The Perpetuity of the Union: Speech of Hon. J. K. Moorhead, of Pennsylvania, Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 26, 1864 (Classic Reprint)

Save £0.36
filler

Title: Hardback
Price:
Sale price£21.23 Regular price£21.59

Description

Excerpt from The Perpetuity of the Union: Speech of Hon. J. K. Moorhead, of Pennsylvania, Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 26, 1864

Union cannot and will not be restored except through the success ful prosecution of the war.

The rebels remain or pretend to be sanguine of success. They are bold, daring, and impracticable they prepose no te1 ms of negotiation, and will listen to none except with the fundamental condition that this Government recognize their independence. This done, they will then treat concerning the navigation of the Mississippi, international trade, the return of fugitive slaves, and the thousand and one questions that would arise between citizens of the contiguous governments. Who is prepared for this? None, I trust, although the peace policy advocated by gentlemen on the other side of the House leads inevitably to this result. The am nesty proclamation of the President has gone forth; let the power of the army and the vigorous prosecution of the war follow, until the rebels are subdued and plead for terms. There is no other hepe for any one of us, or for any interest, outside of this. I have no especial anxieties about reconstruction and the questions which will arise out ofit. I believe the President has skilfully escaped the difficulties surrounding the problem and I believe that the people of the South, removed from the pressure of the military power of the rebels, and anxious to escape the tyrannical exactions which have been laid upon them, will rally around the old ?ag, and under the inspiration of the great lesson that has been taught, will re construct their State governments, resume their relations with the General Government, and make these relations stable and secure by abolishing slavery, the cause of all the evil. Already Tennes see, Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana are treading in that direc tion. Alabama also shows signs of wheeling into line. The others of our erring sisters, redeemed and disenthralled, will in due order cf progression follow, until finally we have a union of recon structed States, without a blemish or deformity, and every star restored to more than its former brightness and glory.

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.

Details

Publisher - Forgotten Books

Author(s) - James Kennedy Moorhead

Hardback

Published Date -

ISBN - 9780484320658

Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm

Page Count - 19

Paperback

Published Date -

ISBN - 9781333712686

Dimensions -

Page Count -

Payment & Security

American Express Apple Pay Diners Club Discover Maestro Mastercard Shop Pay Union Pay Visa

Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.

You may also like

Recently viewed