A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897: 1869-1881U.S. Government Printing Office, 1897 - Presidents |
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... appointed to deal with the Indians , the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proclaimed , the treaty of Washington was negotiated , and , with a subsequent arbitration at Geneva , a settlement was provided ...
... appointed to deal with the Indians , the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proclaimed , the treaty of Washington was negotiated , and , with a subsequent arbitration at Geneva , a settlement was provided ...
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... appointed a civil service commission . This commission framed rules , which were approved by the President . They provided for open com- petitive examination , and went into effect January 1 , 1872 ; and out of these grew the present ...
... appointed a civil service commission . This commission framed rules , which were approved by the President . They provided for open com- petitive examination , and went into effect January 1 , 1872 ; and out of these grew the present ...
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... appointed to a cadetship in the Military Academy at West Point by Thomas L. Hamer , a Member of Congress , and entered the Academy July 1 , 1839. The name given him at birth was Hiram Ulysses , but he was always called by his middle ...
... appointed to a cadetship in the Military Academy at West Point by Thomas L. Hamer , a Member of Congress , and entered the Academy July 1 , 1839. The name given him at birth was Hiram Ulysses , but he was always called by his middle ...
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... appointed first lieutenant . At San Cosme was mentioned in special orders by his commanders - regimental , brigade , and division . After the Mexican War his regiment was sent to Pascagoula , Miss . , and afterwards to Sacketts Harbor ...
... appointed first lieutenant . At San Cosme was mentioned in special orders by his commanders - regimental , brigade , and division . After the Mexican War his regiment was sent to Pascagoula , Miss . , and afterwards to Sacketts Harbor ...
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... appointed to this rank . August 12 , 1867 , was appointed by President Johnson Secretary of War ad interim , which position he held until January 14 , 1868. At the national convention of the Republican party which met in Chicago on May ...
... appointed to this rank . August 12 , 1867 , was appointed by President Johnson Secretary of War ad interim , which position he held until January 14 , 1868. At the national convention of the Republican party which met in Chicago on May ...
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Page 56 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 14 - I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Page 596 - ... all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed...
Page 88 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war ; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective ; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 270 - And the United States also solemnly pledges its faith to make provision at the earliest practicable period for the redemption of the United States notes in coin.
Page 385 - An act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875, and for other purposes...
Page 56 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Page 519 - That the United States are of right freed and exonerated from the stipulations of the treaties and of the consular convention heretofore concluded between the United States and France, and that the same shall not henceforth be regarded as legally obligatory on the Government or citizens of the United States.
Page 393 - That the people inhabiting said proposed states do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries thereof...
Page 516 - And, reciprocally, Chinese subjects visiting or residing in the United States, shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities, and exemptions in respect to travel or residence, as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.