Autor: DiscursosBP
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Gettysburg Adress
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en DiscursosFourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are…
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Discurs de Gettisburg
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en DiscursosFa vuitanta-set anys els nostres pares van fundar en aquest continent una nova nació, concebuda en la llibertat i consagrada en la creença que tots els homes són creats iguals. Ara, ens trobem compromesos en una gran guerra civil que ha de provar si aquesta nació, o qualsevol nació així concebuda i així consagrada, pot…
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The first two years of war
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en DiscursosFriends and Fellow-Citizens, Gentlemen of the House of Representatives and Senate of the State of Mississippi: After an absence of nearly two years I again find myself among those who, from the days of my childhood, have ever been the trusted objects of my affections, those for whose good I have ever striven, and whose…
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The War in America and the Supply of Cotton
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en DiscursosNow I shall not go into a long argument upon this question, for the reason that a year ago I said what I thought it necessary to say upon it, and because I believe the question is in the hand, not of my hon. Friend, nor in that of Lord Palmerston, nor in that even…
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Blood and Iron Speech
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en DiscursosThe Conflict is viewed too tragically, and presented too tragically in the press; the regime does not seek war. If the crisis can be ended with honor, the regime will gladly do so. The great independence of the individual makes it difficult in Prussia to rule under the Constitution. In France it is otherwise; there,…
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Address on Colonization to a Committee of Colored Men
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en DiscursosThis afternoon the President of the United States gave audience to a Committee of colored men at the White House. They were introduced by the Rev. J. Mitchell, Commissioner of Emigration. E. M. Thomas, the Chairman, remarked that they were there by invitation to hear what the Executive had to say to them. Having all…
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The crisis of the Prussian Constitution
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en DiscursosAfter the election of last fall we could hope that the ministry, supported by the progressive consciousness of the people, would adopt a more emphatic policy in keeping with the needs of our fatherland, a policy of maintaining our place of honor among the nations of Europe. We can no longer hope this. It is…
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To Congress of the Confederate States
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en DiscursosThe few weeks which have elapsed since your adjournment have brought us so near the close of the year that we are now able to sum up its general results. The retrospect is such as should fill the hearts of our people with gratitude to Providence for His kind interposition in their behalf. Abundant yields…
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July 4th Message to Congress
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en DiscursosFellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: Having been convened on an extraordinary occasion, as authorized by the Constitution, your attention is not called to any ordinary subject of legislation. At the beginning of the present Presidential term, four months ago, the functions of the Federal Government were found to be generally suspended within…
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Confederacy’s willingness to fight
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en DiscursosFriends and Fellow-Citizens: I thank you for the compliment that your presence conveys. It is an indication of regard, not for the person, but for the position which he holds. The cause in which we are engaged is the cause of the advocacy of rights to which we were born, those for which our fathers…