 | Horace Greeley, John Fitch Cleveland, F. J. Ottarson, Alexander Jacob Schem, Edward McPherson, Henry Eckford Rhoades - Almanacs, American - 1868 - 672 pages
...government every endeavor to prevent the restoration of peace, harmony, and Union. We have Been hanging upon the verge of the government, as it were, a body called,...United States, while In fact it is a Congress of only a part of the States. We have seen this Congress pretend to be for the Union, when its every step and... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - History - 1867 - 636 pages
...his reply to Reverdy Johnson as the organ of the Philadelphia Convention, " We have seen hanging upon the verge of the government, as it were, a body called, or which assumed to be, the Congress of the United States, but in fact a Congress of only a part of the States"... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - History - 1867 - 650 pages
...reply to Reverdy Johnson as the organ of the Philadelphia Convention, " We have seen hanging upon ike verge of the government, as it were, a body called, or which assumed to be, the Congress of the United States, but in fact a Congress of only a part of the States."... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge - Reconstruction - 1868 - 792 pages
...who •was then addressing them," and spoke of Congress in these words : " We have seen hanging upon the verge of the government, as it were, a body called,...United States, while in fact it is a Congress of only a part of the States. We have seen this Congress pretend to be for the Union, when its every step and... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge - Reconstruction - 1868 - 774 pages
...individual who was then addressing them," and spoke of Congress in these words : u We have seen hanging upon the verge of the government, as it were, a body called,...United States, while in fact it is a Congress of only a part of the States. We have seen this Congress pretend to be for the Union, when its every step and... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 444 pages
...Johnson) and others, and' without rebuke or reply from that learned senator, " We have seen banging upon the verge of the government, as it were, a body called,...United States, while, in fact, it is a Congress of only a part of the States ; " plainly intimating that that Congress had no power to pass laws for the government... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1868 - 144 pages
...Government every endeavor to prevent the restoration of peace, harmony, and Union. We have seen hanging upon the verge of the Government, as it were, a body called,...United States, while in fact it is a Congress of only a part of the States. We have seen this Congress pretend to be for the Union, when its every step and... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 794 pages
...restoration of peace, harmony and union. We have Been hanging upon the verge of the government, tut it were, a body called, or which assumes to be, the...United States, while, in fact, it Is a Congress of only a part of the States. We have seen i In- Congress pretend to be for the Union, when its every step... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1868 - 140 pages
...Government every endeavor to prevent the restoration of peace, harmony, and Union. We have seen hanging upon the verge of the Government, as it were, a body called,...assumes to be, the Congress of the United States, while iD fact it is a Congress of only a part of the States. We have seen this Congress pretend to be for... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - Impeachments - 1868 - 1170 pages
...as it were, to prevent the restoration of peace and harmony in the Union. We have seen hanging upon the verge of the government, as it were, a body called,...assumes to be, the Congress of the United States— but, in fact, a Congress of only part of the States. We have seen this Congress assume and pretend... | |
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We have witnessed in one department of the Government every endeavor to prevent the restoration of peace, harmony, and union. We have seen hanging upon the verge of the Government, as it were, a body called, or which assumes to be, the Congress of the... 
