Veto Message and Lincoln Era Military Bill Debate
A fragmentary account of Lincoln era veto rhetoric and a congressional battle over a military government bill for the rebel states. It cites Chief Executive resolve, Radical critics, and a tense parliamentary clash as it notes the president’s alleged declaration of military domination and suppression of local state governments.
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Senate
Washington
Breckenridge
South
Alona
Thriwa
Vidie
Troy
Debate Over Reconstruction Bill and Federal Authority
A historical section critiques a Reconstruction bill, arguing it empowers military rule and undermines constitutional rights. It claims the measure preserves order yet forces peace through distant control, enabling arbitrary force and eroding state sovereignty. The piece highlights key stages like conventions, voter provisions for Blacks, and congressional ratification, urging caution against eroding civil liberties.
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Criime
Pridr
Tie Bil
Congresa
United States
Celine
Atlantic
Statva
Borenvradice
McUhroh
Tere
Willis
Dave
A Speech Against Military Trials and Despotism
The speaker condemns martial authority and military commissions as tools of tyranny, arguing law must govern punishment and trials. He warns that empowering officers to detain, punish, or execute without proper court oversight echoes historic abuses, compares it to monarchic despotism, and cites Hungary, Poland, and rebellion-era governments as cautionary parallels.
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Erie
Hogland
Nounaber
Cds Bill
Uiat
Hungary
Poland
Constitu- Cott
Dapatica
Republic
Constitutional limits on martial law and congressional power
An 1867 letter and obituary discuss the dangers of a martial law bill, arguing it suspends civil rights, arrests without warrants, and erodes due process. The writers condemn any measure subverting the Constitution, urging adherence to republican government and restoration through lawful means, noting the political fallout and a bishop’s death.
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Contod
United States
Parliament
England
Congress
Firth
Senate
Friends of the Union
South
North
Houses of Congress
Elstven
House of Representatives
Married Gquirl Tumlin to Miss Toutoin in Georgia
A marriage notice records the ceremony held on the morning of a July date at the residence of Captain W M Tumis under the Revolution Underwoul. Captain J W Gore of Lanington Kentucky officiated, uniting Marie A Toutoin daughter of Rev G W Tumtin of Gordon Georgia with the groom in a formal churchly setting.
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Jushia Suvle, DD
M. T
Ronit
Nashville
Gquirl—Tumlin
Rerlignen
W.M. Tumis
J. W. Gore
Lanington
Marie A. Toutoin
G. W. Tumtin
Dordon
Ga. Howe
Nat Christian Files
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