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ART. All slaves who shall have enjoyed actual freedom by the chances of the war at any time before the end of the rebellion shall be forever free; but all owners of such who shall not have been disloyal shall be compensated for them at the same rates as is provided for States adopting abolishment of slavery, but in such way that no slave shall be twice accounted for.
Now when this decree was brought to the cities, and to the country, all were ready for the destruction and entire abolishment of the Jews, against the day before mentioned; and they were very hasty about it at Shushan, in particular. Accordingly, the king and Haman spent their time in feasting together with good cheer and wine, but the city was in disorder.
"On the sixth day of March last, by a Special Message, I recommended to Congress the adoption of a Joint Resolution to be substantially as follows: " Resolved, That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt a gradual abolishment of Slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State, in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
Again, a board of college trustees may be considering the abolishment of football. In arriving at a decision, they are confronted with these questions: "Is the game beneficial or detrimental to the player?" "How does it affect the college as a whole?"
I put it to you over the home-plate that the idea of a cooperative commonwealth and an abolishment of competitive systems simply takes the rag off the bush and gives me hyperesthesia of the roopteetoop! The skookum house for yours!" I stopped a few yards away and took out my little notebook. "Oh, come ahead," said Rivington, somewhat nervously; "you don't want to listen to that."
Accordingly, on March 6, 1862, he sent to Congress the following message: "Fellow citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: "I recommend the adoption of a joint Resolution by your honorable bodies, which shall be substantially as follows: "Resolved, That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of Slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
But, to what, my friends, do you owe all these blessings? Let not the truth be concealed. You owe them to that curse, that bitter scourge of Africa, whose partial abolishment you are this day convened to celebrate. Slavery has been your curse, but it shall become your rejoicing. Like the people of God in Egypt, you have been afflicted; but like them too, you have been redeemed.
Accordingly, on March 6, 1862, he sent to Congress the following message: "Fellow citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: "I recommend the adoption of a joint Resolution by your honorable bodies, which shall be substantially as follows: "Resolved, That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of Slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the inconveniences, public and private, produced by such change of system.
But if you put it in course of abatement and final abolishment through a term of years I do not care how many we can intervene to some purpose. As matters stand we dare not go before a European congress with such a proposition." Mr. Slidell passed it up to Richmond. Mr. Davis passed it on to the generals in the field.
They constituted the first step towards complete abolishment of compulsory service and towards the glorifying of the profession of arms above that of agriculture.
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