The Works of Charles Sumner, Volume 8Lee and Shepard, 1874 - Antislavery movements |
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... enlist the French Government on the side of the struggling Colo- nies , predicted their triumph , and at last , under the as- sumed name of a mercantile house , became the agent of the Comte de Vergennes in furnishing clandestine ...
... enlist the French Government on the side of the struggling Colo- nies , predicted their triumph , and at last , under the as- sumed name of a mercantile house , became the agent of the Comte de Vergennes in furnishing clandestine ...
Page 42
... enlisted men . " centum . January 8th , Mr. Sumner explained his amendment , remarking as follows . MR . R. PRESIDENT , I presume that I do not ex- aggerate , if I say , that , of all the questions con- nected with this bill , that ...
... enlisted men . " centum . January 8th , Mr. Sumner explained his amendment , remarking as follows . MR . R. PRESIDENT , I presume that I do not ex- aggerate , if I say , that , of all the questions con- nected with this bill , that ...
Page 84
... enlisted and entitled to the same pay as a white soldier . " There was no limitation in the statute . There was no color there . There was nothing against the enlistment of col- ored men under that statute , except a blind prejudice ...
... enlisted and entitled to the same pay as a white soldier . " There was no limitation in the statute . There was no color there . There was nothing against the enlistment of col- ored men under that statute , except a blind prejudice ...
Page 86
... enlisted , not under the law , but under instructions from the Department , authorizing the officers to enlist them on the same terms that white troops were enlisted , which would be thirteen dollars per month . MR . SUMNER . Very well ...
... enlisted , not under the law , but under instructions from the Department , authorizing the officers to enlist them on the same terms that white troops were enlisted , which would be thirteen dollars per month . MR . SUMNER . Very well ...
Page 88
... enlisted for three years , or until sooner discharged . " There is nobody Here are no nine months ' men . under the ... enlistment . Mark well , that " all persons who have been or shall be hereafter enrolled in the service of the United ...
... enlisted for three years , or until sooner discharged . " There is nobody Here are no nine months ' men . under the ... enlistment . Mark well , that " all persons who have been or shall be hereafter enrolled in the service of the United ...
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