 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 560 pages
...cannot be saved upon that principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would...rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. Now, in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There is no necessity... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 572 pages
...will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was abont to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. Now, in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There is no necessity... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1862 - 554 pages
...principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country caunot be saved without giving up that principle, 1 was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. Now, in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There is no necessity... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 796 pages
...cannot be saved upon that principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would...rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. Now. in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There is no necessity... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - United States - 1863 - 598 pages
...not be saved on that principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country can not be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say, I would...rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. Now, in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There is 110 necessity... | |
 | David Brainerd Williamson - Campaign literature, 1864 - 1864 - 210 pages
...cannot be saved upon that principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would...rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. Now, in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. 'Wiere is no necessity... | |
 | 1864 - 794 pages
...cannot be saved upon that principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would...rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it Now. in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There is no necessity... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...cannot be saved upon that principle it will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would...rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it [Applause.] Now, in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1864 - 814 pages
...upon that principle, it will be truly awful. But if this country cannot be saved without giving np that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. Now. in my view of the present aspect of affairs, there need be no bloodshed or war. There is no necessity... | |
 | Troy (N.Y.). Citizens - 1865 - 404 pages
...after the occurrence which has so troubled the country — 'If this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle I was about to say I would...assassinated on this spot than surrender it ' — and his last words on the occasion were — ' I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by, and,... | |
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But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it. 
