...the liberated negroes. In his annual message to Congress of December 1, 1862, taking as his text, " Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed ; without slavery it could not continue," he made an argument in advocacy of his policy, which, in his grasp of the subject, as tested by sue1...

...the United States Constitution: CONGRESS MAY APPROPRIATE MONEY AND OTHERWISE PROVIDE FOR COLONIZING FREE COLORED PERSONS, WITH THEIR OWN CONSENT, AT ANY PLACE OR PLACES WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES. And in further detailed discussion of this project, he elaborately argues, demonstrating, with an almost...

...Article. — Congress may appropriate money i and otherwise provide for colonizing free coloured ' persons, with their own consent, at any place or places without the United States.' "WUT THE FOREGOING ARTICLES SBOULD RE ADOPTED. " I beg indulgence to discuss these proposed articles...

...Constitution aa follows: "AET. — . Congress may appropriate money, and otherwise provide for colonizing free colored persons, with their own consent, at any place or places without the United States." In this recommendation he seeks to give power to do what he claims he has the power to do without it...

...authorizing a national subsidy, with compensation to loyal owners, upon voluntary abolition by the states. "Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed — without slavery it could not continue." This is the text of a full discussion of the sub74 ject " in its economical aspect," rising at the...

...authorizing a national subsidy, with compensation to loyal owners, upon voluntary abolition by the states. "Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed — without slavery it could not continue." This is the text of a full discussion of the sub74 ject " in its economical aspect," rising at the...

...twice accounted for. "Art. — . Congress may appropriate money and otherwise provide for colonizing free colored persons with their own consent at any place or places without the United States." In this message, on page 137, he used the following language : "It is no less true for having been...

...compensated ; 3. Granting power to Congress to appropriate money and otherwise provide for colonizing free colored persons with their own consent at any place or places outside the limits of the United States. In recommending these amendments to the favor and support...

...accounted for. " Congress may appropriate money and otherwise provide for colonizing free colored persona with their own consent at any place or places without the United States." * No immediate action followed this appeal. No signal military victories gave to Lincoln's words the...

...concurrence in the following language, employed by President Lincoln in his last message to Congress: "Among the friends of the Union there is great diversity of sentiment and policy in regard to slavery and the African race amongst us. Some would abolish it suddenly and without...