United States other than bounty. The third section provides that "when any person of African descent, whose service or labor is claimed in any State under the laws thereof, shall be mustered into the military or naval service of the United States, he, his mother, his wife, and children, shall forever thereafter be free." It is manifest that if a slave is employed in the military service, the inevitable result of that employment is emancipation. It would appear to be just, when a slave renders military service and exposes his life in a civil war like this, that it should inure to the benefit of his wife, his mother, and his children. It is equally clear that if by the laws of war all slaves who enter into the military service in the southern States, and all who are connected with them by the ties of blood, shall be emancipated, the tenure of slavery in this country would become so uncertain as to result in universal emancipation. I will, therefore, treat this proposition according to its logical effect, and as involving the emancipation of the negro race in this country. Effect of Military Service by a Slave. Has Congress or the President power to employ slaves in the military service? Can we emancipate them, either as a punishment of rebels or as a reward for military service? If these powers exist, to what extent and in what way should we exercise them? These questions present the most difficult problem of the war, which requires in its solution more than human wisdom. I certainly would not engage in the discussion did not the responsibility of my position require me to meet them as practical questions of legislation. For many years this Senate Chamber has rung with angry discussions on the slavery question. The most eloquent, the most gifted, the wise, the learned, each and all of the great names that have adorned American history in Convention and in either House of Congress, have expended their eloquence, their learning, all the artillery of excited debate on the slavery question as it affected a single slave or an unpopulated Territory. It devolves upon us now to pass upon a guarantee, a pledge, which if made, honor and public faith will never hereafter allow the nation to withdraw; and which, if redeemed, will directly emancipate a majority of the slaves in this country, and in its logical consequence within a short time will make every human being within our limits free, unless he forfeits his freedom by his crime. In the discussion of such a question it becomes vital that we carefully examine our powers. The race whose military service we require has yielded forced labor, unrequited toil, to ours for generations. If we induce them to incur the risk of death and wounds in war upon the promise of emancipation, and do not redeem that promise, we add perfidy to wrong. The soldier who has worn our uniform and served under our flag must not hereafter labor as a slave. Nor would it be tolerable that his wife, his mother, or his child should be the property of another. The instinctive feeling of every man of generous impulse.
Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio
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Category : Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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